john@dcl-cs.UUCP (John R Nicol) (09/24/85)
I am trying to write a filter for the shell. The idea
is to trap commands and carry out certain actions before
passing a possibly modified command on to the shell. This
seemingly simple task is proving rather difficult.
I opted for a solution based on pseudo-terminals, i.e.
a filter process for input, one for output and a shell all
connected to a pseudo terminal. The major problem encoun-
tered is that the input filter must know when it can build
up lines and when it must pass on RAW data. It must then
know if the lines are input to the shell or to some tool, in
order to isolate genuine commands.
Has anyone attempted anything similar? Any ideas on
how to solve this problem? I would be VERY GRATEFUL to hear
from anyone who can help.
Thanks in advance!
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