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# [Building a simple shell in C - Part 2](https://blog.ehoneahobed.com/building-a-simple-shell-in-c-part-2?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Add parsing functionality to our simple shell from part 1

Nov 10, 2022 · 15 min read · blog.ehoneahobed.com  
Updated Nov 13, 2022  
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## Written by

[Dr. Ehoneah Obed](https://hashnode.com/@ehoneahobed)

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Software and AI engineer, health informatician, and registered pharmacist. I write about what I build and what I learn.

Heya! 👋 I love helping people, and one of the best ways I do this is by sharing what I learn and build. I started as a pharmacist at a tertiary hospital in Northern Ghana, where I saw how much technology could improve healthcare. That sparked my interest in digital health. I taught myself to code, then joined the ALX Software Engineering program, which became a turning point. I went on to complete a Master of Health Informatics at the University of Toronto. Today I am a software and AI engineer and a health informatician, and I practise remotely as a Digital Health Pharmacist. I combine clinical experience with technical skills to build tools that solve real problems in health and beyond, and I write here about what I build and what I learn.

## Responses 3

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[Mwandoe Shali](https://hashnode.com/@MwandoeShali)

[Aug 15, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/building-a-simple-shell-in-c-part-2/636ceaeb342c817498c573ab/comment/64db54b86203e95780d65a98)

In this heading, " Store each token in the array". in the first sentence there is a bit of grammatical error. "Since we destroyed the lineptr if the first set of strtok operations, it is no longer..." the if should be an "in". Great piece as we tackle this in cohort 16.

[Julius Ibe](https://hashnode.com/@juliusIbe)

[Jul 20, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/building-a-simple-shell-in-c-part-2/636ceaeb342c817498c573ab/comment/64b8deab949854cfb93f9856)

Powerful article you wrote here. I hope you write more on programming concepts to help learners like myself. Thanks for all you share.

[Olanrewaju Olamide](https://hashnode.com/@Olyray)

[Nov 16, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/building-a-simple-shell-in-c-part-2/636ceaeb342c817498c573ab/comment/6374e77ccc425663343740b9)

Is it prudent to give a link to your github? A lot of people submitting tasks for the project are just copying it verbatim. Word for word.

I think you're still an ALX student. What happens when ALX checks and discover that you have the same code with a huge number of other students.

It may be grounds for disqualification...