[qweqwe14]

At the most basic level, Linux means "Linux kernel", which you clearly don't have here. You can't run ELF files, you can't create processes, you can't load kernel modules, in fact the only things you can do are those that you directly emulated in JavaScript, which is a very different experience than interacting with a real Linux distro.

Your project has none of the capabilities that are very much expected when someone mentions "Linux", even in a broader sense.

In fact, I'm pretty sure your shell doesn't have some most basic abilities that a POSIX shell has (as another comment mentioned). See the manual page of e.g. dash shell and see what I'm talking about.

Emulating a shell can be fun, but it's clearly not the same as running an operating system. You should probably clarify that in the project README to avoid misinformation. Because otherwise, your project claims to be what it's obviously not.

[linuxontheweb]

Well, although I certainly can get enjoyment through never-ending hours of coding, I am mainly doing this project to get something to actually work.

I would tend to look at this project as an implementation rather than an emulation.

The current implementation of the shell is certainly in a highly bare bones state, but that can definitely change over time if that is in fact where the development process leads. If it gets to the point of being able to quack like a POSIX shell, then who's to say that it isn't really one?

[qweqwe14]

If you are genuinely interested in creating a working shell, take a look at POSIX shell specification[1] and list of and functionality of command-line utilities[2].

If you implement most of it then you would be able to call your project a POSIX shell.

[1] https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/V...

[2] https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/idx/utiliti...