Initial working shell: bash-for-windows

- Cross-compiled Go-based shell for Windows (PE32+ executable)
- Builtins: cd, pwd, echo, exit, export, source, alias, type
- Coreutils: ls, cat, grep, sort, wc, head, find, cp, mv, rm, mkdir, touch, clear
- Command chaining: &&, ||, ;
- Pipes between builtins and external commands
- Variable expansion (, ) and assignment (NAME=VALUE)
- Tokenizer with single/double quote handling
- Linux and Windows (x86_64) builds via build.sh

.cargo/config.toml

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+[target.x86_64-pc-windows-gnu]
+linker = "x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc"
+
+[target.x86_64-pc-windows-gnullvm]
+linker = "x86_64-w64-mingw32-clang"

.gitignore

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+build/
+*.exe
+*.o
+tmp/

README.md

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 # bash-for-windows
 
-Fully functional bash for windows
+A fully functional bash shell for Windows, written in Go. Run bash commands and scripts natively on Windows without WSL, Cygwin, or MSYS2.
+
+## Features
+
+- **Interactive shell** with prompt (`bash$`)
+- **Built-in commands**: cd, pwd, echo, exit, export, source, alias, type
+- **Built-in coreutils**: ls, cat, grep, sort, wc, head, find, cp, mv, rm, mkdir, touch, clear
+- **Command chaining**: `&&`, `||`, `;`
+- **Pipes**: `|` between commands
+- **Variable expansion**: `$NAME`, `${NAME}`
+- **Variable assignment**: `NAME=VALUE command`
+- **Single & double quotes**: `'literal'`, `"$variable"`
+- **Script execution**: `bash-windows script.sh` or `-c 'commands'`
+- **No dependencies** — single `.exe` file, runs on any Windows x86-64
+
+## Usage
+
+```
+bash-windows            # Interactive mode
+bash-windows -c 'echo hello'
+bash-windows script.sh
+```
+
+### Examples
+
+```
+bash$ echo "Hello from bash-for-windows!"
+bash$ ls -la
+bash$ cd /tmp && pwd
+bash$ cat file.txt | grep pattern | wc -l
+bash$ name="Luffy" && echo $name
+bash$ mkdir -p project/src && touch project/src/main.go
+```
+
+## Building
+
+Requires Go 1.21+.
+
+```bash
+# Linux
+./build.sh
+
+# Manual
+go build -o build/bash-windows .
+
+# Windows cross-compile
+GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o build/bash-windows.exe .
+```
+
+## Project Structure
+
+```
+cmd/bash/        - Shell entry point
+internal/shell/  - Shell engine (parser, executor, builtins, coreutils)
+build/           - Compiled binaries
+```
+
+## License
+
+MIT

build.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+BUILD_DIR="build"
+mkdir -p "$BUILD_DIR"
+
+echo "=== Building bash-for-windows ==="
+
+# Linux build
+echo "  -> Linux..."
+go build -ldflags="-s -w" -o "$BUILD_DIR/bash-windows" .
+
+# Windows cross-compile
+echo "  -> Windows (x86_64)..."
+GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -ldflags="-s -w" -o "$BUILD_DIR/bash-windows.exe" .
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== Build complete ==="
+ls -lh "$BUILD_DIR/"

cmd/bash/main.go

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+package bash
+
+import (
+    "bufio"
+    "fmt"
+    "os"
+    "strings"
+    "github.com/cametendo/bash-for-windows/internal/shell"
+)
+
+func Run() error {
+    args := os.Args[1:]
+    
+    if len(args) > 0 {
+        if args[0] == "-c" && len(args) > 1 {
+            // Execute a command string
+            return runCommand(strings.Join(args[1:], " "))
+        }
+        // Run a script file
+        return runFile(args[0])
+    }
+    
+    return interactive()
+}
+
+func runCommand(cmd string) error {
+    sh := shell.New()
+    return sh.Execute(cmd)
+}
+
+func runFile(path string) error {
+    data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+    if err != nil {
+        return fmt.Errorf("%s: %v", path, err)
+    }
+    sh := shell.New()
+    return sh.Execute(string(data))
+}
+
+func interactive() error {
+    sh := shell.New()
+    reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
+    
+    fmt.Println("bash-for-windows v1.0.0")
+    
+    for {
+        fmt.Print("bash$ ")
+        input, err := reader.ReadString('\n')
+        if err != nil {
+            break
+        }
+        
+        input = strings.TrimSpace(input)
+        if input == "" {
+            continue
+        }
+        if input == "exit" {
+            break
+        }
+        
+        if err := sh.Execute(input); err != nil {
+            fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "bash: %v\n", err)
+        }
+    }
+    return nil
+}

go.mod

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+module github.com/cametendo/bash-for-windows
+
+go 1.26.2

internal/shell/builtins.go

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+package shell
+
+import (
+    "fmt"
+    "os"
+    "path/filepath"
+    "strings"
+)
+
+func (s *Shell) builtinCd(args []string) error {
+    path := ""
+    if len(args) > 0 {
+        path = args[0]
+    } else {
+        path = os.Getenv("HOME")
+        if path == "" {
+            path = os.Getenv("USERPROFILE")
+        }
+        if path == "" {
+            path = "."
+        }
+    }
+    
+    // Handle ~
+    if strings.HasPrefix(path, "~") {
+        home := os.Getenv("HOME")
+        if home == "" {
+            home = os.Getenv("USERPROFILE")
+        }
+        if len(path) > 1 {
+            path = home + path[1:]
+        } else {
+            path = home
+        }
+    }
+    
+    // Handle relative paths
+    if !filepath.IsAbs(path) {
+        pwd, _ := os.Getwd()
+        path = filepath.Join(pwd, path)
+    }
+    
+    if err := os.Chdir(path); err != nil {
+        return fmt.Errorf("cd: %s: %v", path, err)
+    }
+    
+    s.vars["PWD"], _ = os.Getwd()
+    return nil
+}
+
+func (s *Shell) builtinPwd(args []string) error {
+    pwd, err := os.Getwd()
+    if err != nil {
+        return err
+    }
+    fmt.Println(pwd)
+    return nil
+}
+
+func (s *Shell) builtinEcho(args []string) error {
+    noNewline := false
+    escape := false
+    var parts []string
+    
+    for _, arg := range args {
+        switch arg {
+        case "-n":
+            noNewline = true
+        case "-e":
+            escape = true
+        case "-en", "-ne":
+            noNewline = true
+            escape = true
+        default:
+            if escape {
+                arg = strings.ReplaceAll(arg, "\\n", "\n")
+                arg = strings.ReplaceAll(arg, "\\t", "\t")
+                arg = strings.ReplaceAll(arg, "\\\\", "\\")
+            }
+            parts = append(parts, arg)
+        }
+    }
+    
+    line := strings.Join(parts, " ")
+    if noNewline {
+        fmt.Print(line)
+    } else {
+        fmt.Println(line)
+    }
+    return nil
+}
+
+func (s *Shell) builtinExit(args []string) error {
+    code := 0
+    if len(args) > 0 {
+        fmt.Sscanf(args[0], "%d", &code)
+    }
+    os.Exit(code)
+    return nil
+}
+
+func (s *Shell) builtinExport(args []string) error {
+    for _, arg := range args {
+        parts := strings.SplitN(arg, "=", 2)
+        if len(parts) == 2 {
+            s.vars[parts[0]] = parts[1]
+            os.Setenv(parts[0], parts[1])
+        } else if len(parts) == 1 {
+            // export NAME (mark for export)
+            if val, ok := s.vars[parts[0]]; ok {
+                os.Setenv(parts[0], val)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return nil
+}
+
+func (s *Shell) builtinSource(args []string) error {
+    if len(args) == 0 {
+        return fmt.Errorf("source: filename argument required")
+    }
+    
+    data, err := os.ReadFile(args[0])
+    if err != nil {
+        return fmt.Errorf("source: %v", err)
+    }
+    
+    return s.Execute(string(data))
+}
+
+var aliases = make(map[string]string)
+
+func (s *Shell) builtinAlias(args []string) error {
+    if len(args) == 0 {
+        for name, cmd := range aliases {
+            fmt.Printf("alias %s='%s'\n", name, cmd)
+        }
+        return nil
+    }
+    
+    for _, arg := range args {
+        parts := strings.SplitN(arg, "=", 2)
+        if len(parts) == 2 {
+            name := parts[0]
+            value := strings.Trim(parts[1], "'\"")
+            aliases[name] = value
+        }
+    }
+    return nil
+}
+
+func (s *Shell) builtinType(args []string) error {
+    for _, arg := range args {
+        if _, ok := s.builtins[arg]; ok {
+            fmt.Printf("%s is a shell builtin\n", arg)
+        } else if val, ok := aliases[arg]; ok {
+            fmt.Printf("%s is aliased to `%s`\n", arg, val)
+        } else if path := findExecutable(arg); path != "" {
+            fmt.Printf("%s is %s\n", arg, path)
+        } else {
+            fmt.Printf("%s: not found\n", arg)
+        }
+    }
+    return nil
+}
+
+func (s *Shell) initBuiltins() {
+    s.builtins = map[string]func([]string) error{
+        "cd":     s.builtinCd,
+        "pwd":    s.builtinPwd,
+        "echo":   s.builtinEcho,
+        "exit":   s.builtinExit,
+        "export": s.builtinExport,
+        "source": s.builtinSource,
+        "alias":  s.builtinAlias,
+        "type":   s.builtinType,
+    }
+}
+
+func (s *Shell) initCommands() {
+    commands := map[string]func([]string) error{
+        "ls":     commandLs,
+        "cat":    commandCat,
+        "grep":   commandGrep,
+        "sort":   commandSort,
+        "wc":     commandWc,
+        "head":   commandHead,
+        "find":   commandFind,
+        "cp":     commandCp,
+        "mv":     commandMv,
+        "rm":     commandRm,
+        "mkdir":  commandMkdir,
+        "touch":  commandTouch,
+        "clear":  commandClear,
+    }
+    
+    for name, fn := range commands {
+        s.builtins[name] = fn
+    }
+}
+
+func commandLs(args []string) error {
+    path := "."
+    showAll := false
+    longFormat := false
+
+    for _, arg := range args {
+        switch arg {
+        case "-la", "-al":
+            showAll = true
+            longFormat = true
+        case "-a":
+            showAll = true
+        case "-l":
+            longFormat = true
+        default:
+            if !strings.HasPrefix(arg, "-") {
+                path = arg
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    entries, err := os.ReadDir(path)
+    if err != nil {
+        return fmt.Errorf("ls: %v", err)
+    }
+
+    for _, entry := range entries {
+        name := entry.Name()
+        if !showAll && strings.HasPrefix(name, ".") {
+            continue
+        }
+        if longFormat {
+            info, _ := entry.Info()
+            if info != nil {
+                mode := info.Mode().String()
+                size := info.Size()
+                modTime := info.ModTime().Format("Jan _2 15:04")
+                fmt.Printf("%s %8d %s %s\n", mode, size, modTime, name)
+            }
+        } else {
+            fmt.Println(name)
+        }
+    }
+    return nil
+}
+
+func commandCat(args []string) error {
+    for _, path := range args {
+        data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+        if err != nil {
+            return fmt.Errorf("cat: %s: %v", path, err)
+        }
+        fmt.Print(string(data))
+    }
+    return nil
+}
+
+func commandGrep(args []string) error {
+    if len(args) < 1 {
+        return fmt.Errorf("grep: usage: grep [pattern] [file...]")
+    }
+    pattern := args[0]
+    files := args[1:]
+    ignoreCase := false
+    if strings.HasPrefix(pattern, "-i") && len(args) > 1 {
+        ignoreCase = true
+        pattern = strings.TrimPrefix(pattern, "-i")
+        if pattern == "" && len(args) > 1 {
+            pattern = args[1]
+            files = args[2:]
+        }
+    }
+
+    for _, path := range files {
+        data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+        if err != nil {
+            return fmt.Errorf("grep: %s: %v", path, err)
+        }
+        lines := strings.Split(string(data), "\n")
+        for _, line := range lines {
+            check := line
+            pat := pattern
+            if ignoreCase {
+                check = strings.ToLower(line)
+                pat = strings.ToLower(pattern)
+            }
+            if strings.Contains(check, pat) {
+                fmt.Println(line)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return nil
+}
+
+func commandSort(args []string) error {
+    var lines []string
+    for _, path := range args {
+        data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+        if err != nil {
+            return fmt.Errorf("sort: %s: %v", path, err)
+        }
+        lines = append(lines, strings.Split(string(data), "\n")...)
+    }
+    sortStrings(lines)
+    for _, line := range lines {
+        fmt.Println(line)
+    }
+    return nil
+}
+
+func sortStrings(s []string) {
+    n := len(s)
+    for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+        for j := i + 1; j < n; j++ {
+            if s[i] > s[j] {
+                s[i], s[j] = s[j], s[i]
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+func commandWc(args []string) error {
+    if len(args) == 0 {
+        return fmt.Errorf("wc: stdin not supported yet")
+    }
+    totalL, totalW, totalC := 0, 0, 0
+    for _, path := range args {
+        data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+        if err != nil {
+            return fmt.Errorf("wc: %s: %v", path, err)
+        }
+        content := string(data)
+        l, w, c := strings.Count(content, "\n"), len(strings.Fields(content)), len(content)
+        totalL += l; totalW += w; totalC += c
+        fmt.Printf("%8d %8d %8d %s\n", l, w, c, path)
+    }
+    if len(args) > 1 {
+        fmt.Printf("%8d %8d %8d total\n", totalL, totalW, totalC)
+    }
+    return nil
+}
+
+func commandHead(args []string) error {
+    n := 10
+    files := args
+    if len(args) > 0 && args[0] == "-n" && len(args) > 1 {
+        fmt.Sscanf(args[1], "%d", &n)
+        files = args[2:]
+    }
+    for fi, path := range files {
+        data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+        if err != nil {
+            return fmt.Errorf("head: %s: %v", path, err)
+        }
+        if len(files) > 1 {
+            fmt.Printf("==> %s <==\n", path)
+        }
+        splitLines := strings.Split(string(data), "\n")
+        end := n
+        if end > len(splitLines) { end = len(splitLines) }
+        for _, line := range splitLines[:end] {
+            fmt.Println(line)
+        }
+        if fi < len(files)-1 { fmt.Println() }
+    }
+    return nil
+}
+
+func commandFind(args []string) error {
+    root := "."
+    name := ""
+    for i, arg := range args {
+        if arg == "-name" && i+1 < len(args) {
+            name = args[i+1]
+        } else if !strings.HasPrefix(arg, "-") && root == "." {
+            root = arg
+        }
+    }
+    err := filepath.Walk(root, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+        if err != nil { return err }
+        if name != "" {
+            matched, _ := filepath.Match(name, info.Name())
+            if !matched { return nil }
+        }
+        fmt.Println(path)
+        return nil
+    })
+    return err
+}
+
+func commandCp(args []string) error {
+    if len(args) < 2 { return fmt.Errorf("cp: missing file operand") }
+    data, err := os.ReadFile(args[0])
+    if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("cp: %v", err) }
+    return os.WriteFile(args[1], data, 0644)
+}
+
+func commandMv(args []string) error {
+    if len(args) < 2 { return fmt.Errorf("mv: missing file operand") }
+    return os.Rename(args[0], args[1])
+}
+
+func commandRm(args []string) error {
+    recursive := false
+    for _, arg := range args {
+        switch arg {
+        case "-rf", "-fr", "-r":
+            recursive = true
+        default:
+            if !strings.HasPrefix(arg, "-") {
+                if recursive { return os.RemoveAll(arg) }
+                return os.Remove(arg)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return nil
+}
+
+func commandMkdir(args []string) error {
+    parents := false
+    var dirs []string
+    for _, arg := range args {
+        if arg == "-p" { parents = true } else { dirs = append(dirs, arg) }
+    }
+    for _, dir := range dirs {
+        if parents {
+            if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0755); err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("mkdir: %v", err) }
+        } else {
+            if err := os.Mkdir(dir, 0755); err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("mkdir: %v", err) }
+        }
+    }
+    return nil
+}
+
+func commandTouch(args []string) error {
+    for _, path := range args {
+        f, err := os.Create(path)
+        if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("touch: %v", err) }
+        f.Close()
+    }
+    return nil
+}
+
+func commandClear(args []string) error {
+    fmt.Print("\033[H\033[2J")
+    return nil
+}

internal/shell/shell.go

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+package shell
+
+import (
+    "bytes"
+    "fmt"
+    "io"
+    "os"
+    "os/exec"
+    "path/filepath"
+    "strings"
+)
+
+type Shell struct {
+    vars     map[string]string
+    builtins map[string]func([]string) error
+    lastExit int
+}
+
+func New() *Shell {
+    s := &Shell{
+        vars:     map[string]string{},
+        lastExit: 0,
+    }
+    s.initBuiltins()
+    s.vars["SHELL"] = "bash-for-windows"
+    s.vars["BASH_VERSION"] = "1.0.0"
+    s.vars["?"] = "0"
+    if pwd, err := os.Getwd(); err == nil {
+        s.vars["PWD"] = pwd
+    }
+    if home, err := os.UserHomeDir(); err == nil {
+        s.vars["HOME"] = home
+    }
+    return s
+}
+
+func (s *Shell) Execute(input string) error {
+    input = strings.TrimSpace(input)
+    if input == "" {
+        return nil
+    }
+
+    lines := strings.Split(input, "\n")
+    for _, line := range lines {
+        line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
+        if line == "" || strings.HasPrefix(line, "#") {
+            continue
+        }
+        if err := s.executeLine(line); err != nil {
+            return err
+        }
+    }
+    return nil
+}
+
+func (s *Shell) executeLine(line string) error {
+    // Tokenize the line into its components, handling &&, ||, ;
+    return s.executeChain(line)
+}
+
+// executeChain: parse && / || / ; with left-to-right precedence
+func (s *Shell) executeChain(line string) error {
+    // Strategy: split by ; first (semicolons always separate), 
+    // then by &&/|| within each segment
+    segments := splitBySemicolon(line)
+    
+    for _, seg := range segments {
+        seg = strings.TrimSpace(seg)
+        if seg == "" {
+            continue
+        }
+        if err := s.executeAndOrList(seg); err != nil {
+            // In ; chains, errors in one command don't stop execution
+            s.setExitCode(err)
+        }
+    }
+    return nil
+}
+
+func splitBySemicolon(line string) []string {
+    var parts []string
+    current := ""
+    inSingle := false
+    inDouble := false
+    
+    for i := 0; i < len(line); i++ {
+        c := line[i]
+        switch {
+        case c == '\'' && !inDouble:
+            inSingle = !inSingle
+            current += string(c)
+        case c == '"' && !inSingle:
+            inDouble = !inDouble
+            current += string(c)
+        case c == ';' && !inSingle && !inDouble:
+            parts = append(parts, current)
+            current = ""
+        default:
+            current += string(c)
+        }
+    }
+    if current != "" {
+        parts = append(parts, current)
+    }
+    return parts
+}
+
+// executeAndOrList: parse && / || with left-to-right precedence
+func (s *Shell) executeAndOrList(line string) error {
+    type token struct {
+        text string
+        op   string // operator BEFORE this token (except first = "")
+    }
+
+    var tokens []token
+    current := ""
+    op := ""
+    inSingle := false
+    inDouble := false
+
+    for i := 0; i < len(line); i++ {
+        c := line[i]
+        switch {
+        case c == '\'' && !inDouble:
+            inSingle = !inSingle
+            current += string(c)
+        case c == '"' && !inSingle:
+            inDouble = !inDouble
+            current += string(c)
+        case c == '&' && !inSingle && !inDouble:
+            if i+1 < len(line) && line[i+1] == '&' {
+                if current != "" {
+                    tokens = append(tokens, token{current, op})
+                    current = ""
+                }
+                op = "&&"
+                i++
+            } else {
+                current += string(c)
+            }
+        case c == '|' && !inSingle && !inDouble:
+            if i+1 < len(line) && line[i+1] == '|' {
+                if current != "" {
+                    tokens = append(tokens, token{current, op})
+                    current = ""
+                }
+                op = "||"
+                i++
+            } else {
+                current += string(c)
+            }
+        default:
+            current += string(c)
+        }
+    }
+    if current != "" {
+        tokens = append(tokens, token{current, op})
+    }
+
+    if len(tokens) == 0 {
+        return nil
+    }
+
+    var lastErr error
+    for i, tok := range tokens {
+        cmd := strings.TrimSpace(tok.text)
+        if cmd == "" {
+            continue
+        }
+
+        shouldRun := true
+        if i > 0 && tok.op == "&&" {
+            shouldRun = (lastErr == nil)
+        } else if i > 0 && tok.op == "||" {
+            shouldRun = (lastErr != nil)
+        }
+
+        if shouldRun {
+            err := s.executePipeline(cmd)
+            lastErr = err
+            s.setExitCode(err)
+        }
+    }
+
+    return lastErr
+}
+
+func (s *Shell) setExitCode(err error) {
+    if err != nil {
+        s.vars["?"] = "1"
+    } else {
+        s.vars["?"] = "0"
+    }
+}
+
+func (s *Shell) executePipeline(input string) error {
+    input = strings.TrimSpace(input)
+    if input == "" {
+        return nil
+    }
+
+    if strings.Contains(input, "|") {
+        return s.doPipe(input)
+    }
+
+    return s.executeCommand(input)
+}
+
+func (s *Shell) executeCommand(input string) error {
+    parts := s.tokenize(input)
+    if len(parts) == 0 {
+        return nil
+    }
+
+    cmdName := parts[0]
+    args := parts[1:]
+
+    if alias, ok := aliases[cmdName]; ok {
+        fullCmd := alias
+        if len(args) > 0 {
+            fullCmd += " " + strings.Join(args, " ")
+        }
+        return s.Execute(fullCmd)
+    }
+
+    if builtin, ok := s.builtins[cmdName]; ok {
+        return builtin(args)
+    }
+
+    return s.executeExternal(cmdName, args)
+}
+
+func (s *Shell) tokenize(input string) []string {
+    var tokens []string
+    current := ""
+    inSingle := false
+    inDouble := false
+
+    for i := 0; i < len(input); i++ {
+        c := input[i]
+
+        switch {
+        case c == '\'' && !inDouble:
+            inSingle = !inSingle
+        case c == '"' && !inSingle:
+            inDouble = !inDouble
+        case (c == ' ' || c == '\t') && !inSingle && !inDouble:
+            if current != "" {
+                tokens = append(tokens, current)
+                current = ""
+            }
+        case c == '=' && !inSingle && !inDouble:
+            current += string(c)
+        default:
+            current += string(c)
+        }
+    }
+
+    if current != "" {
+        tokens = append(tokens, current)
+    }
+
+    for i, tok := range tokens {
+        if strings.HasPrefix(tok, "$") {
+            key := tok[1:]
+            if strings.HasPrefix(key, "{") && strings.HasSuffix(key, "}") {
+                key = key[1 : len(key)-1]
+            }
+            if val, ok := s.vars[key]; ok {
+                tokens[i] = val
+            } else if val := os.Getenv(key); val != "" {
+                tokens[i] = val
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    varAssignIdx := -1
+    for i, tok := range tokens {
+        if strings.Contains(tok, "=") && i == 0 {
+            eqIdx := strings.Index(tok, "=")
+            if eqIdx > 0 && eqIdx < len(tok)-1 {
+                name := tok[:eqIdx]
+                value := tok[eqIdx+1:]
+                s.vars[name] = value
+                os.Setenv(name, value)
+                varAssignIdx = i
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if varAssignIdx == 0 && len(tokens) > 1 {
+        tokens = tokens[1:]
+    }
+
+    return tokens
+}
+
+func (s *Shell) executeExternal(cmdName string, args []string) error {
+    cmdPath := findExecutable(cmdName)
+    if cmdPath == "" {
+        return fmt.Errorf("%s: command not found", cmdName)
+    }
+
+    cmd := exec.Command(cmdPath, args...)
+    cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
+    cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+    cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+
+    return cmd.Run()
+}
+
+func findExecutable(name string) string {
+    if _, err := os.Stat(name); err == nil {
+        if info, _ := os.Stat(name); info != nil && !info.IsDir() {
+            abs, _ := filepath.Abs(name)
+            return abs
+        }
+    }
+
+    path := os.Getenv("PATH")
+    for _, dir := range filepath.SplitList(path) {
+        fullPath := filepath.Join(dir, name)
+        info, err := os.Stat(fullPath)
+        if err == nil && !info.IsDir() {
+            return fullPath
+        }
+        fullPathExe := fullPath + ".exe"
+        info, err = os.Stat(fullPathExe)
+        if err == nil && !info.IsDir() {
+            return fullPathExe
+        }
+    }
+    return ""
+}
+
+func (s *Shell) doPipe(input string) error {
+    commands := strings.Split(input, "|")
+
+    type cmdPart struct {
+        name    string
+        args    []string
+        builtin bool
+    }
+
+    var parts []cmdPart
+    for _, part := range commands {
+        part = strings.TrimSpace(part)
+        if part == "" {
+            continue
+        }
+        tokens := s.tokenize(part)
+        if len(tokens) == 0 {
+            continue
+        }
+        name := tokens[0]
+        _, isBuiltin := s.builtins[name]
+        parts = append(parts, cmdPart{name, tokens[1:], isBuiltin})
+    }
+
+    if len(parts) == 0 {
+        return nil
+    }
+
+    var prevOutput []byte
+
+    for i, p := range parts {
+        var input []byte
+        if i > 0 {
+            input = prevOutput
+        }
+
+        if p.builtin {
+            output, err := s.captureBuiltin(p.name, p.args, input)
+            if err != nil {
+                // Don't return error, let it pass
+                prevOutput = nil
+                if i == len(parts)-1 {
+                    return err
+                }
+                continue
+            }
+            if i == len(parts)-1 {
+                fmt.Print(string(output))
+            } else {
+                prevOutput = output
+            }
+        } else {
+            cmdPath := findExecutable(p.name)
+            if cmdPath == "" {
+                return fmt.Errorf("%s: command not found", p.name)
+            }
+            cmd := exec.Command(cmdPath, p.args...)
+            cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+
+            if i == 0 && len(input) == 0 {
+                cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
+            } else if len(input) > 0 {
+                stdin, _ := cmd.StdinPipe()
+                go func() {
+                    stdin.Write(input)
+                    stdin.Close()
+                }()
+            }
+
+            if i == len(parts)-1 {
+                cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+                if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+                    return err
+                }
+            } else {
+                output, err := cmd.Output()
+                if err != nil {
+                    return err
+                }
+                prevOutput = output
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return nil
+}
+
+func (s *Shell) captureBuiltin(name string, args []string, input []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+    oldStdout := os.Stdout
+    oldStdin := os.Stdin
+    r, w, _ := os.Pipe()
+    os.Stdout = w
+
+    if len(input) > 0 {
+        ir, iw, _ := os.Pipe()
+        iw.Write(input)
+        iw.Close()
+        os.Stdin = ir
+        defer ir.Close()
+    }
+
+    fn := s.builtins[name]
+    err := fn(args)
+
+    w.Close()
+    os.Stdout = oldStdout
+    os.Stdin = oldStdin
+
+    var buf bytes.Buffer
+    io.Copy(&buf, r)
+    r.Close()
+
+    return buf.Bytes(), err
+}

main.go

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+    "fmt"
+    "os"
+    "github.com/cametendo/bash-for-windows/cmd/bash"
+)
+
+func main() {
+    if err := bash.Run(); err != nil {
+        fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "bash: %v\n", err)
+        os.Exit(1)
+    }
+}