diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
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+project(msh-console-test)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+aux_source_directory(. SRC_LIST)
+
+# Recurse into the subdirectories. This does not actually
+# cause another cmake executable to run. The same process will walk through
+# the project's entire directory structure.
+add_subdirectory (msh-console-library)
+add_subdirectory (snippet)
diff --git a/msh-console-library/CMakeLists.txt b/msh-console-library/CMakeLists.txt
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+++ b/msh-console-library/CMakeLists.txt
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+# msh-console dynamic library by praticamentetilde (Claudio Maggioni)
+# licensed with "The Unlicense"
+project(msh-console-library)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+
+# Create a library which includes the source listed.
+# The extension is already found. Any number of sources could be listed here.
+SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-std=c++11")
+add_library (msh-console command.cpp commandexecutor.cpp  commandexecutor.h  command.h  commands.cpp  shell.cpp  shell.h)
+
+# Make sure the compiler can find include files for the library
+# when other libraries or executables link to this library
+target_include_directories (msh-console PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
diff --git a/msh-console-library/command.cpp b/msh-console-library/command.cpp
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+++ b/msh-console-library/command.cpp
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+#include "shell.h"
+
+Command::Command(const string& n, int (*funcptr)(const vector<string>* args, CommandExecutor*)) : name(n) , funcCommand(funcptr){
+    checkObj();
+    numCom++;
+}
+
+int Command::execute(const vector<string>* args, CommandExecutor* ciao){
+    if(args==nullptr) return -1;
+    return (*funcCommand)(args, ciao);
+}
+
+string Command::getName(){
+    return this->name;
+}
+
+Command::Command(const Command& old) : name(old.name) , funcCommand(old.funcCommand){
+    checkObj();
+    numCom++;
+}
+
+void Command::checkObj(){
+    for(unsigned int i=0; i<name.length(); i++){
+        if(!((name[i]>'a'&&name[i]<'z')||(name[i]>'A'&&name[i]<'Z'))){
+            throw CommandNameNotValidException();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+Command::~Command(){
+    numCom--;
+}
+
+unsigned int Command::numCom = 0;
diff --git a/msh-console-library/command.h b/msh-console-library/command.h
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+++ b/msh-console-library/command.h
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+#ifndef COMMAND_H
+#define COMMAND_H
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include "shell.h"
+#include "commandexecutor.h"
+
+using std::string;
+using std::vector;
+
+class Command
+{
+    const string name;
+    static unsigned int numCom;
+    int (*funcCommand)(const vector<string>*,CommandExecutor*);
+    void checkObj();
+
+public:
+    Command(const string& n, int (*funcptr)(const vector<string>* args, CommandExecutor*));
+    Command(const Command&);
+    ~Command();
+    string getName();
+    int execute(const vector<string>*, CommandExecutor* ciao);
+};
+
+class CommandNameNotValidException{};
+
+#endif // COMMAND_H
diff --git a/msh-console-library/commandexecutor.cpp b/msh-console-library/commandexecutor.cpp
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+++ b/msh-console-library/commandexecutor.cpp
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+#include "commandexecutor.h"
+
+CommandExecutor::CommandExecutor()
+{
+
+}
diff --git a/msh-console-library/commandexecutor.h b/msh-console-library/commandexecutor.h
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+++ b/msh-console-library/commandexecutor.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#ifndef COMMANDEXECUTOR_H
+#define COMMANDEXECUTOR_H
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+
+class CommandExecutor
+{
+public:
+    virtual int executeCmd(std::vector<std::string>* args) = 0;
+    virtual int executeCmd(const std::string& args) = 0;
+    virtual size_t howManyCmds() const = 0;
+    CommandExecutor();
+};
+
+#endif // COMMANDEXECUTOR_H
diff --git a/msh-console-library/commands.cpp b/msh-console-library/commands.cpp
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+++ b/msh-console-library/commands.cpp
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+#include "shell.h"
+
+Shell::Commands::Commands(Shell* s) : commands(), threadCommands()
+{
+    parent = s;
+}
+
+void Shell::Commands::add(Command* cmd, bool isthread){
+    if(!isthread) commands.push_back(cmd);
+    else threadCommands.push_back(cmd);
+}
+
+size_t Shell::Commands::howMany() const{
+    return commands.size();
+}
+
+int Shell::Commands::launch(const vector<string>* args, bool launchThread){
+    for(unsigned int i=0; i<(launchThread ? threadCommands.size() : commands.size()); i++){
+        if((launchThread ? threadCommands[i]->getName() : commands[i]->getName())==args->operator [](0)){
+            return (launchThread ? threadCommands[i]->execute(args, parent) : commands[i]->execute(args, parent));
+        }
+    }
+    throw CommandNotFoundException();
+}
+
+
diff --git a/msh-console-library/shell.cpp b/msh-console-library/shell.cpp
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+++ b/msh-console-library/shell.cpp
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+#include "shell.h"
+
+string Shell::getPs() const
+{
+    return ps;
+}
+
+void Shell::setPs(const string &value)
+{
+    ps = value;
+}
+
+string Shell::getName() const
+{
+    return name;
+}
+
+void Shell::setName(const string &value)
+{
+    name = value;
+}
+
+Shell::Shell( string n, string ps,void (*s)(Shell*), void (*pss)(Shell*)) : cmds(this)
+{
+    shellSetup = s;
+    name = n;
+    this->ps = ps;
+    shellPostSetup = pss;
+    notLoop = false;
+}
+
+void Shell::launch(){
+  //launch setup
+  if(notLoop) {
+      throw ShellLaunchInSetupException();
+      return;
+  }
+  if(shellSetup!=0) {
+      notLoop = true;
+      (*shellSetup)(this);
+      notLoop = false;
+  }
+  //launch loop
+  string* line;
+  vector<string>* args;
+  int status;
+  do {
+    bool readSuccess;
+    do{
+        cout << ps << " ";
+        try{
+            line = read_line();
+            readSuccess = true;
+        }
+        catch (IsUndoingLineException){
+            cout << "\n";
+            readSuccess = false;
+        }
+    }while(!readSuccess);
+    args = split_line(line);
+    status = executeCmd(args);
+    delete args;
+  } while (status);
+  if(shellPostSetup!=0) {
+      shellPostSetup(this);
+  }
+}
+
+int Shell::launchCmd(vector<string>* args)
+{
+    int status;
+
+    pid_t pid = fork();
+    if (pid == 0) {
+        //child process
+
+        //execute threadCommand
+        int a;
+        try {
+            a=cmds.launch(args, true);
+        }
+        catch (CommandNotFoundException){
+            //execute bash command or program
+            vector<char *> argv(args->size() + 1);
+            size_t i;
+            for (i = 0; i != args->size()-1; ++i)
+            {
+                argv[i] = &(args->operator[](i)[0]);
+            }
+            argv[i] = NULL;
+            if((a=execvp(argv[0], argv.data())) == -1) {
+                cerr << name <<": command " << args->operator [](0) << " not found\n";
+            }
+            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
+        exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+    }
+    else if (pid < 0) {
+        // Error forking
+        cerr << name <<": error forking the process\n";
+    }
+    else {
+        // Parent process
+        do {
+            //wait until child finished
+            waitpid(pid, &status, WUNTRACED);
+        } while (!WIFEXITED(status) && !WIFSIGNALED(status));
+    }
+    return 1;
+}
+
+int Shell::executeCmd(vector<string>* args)
+{
+    if (args->operator [](0) == "\0") {
+        // An empty command was entered.
+        return 1;
+    }
+    int ret;
+    try {
+        ret = cmds.launch(args, false);
+    }
+    catch(CommandNotFoundException) {
+        ret = launchCmd(args);
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
+inline int Shell::executeCmd(const std::string &args){
+    return executeCmd(split_line(&args));
+}
+
+void Shell::EofHandler(int){
+    undoingLine = true;
+}
+
+void Shell::setShellSetup(void (*s)(Shell *)){
+    shellSetup=s;
+}
+
+void (*Shell::getShellSetup())(Shell*) {
+    return shellSetup;
+}
+
+void Shell::setShellPostSetup(void (*s)(Shell *)){
+    shellPostSetup=s;
+}
+
+void (*Shell::getShellPostSetup())(Shell*) {
+    return shellPostSetup;
+}
+
+
+void setEofHandler(void (*funcptr)(int)){
+    struct sigaction *sa = new struct sigaction();
+    sa->sa_handler = funcptr;
+    sa->sa_flags = 0; // not SA_RESTART!;
+    sigaction(SIGINT, sa, NULL);
+    delete sa;
+}
+
+string* Shell::read_line()
+{
+    string* buffer = new string();
+    setEofHandler(EofHandler);
+    getline(cin,*buffer); // get command
+    cin.clear();  // clear flags
+
+    if(undoingLine){
+        undoingLine=false;
+        throw IsUndoingLineException();
+    }
+    return buffer;
+}
+
+vector<string>* Shell::split_line(const string* line)
+{
+    vector<string>* tokens = new vector<string>();
+    string ln = *line;
+    istringstream is(ln);
+    int i;
+    for(i=0; getline(is, ln, ' '); i++){
+        tokens->push_back(ln);
+    }
+    tokens->push_back("\0");
+    return tokens;
+}
+
+bool Shell::undoingLine = false;
+
+void Shell::addCmd(Command* cmd, bool isthread){
+    cmds.add(cmd, isthread);
+}
+
+size_t Shell::howManyCmds() const{
+    return cmds.howMany();
+}
diff --git a/msh-console-library/shell.h b/msh-console-library/shell.h
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+++ b/msh-console-library/shell.h
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+#ifndef SHELL_H
+#define SHELL_H
+#include <iostream>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <string>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <vector>
+#include <csignal>
+#include "command.h"
+//#include "commands.h"
+#include "commandexecutor.h"
+using std::string;
+using std::cin;
+using std::cout;
+using std::cerr;
+using std::string;
+using std::vector;
+using std::istringstream;
+using std::nullptr_t;
+
+class Shell : public CommandExecutor
+{
+    class Commands
+    {
+        Shell* parent;
+        vector<Command*> commands; //commands that work the same thread of the shell
+        vector<Command*> threadCommands; //commands that work on a different thread
+
+    public:
+        Commands(Shell*);
+        void add(Command*, bool isthread=false);
+        size_t howMany() const;
+        int launch(const vector<string>* args, bool launchThread=false);
+    };
+    static bool undoingLine;
+    Commands cmds;
+    string ps;
+    string name;
+    void (*shellSetup)(Shell *);
+    void (*shellPostSetup)(Shell *);
+    bool notLoop;
+
+    int launchCmd(vector<string>* args);
+    static void EofHandler(int);
+    string* read_line();
+    vector<string>* split_line(const string* line);
+
+    class IsUndoingLineException {};
+
+public:
+    Shell(string n="msh", string ps="MSH$", void (*s)(Shell*)=0, void (*pss)(Shell*)=0);
+    string getPs() const;
+    void setPs(const string &value);
+    string getName() const;
+    void setName(const string &value);
+    void launch();
+    void setShellSetup(void (*)(Shell *));
+    void (*getShellSetup())(Shell*);
+    void setShellPostSetup(void (*)(Shell *));
+    void (*getShellPostSetup())(Shell*);
+    //for in-shell commands
+    void addCmd(Command *cmd, bool isThread=false);
+    size_t howManyCmds() const;
+    int executeCmd(vector<string>* args);
+    int executeCmd(const string& args);
+
+    //excepsetions
+    class CommandNotFoundException{};
+    class ShellLaunchInSetupException{};
+};
+
+#endif // SHELL_H
diff --git a/snippet/CMakeLists.txt b/snippet/CMakeLists.txt
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+++ b/snippet/CMakeLists.txt
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+# snippet for showing how the library works
+
+project(msh-console-library-snippet)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+
+SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-std=c++11")
+add_executable (../../build-msh-console/msh-console-test main.cpp cmds.cpp)
+target_link_libraries (../../build-msh-console/msh-console-test LINK_PUBLIC msh-console)
+
diff --git a/snippet/cmds.cpp b/snippet/cmds.cpp
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+++ b/snippet/cmds.cpp
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+/**
+  builtin commands
+*/
+
+#include "cmds.h"
+
+using namespace std;
+
+int Cmds::cdExecute(const vector<string>* args, CommandExecutor*){
+  if (args->operator[](1) == "\0") {
+    cerr << "expected argument to \"cd\"\n";
+  } else {
+    if (chdir(args->operator[](1).c_str()) != 0) {
+      cerr << "error";
+    }
+  }
+  return 1;
+}
+
+int Cmds::exitExecute(const vector<string>*, CommandExecutor*){
+    std::exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+}
+
+int Cmds::helpExecute(const vector<string>*, CommandExecutor*){
+    cout << " info" << endl;
+    return 1;
+}
+
diff --git a/snippet/cmds.h b/snippet/cmds.h
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+++ b/snippet/cmds.h
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+#ifndef CMDS_H
+#define CMDS_H
+#include "../msh-console-library/commandexecutor.h"
+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+#include <unistd.h>
+using std::string;
+using std::vector;
+
+namespace Cmds {
+    int cdExecute(const vector<string>* args, CommandExecutor*);
+    int exitExecute(const vector<string>*, CommandExecutor*);
+    int helpExecute(const vector<string>*, CommandExecutor*);
+}
+
+#endif // CMDS_H
diff --git a/snippet/main.cpp b/snippet/main.cpp
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+++ b/snippet/main.cpp
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+/**
+  Little snippet for library use.
+*/
+
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <iostream>
+#include "../msh-console-library/shell.h"
+#include "../msh-console-library/command.h"
+#include "cmds.h"
+using namespace std;
+using namespace Cmds;
+
+static void setup(Shell *);
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    string c = "msh-console-test";
+    string ps = "[msh-console-test]:";
+    Shell mshConsoleTest(c, ps, &setup);
+
+    //add builtin commands
+    mshConsoleTest.addCmd(new Command("cd", &cdExecute));
+    mshConsoleTest.addCmd(new Command("exit", &exitExecute));
+    mshConsoleTest.addCmd(new Command("help", &helpExecute));
+    mshConsoleTest.launch();
+    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void setup(Shell *s){
+    cout << "Now entering in test shell...\n" << endl;
+    s->executeCmd("stty -ctlecho");
+}