42 Exam Practice

New (March 18, 2026): The menu system was upgraded with arrow-key navigation, numbered options, Enter-to-confirm numeric input, and a redesigned Command Reference.

Not a giant platform. Not a bloated setup. Just a fast little shell for grinding 42 exams the way we actually do it.

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42 Exam Practice is a terminal-based practice shell built to make exam prep feel less messy and more repeatable. Instead of jumping between folders, random subjects, and manual test setups, you stay inside one flow: pick a rank, pick a level, solve, test, move on.

The shell is still growing. Right now the active focus is Exam Rank 02. Exam Rank 03 is already planned and still in progress.

Turkish instructions: tr.md

Why This Exists

Exam practice gets annoying when the setup steals your energy before the problem even starts.

This project is here to keep your momentum alive:

• Practice by level instead of hunting subjects one by one
• Stay inside a single shell workflow
• Test your code quickly with the test command
• Work in a rendu structure that feels close to the real exam

In Action

Use

Test

Shell Flow

Quick Start

Clone the repository and launch the shell:

git clone https://github.com/emreakdik/42ExamPractice
cd 42ExamPractice
bash exampractice.sh

Once it opens, you are inside the practice flow.

Commands

After the subject appears, you can use these commands:

• test to test your code
• next to move to the next subject
• menu to return to the main menu
• exit to close the shell

You can also open the built-in command list from the main menu.

The rendu Folder

The shell looks for your code inside a rendu folder, using the same kind of structure you would prepare during the exam.

If you are solving first_word, your file should be placed like this:

42ExamPractice/
└── rendu/
    └── first_word/
        └── first_word.c

That is the location the shell will use when it runs the tester.

Platform Notes

• Best experience: macOS and Linux
• Windows users should prefer WSL or Git Bash
• The current shell focuses on terminal workflow, and some convenience actions are more comfortable on Unix-like systems

Recent Updates

• Added a timeout to avoid infinite-loop lockups during compilation and testing
• Improved tester arguments
• Made compile errors easier to notice
• Added -Wall -Wextra -Werror checks in the test flow
• Added missing subjects: ft_strrev, ft_strcspn, ft_list_foreach, lcm, print_bits, reverse_bits, wdmatch
• Cleaned macOS .DS_Store artifacts and added a proper .gitignore
• Made rendu cleanup path-safe across the shell flow
• Made launcher and updater scripts work reliably from any current working directory
• Refreshed the main README with a stronger landing flow while keeping the original project spirit

Contributing

This is an open-source practice tool built from real use, real friction, and real exam pain.

If you want to improve it, open an issue, send a PR, or help shape the next rank support.