takeInpt(vector< vector<char*> > &cmds)
{
	char inpt[255];
	char* cmnd;
	int count=0;
	vector<char*> in;
 
	//ask for and get the input	
        cout << "statsh$: ";
 
        cin.getline(inpt,255); //leave plenty of room for input
 
	cmnd = strtok(inpt, " "); 
 
	//first thing should be some command
	in.push_back(cmnd);        
 
        //all the rest will either be commands or arguments
	cmnd = strtok(NULL, " "); //get next item
 
	    while(cmnd != NULL)
	    {
	        count=1; //gotten first command looking for arguments
 
	        if(strcmp(cmnd,"|") == 0)
	        {
	            piped = true;
	            cmnd = strtok(NULL, " "); //go over the pipe and get next token
 
	            if(cmnd != NULL)
	            {
			cmds.push_back(in);
			vector<char*> pipe;
			in = pipe;
		        //fill command with relevant information
	                in.push_back(cmnd);
	            }
	            else
	            {
		        cerr << "You didn't pipe into anything" << endl;
	            }
	        }
	        else if(strcmp(cmnd,">") == 0)
	        {
	            cmnd = strtok(NULL, " "); //go over > and get next token     
	            if(cmnd != NULL)
		    {
		        redFile = cmnd; //first redirection file 
		        redType = STDOUT;
		    } 
	    	    else 
	    	    {
              	        cerr<< "Redirect to what now?? " << endl;
            	    }
                } 
	        else if (strcmp(cmnd, "<") == 0) 
	        {
 
		    cmnd = strtok (NULL, " "); //go over < and get next token
 
            	    if (cmnd != NULL)
	    	    {
                        redFile = cmnd;
                        redType = STDIN;
                    }   
	    	    else 
	    	    {
                        cerr<<  "Redirect what now?? " << endl;
            	    }
	        }
 
	        else //get arguments to the current command
	        {
		     in.push_back(cmnd);
	        }
	        cmnd = strtok(NULL, " ");
	}
 
        cmds.push_back(in);
 
        return count; //return size of input
 
}

int main()
{
   tms systemTime;
   clock_t sysTime;
 
   int argNums = 0;
   char* cmnd;
   vector< vector<char*> > commands;
 
   //init link list ignore for now
   lnkLst* head;
   head = new lnkLst;
   head->process = " ";
   head->sysTm = 0.0;
   head->useTm = 0.0;
   head->nxt = NULL;
 
   displayID();
   displayInfo();
 
   while(1)
   {
 
	//init just in case
	runmode = 0;   
        redFile = NULL;
 
	//take input from user 
   	argNums = takeInpt(commands);
 
	if( !commands.empty() )
	{
	    for(int i=0; i < commands.size(); i++)
	    {
	         //vector<char*> com = commands[i];
	         cout<< "Command" << i << " is: ";
	         for(int j=0; j < commands[i].size(); j++)
	         {
		    cout<< commands[i][j];
                 }
   }
 
   //freeList(head);
 
   return 0;
 
}