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+//! This example demonstrates how to spawn a Bash shell using the `portable_pty` crate.
+//! based on pty/examples/whoami.rs
+
+use portable_pty::{CommandBuilder, NativePtySystem, PtySize, PtySystem};
+use std::io::{Read, Write};
+use std::sync::mpsc::channel;
+use std::thread;
+
+fn main() {
+    let pty_system = NativePtySystem::default();
+
+    // Open the PTY with specified size.
+    let pair = pty_system
+        .openpty(PtySize {
+            rows: 24,
+            cols: 80,
+            pixel_width: 0,
+            pixel_height: 0,
+        })
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // Set up the command to launch Bash.
+    let cmd = CommandBuilder::new("bash");
+    let mut child = pair.slave.spawn_command(cmd).unwrap();
+
+    drop(pair.slave);
+
+    // Set up channels for reading and writing.
+    let (tx, rx) = channel::<String>();
+    let mut reader = pair.master.try_clone_reader().unwrap();
+    let master_writer = pair.master.take_writer().unwrap();
+
+    // Thread to read from the PTY and send data to the main thread.
+    thread::spawn(move || {
+        let mut buffer = [0u8; 1024];
+        loop {
+            match reader.read(&mut buffer) {
+                Ok(0) => break, // EOF
+                Ok(n) => {
+                    let output = String::from_utf8_lossy(&buffer[..n]);
+                    println!("{}", output); // Print to stdout for visibility.
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    eprintln!("Error reading from PTY: {}", e);
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+    // Thread to write input into the PTY.
+    let tx_writer = thread::spawn(move || {
+        handle_input_stream(rx, master_writer);
+    });
+
+    println!("You can now type commands for Bash (type 'exit' to quit):");
+
+    // Main thread sends user input to the writer thread.
+    loop {
+        let mut input = String::new();
+        std::io::stdin().read_line(&mut input).unwrap();
+
+        if input.trim() == "exit" {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        tx.send(input).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    drop(tx);
+    tx_writer.join().unwrap();
+
+    println!("Waiting for Bash to exit...");
+    let status = child.wait().unwrap();
+    println!("Bash exited with status: {:?}", status);
+}
+
+fn handle_input_stream(rx: std::sync::mpsc::Receiver<String>, mut writer: Box<dyn Write + Send>) {
+    for input in rx.iter() {
+        if writer.write_all(input.as_bytes()).is_err() {
+            eprintln!("Error writing to PTY");
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+}