Common Command Line Shells

• There are a few available command line shells available in Linux.

• Not all shells are installed by default.

• SH is not BASH:

  • Shell Command Language is a programming language

  • Bash is one of the many implementations of the Shell Command Language

• Different built-in commands. Some commands are built into the shell itself (cd).

Bash

• Bourne-Again Shell - default on most systems

• Used for scripting and interactive purposes

Ksh (Kornshell)

• Generally used to automate a wide variety of o.s. and sysadmin tasks

Zsh

• Interactive shell

• Incorporates many bash, tcsh, ksh features

Csh/Tcsh

• ideal for learners of the C programming language

Fish

• Friendly interactive shell

📌Get some hands on practice with shells:

Bash scripting cheatsheet

Learn Shell

Online Terminals:

JSLinux

Copy.sh

Webminal (free signup, practice)

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