Unix shell

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A Unix shell is a command-line interpreter and scripting environment used on Unix and Unix-like systems to execute commands, run programs, and automate tasks.

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Generate an image of a unix shell (A Unix shell is a command-line interpreter and scripting environment used on Unix and Unix-like systems to execute commands, run programs, and automate tasks.)

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf command-line interpreter ⓘ
scripting environment ⓘ
user interface ⓘ
canBeInvokedFrom console ⓘ
terminal emulator ⓘ
category Unix software ⓘ
defaultStandardError terminal ⓘ
defaultStandardInput keyboard ⓘ
defaultStandardOutput terminal ⓘ
designedFor multitasking systems ⓘ
multiuser systems ⓘ
executes built-in commands ⓘ
external programs ⓘ
hasVariant Bash ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell

Bourne shell ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell

C shell ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell

Dash ⓘ
Korn shell ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell

Z shell ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell

fish shell ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
influenced Windows PowerShell ⓘ
linked to: PowerShell

many modern command-line interfaces ⓘ
operatingSystemFamily Unix ⓘ
Unix-like operating system ⓘ
primaryInterfaceType command-line interface ⓘ
supports aliases ⓘ
batch command execution ⓘ
command substitution ⓘ
conditionals ⓘ
control flow constructs ⓘ
environment variables ⓘ
filename globbing ⓘ
functions ⓘ
input redirection ⓘ
interactive command execution ⓘ
job control ⓘ
loops ⓘ
output redirection ⓘ
pipeline ⓘ
process control ⓘ
scripting automation ⓘ
shell scripting ⓘ
typicalFileExtension .sh ⓘ
usedFor batch processing ⓘ
executing programs ⓘ
interactive system use ⓘ
software development workflows ⓘ
system administration ⓘ
task automation ⓘ
text processing ⓘ

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Referenced by (52)

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Python → influencedBy → Unix shell ⓘ
Windows → hasComponent → Command Prompt ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
GNU Project → hasPart → GNU Bash ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
Codex → supportsLanguage → Shell ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
Unix shell → hasVariant → Bourne shell ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
Unix shell → hasVariant → C shell ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
Unix shell → hasVariant → Korn shell ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
Unix shell → hasVariant → Bash ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
Unix shell → hasVariant → Z shell ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
Unix shell → hasVariant → fish shell ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
Git → writtenInLanguage → Shell ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
Hadoop → writtenIn → Shell ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
PowerShell → influencedBy → Unix shells ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
Gentoo Linux → programmingLanguage → Bash ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
Terminal (macOS) → supports → Bash ⓘ
subject linked to: Terminal
linked to: Unix shell
Terminal (macOS) → supports → Zsh ⓘ
subject linked to: Terminal
linked to: Unix shell
Terminal (macOS) → previousDefaultShell → Bash (on older macOS versions) ⓘ
subject linked to: Terminal
linked to: Unix shell
GNU Findutils → usedWith → Bash ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
Groovy → hasImplementation → Groovy shell ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
OpenAI Codex API → supportsLanguage → Shell ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
RVM → writtenIn → Bash ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
rbenv → writtenIn → Shell ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
chruby → programmingLanguage → Bash ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
chruby → canBeUsedWith → Bash ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
Dash → shellFamily → Bourne shell family ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
airmon-zc → programmingLanguage → Bash ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
Unix Text Processing → relatedTo → Unix shell ⓘ
subject linked to: "Unix Text Processing"
UNIX System V → influenced → Bourne shell ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
Xenix → includedShell → Bourne shell ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
Airgeddon → programmingLanguage → Bash ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
Azure Cloud Shell → supportsShell → Bash ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
GNU userland → includesComponent → GNU Bash ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
Portage → writtenInLanguage → Bash ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
The Unix Programming Environment → focusesOn → Unix programming environment ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
fish shell → differsFrom → POSIX sh ⓘ
subject linked to: Fish (when installed)
linked to: Unix shell
Tcl → influencedBy → Unix shell ⓘ
AmigaDOS → userInterface → Shell ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
Judd Vinet → programmingLanguageUsed → Bash ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
GitHub Actions → supportsLanguage → Bash ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
Azure CLI → supports → Bash ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
echo → shellBuiltinIn → Bash ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
printf → shellIntegration → POSIX shell ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
printf → shellIntegration → Bash ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
Unix-like systems → typicalShells → Bourne shell ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
Unix-like systems → typicalShells → Bash ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
Zsh → influencedBy → Bourne shell ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
Almquist shell → compatibleWith → Bourne shell ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell
Almquist shell → relatedTo → Bourne shell ⓘ
linked to: Unix shell