Question: What Is the Linux Shell?
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What do you mean by Linux shell?

The shell is a user program or it is an environment provided for user interaction. It is a command language interpreter that executes commands read from the standard input device such as keyboard or from a file. Several shells are available for Linux including: BASH ( Bourne-Again SHell ) – Most common shell in Linux.

What are the types of shell in Linux?

In this article, we shall take a look at some of the top most used open source shells on Unix/GNU Linux.

  • Bash Shell. Bash stands for Bourne Again Shell and it is the default shell on many Linux distributions today.
  • Tcsh/Csh Shell.
  • Ksh Shell.
  • Zsh Shell.
  • Fish.
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