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Everything about Bash (Unix shell)
GNU replacement for the Bourne shell
Bash is an interactive command interpreter and command language developed for Unix-like operating systems. Supported by the Free Software Foundation and created in 1989 by Brian Fox for the GNU Project, it is designed as a completely free software alternative for the Bourne shell, sh, and other proprietary Unix shells. Having gained widespread adoption, Bash is commonly used as the default login shell for numerous Linux distributions. It also supports the execution of commands from files, known as shell scripts, facilitating automation. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Bash (Unix shell)A 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Learning the bash ShellThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Go sideways: Dot (command)A closely related topic
- Go sideways: Shell scriptA closely related topic
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đź“š Books worth reading
Learning the bash ShellCameron Newham, Bill Rosenblatt · 1995
Bash cookbookCarl Albing, JP Vossen · 2007
Jetzt lerne ich ShellprogrammierungBettina Rathmann · 2004
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