Shell script

A shell script is a script written for the shell, or command interpreter, of an operating system. Typical operations performed by shell scripts include file manipulation, program execution, and printing text. Usually, shell script refers to scripts written for a Unix shell, while DOS and Windows command-line scripts are called batch files, but here we discuss properties of both. Bourne shell-derived scripting languages are more commonly used than C shell-derived languages for writing shell scripts.

Related Topics:
Script - Shell - Operating system - Unix shell - Batch file - Bourne shell - C shell

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Many shell script interpreters double as command-line interfaces, such as the Unix shell or the MS-DOS COMMAND.COM. Others, such as AppleScript, add scripting capability to computing environments lacking a command-line interface. Examples of shell script languages include:

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• AppleScript
• AREXX (Amiga REXX)
• bash
• csh
• JCL
• ksh
• MS-DOS batch
• REXX
• sh
• Scheme
 
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