๐ What Is a Shell?
A shell is a command-line interpreter that executes commands and scripts.
๐ Who This Is For
- Beginners learning command-line fundamentals
- Intermediate users understanding shell architecture
- Advanced engineers reviewing core concepts
- DevOps and sysadmins working with POSIX systems
๐งฉ Responsibilities
- Execute commands
- Run scripts
- Manage processes
- Provide environment variables
- Handle redirections and pipelines
๐ง Common Shells
shโ POSIX standard shellbashโ most common Linux shelldashโ lightweight POSIX shell (Debian/Ubuntu/bin/sh)zshโ advanced interactive shellfishโ user-friendly interactive shell