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Shell

sh(1) is a POSIX compliant shell.

Several distributions of Linux actually use bash(1) or dash(1) to satisfy sh(1). BSD operating systems commonly use tcsh(1).

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Example

echo "Hello, world!"

This can be executed like:

sh ./example.sh

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-The core, POSIX-compliant shell on any *nix system.
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-Originally `sh(1)`, several distribution of Linux ''actually'' use `bash(1)` or `dash(1)`. BSDs trend towards `tcsh(1)`.
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+== Example ==

{{{
echo "Hello, world!"
}}}

This can be executed like:

{{{
sh ./example.sh
}}}

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- * [[Sh/Tests|Tests]]
+ * [[Shell/Arithmetic|Arithmetic]]
 * [[Shell/Logic|Logic]]
 * [[Shell/Looping|Looping]]
 * [[Shell/Pipeline|Pipelines]]
 * [[Shell/Test|Tests]]

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== See also ==

[[https://www.shellcheck.net/wiki/|The shellcheck wiki]], the online reference for `shellcheck(1)`

[[https://github.com/dylanaraps/pure-sh-bible|Dylan's pure sh bible]]