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Bash (Unix shell)

Bash (short for "Bourne Again SHell") 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.…

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Available in
Multilingual (gettext)
Developer
Chet Ramey
License
v.4.0+: GPL-3.0-or-later[a] · v.1.11 – v.3.2: GPL-2.0-or-later · v.0.99 – v.1.05: GPL-1.0-or-later
Operating system
Linux · Unix-like · macOS · Windows · Android
Original author
Brian Fox
Platform
GNU

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Bash (Unix shell)

Nodes169
Edges168
Triples25
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011834
Components1

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Bash (Unix shell)

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Operating system · 6
Bash (Unix shell) → Android, Linux, macOS, Oracle Solaris, Unix-like, Windows
License · 3
Bash (Unix shell) → v.0.99 – v.1.05: GPL-1.0-or-later, v.1.11 – v.3.2: GPL-2.0-or-later, v.4.0+: GPL-3.0-or-later[a]
Available in · 1
Bash (Unix shell) → Multilingual (gettext)
Developer · 1
Bash (Unix shell) → Chet Ramey
Original author · 1
Bash (Unix shell) → Brian Fox
Platform · 1
Bash (Unix shell) → GNU
Release · 1
Bash (Unix shell) → 8 June 1989; 37 years ago (1989-06-08)
Repository · 1
Bash (Unix shell) → git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/bash.git
Stable release · 1
Bash (Unix shell) → 5.3 / 3 July 2025; 13 months ago (3 July 2025)
Type · 1
Bash (Unix shell) → Shell (computing), Unix shell, command language

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Important terminology

shell bash command commands posix scripts process interactive variable also user available using system syntax linux one used variables mode

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Bash (Unix shell)Available inMultilingual (gettext)1.00infobox
Bash (Unix shell)DeveloperChet Ramey1.00infobox
Bash (Unix shell)Licensev.4.0+: GPL-3.0-or-later[a]1.00infobox
Bash (Unix shell)Licensev.1.11 – v.3.2: GPL-2.0-or-later1.00infobox
Bash (Unix shell)Licensev.0.99 – v.1.05: GPL-1.0-or-later1.00infobox
Bash (Unix shell)Operating systemLinux1.00infobox
Bash (Unix shell)Operating systemUnix-like1.00infobox
Bash (Unix shell)Operating systemmacOS1.00infobox
Bash (Unix shell)Operating systemWindows1.00infobox
Bash (Unix shell)Operating systemAndroid1.00infobox
Bash (Unix shell)Operating systemOracle Solaris1.00infobox
Bash (Unix shell)Original authorBrian Fox1.00infobox
Bash (Unix shell)PlatformGNU1.00infobox
Bash (Unix shell)Release8 June 1989; 37 years ago (1989-06-08)1.00infobox
Bash (Unix shell)Repositorygit.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/bash.git1.00infobox
Bash (Unix shell)Stable release5.3 / 3 July 2025; 13 months ago (3 July 2025)1.00infobox
Bash (Unix shell)TypeShell (computing), Unix shell, command language1.00infobox
Bash (Unix shell)Websitewww.gnu.org/software/bash/1.00infobox
Bash (Unix shell)Written inC1.00infobox

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