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The Bourne Again SHell (bash) is an interactive, programmable command interpreter for the Unix and GNU-Linux operating systems. Bash was created and is maintained through the GNU Project. Bash is most common on GNU-Linux systems, though it may be found on any Unix-like OS.

Subcategories

• Scripting

Resources in This Category

• BASH FAQ

  http://www.faqs.org/faqs/unix-faq/shell/bash/
  A BASH Frequently Asked Questions Page

• Bash Prompt HOWTO

  http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Bash-Prompt-HOWTO/
  How-to reference guide to customizing the BASH command-line prompt.

• Bash Reference Manual

  http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html
  GNU BASH shell reference manual. Readable online or optionally download in a variety of formats.

• Bash Scripting Tutorial

  http://www.linuxconfig.org/Bash_scripting_Tutorial
  A basic introduction to scripting with Bash.

• Getting Started with Bash :: A Bash Tutorial

  http://www.hypexr.org/bash_tutorial.shtml
  A bash shell tutorial that covers the most useful aspects and features of bash for the average user, rather than the scripter/programmer.

• GNU BASH

  http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/
  Official site for the GNU Bourne Again SHell. Includes manual and links to download bash binaries and source.

• GNU Bash Reference Manual

  http://www.network-theory.co.uk/bash/manual/
  The "GNU Bash Reference Manual" by Chet Ramey and Brian Fox, available as a printed book (ISBN: 0-9541617-7-7).

• Learning the shell

  http://linuxcommand.org/learning_the_shell.html
  Collection of Linux command-line tutorials, focused on the BASH shell.

• Setting environment variables: BASH shell

  http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/unixhelp/environment/env3d.html
  HOWTO change environment variables under the BASH shell.

• Setting the prompt variable: BASH shell

  http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/unixhelp/environment/bash.html
  HOWTO change the prompt variable under the BASH shell.

• The GNU Bourne-Again Shell

  http://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/bash/bashtop.html
  The GNU Project BASH Maintainer's home site.

• Wikipedia Bash

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bash
  History and overview of the BAsh shell.

• Working more productively with Bash 2.x

  http://www.caliban.org/bash/
  BASH tips and tricks - including programmable command-line completion.

 

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