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Jun 19
2009

Linux: Switch between shells

Last updated: June 24th, 2009

How to switch between shells?

sh – bourne shell
bash – bourne again shell
ksh – korne shell
csh – c shell

bash” is the default shell in most linux variants.

You can switch between shells by typing the respective shells short commands like
$csh (to switch to C shell)
$ksh (to switch to korne shell)

Jun 16
2009

Linux: Know your Shell

Last updated: June 24th, 2009

What is a Shell?
A Shell is a program that passes the instructions to the kernel of your system for it to be interpreted when it is valid.

To learn more about the shell, click here

How to find which shell you are on?

The command to find which Linux shell you are in
$ echo $SHELL


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