sh, jsh — Standard and Job Control Shell and Command Interpreter
Synopsis
/usr/bin/sh [-acefhiknprstuvx][argument...] /usr/xpg4/bin/sh [+ abCefhikmnoprstuvx][+ o option]... [-c string][arg...] /usr/bin/jsh [-acefhiknprstuvx][argument...]
Description
The Bourne shell, written by Steve Bourne when he was at AT&T Bell Laboratories, is the original UNIX shell. This shell is preferred for shell programming because of its programming capabilities and its universal availability. It lacks features, such as built-in arithmetic, for interactive use. The Bourne shell is the default login shell for the root account, and it serves as the default user login shell if you do not specify another shell in your passwd file. The Bourne shell is used for all ...
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