Shell

Shell

A command interpreter that allows a user to run executable code. Shells also store and configure additional information about a user's executable paths, environment variables, and usability options.

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Industry/Domain: Software
Category: Operating systems
Company: Red Hat
Product: Red Hat Linux 9
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