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bash

bash

3 6.7
A program that runs commands and lets you write scripts on a computer
  • noun
  • /bæʃ/
  • Specialized
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  • It was all new to me, and all I had was some early knowledge of working with Bash in a Unix introductory course (ULI101).

Go on then, which is control R in Actually, I don't know if bash is doing it or if my terminal is doing it.

Examples

  • I downloaded Cygwin and am trying to do the same thing with Bash.

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  • I run Bash in a GNOME 3 terminal.

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  • It's going to execute bin bash and then be done.

  • I wrote a short Bash program to calculate the variances between the numbering system of the email filenames.

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  • Today I want to share with you some of my favorite features of Bash. I call them hidden because I've discovered that a lot of people don't know or don't use them, but to be honest, they are not so hidden after all; they are in the man page of Bash. But how many of us have read it all?

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  • Bash provides a mechanism called xtrace for producing a comprehensive trace file describing nearly every expression that the shell evaluates as part of execution.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Well, to give you an example: I got used to ripping FLAC files using the FLAC and Oggenc command line tools; I also have several small Bash scripts to ease my work.

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  • I often write a bash script to automate my daily tasks on Linux.

  • The command line interface allows users to interact directly with the bash shell.

  • To run your script correctly, make sure it is compatible with the bash environment.

Synonyms

script language
vsbash
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A computer language used to write small programs that do tasks for you

is a specific Unix shell that runs commands and writes scripts
command language
vsbash
  • Specialized
7.5

Written instructions that tell a computer what tasks to do

is a Unix shell environment that provides and executes such command instructions

Surface Forms

bash singular
bashes plural

Etymology

Bash is the name of a computer shell and comes from the playful phrase Bourne Again SHell, a take on 'born again' to show it is a new version of the older Bourne shell. So bash is the program you use to run commands and write small scripts on Unix and Linux systems.