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Working with Shells
Whenever you enter a command you are making use of a command in
terpreter
whichinterprets that command for HP-UX. The command in
terpreter is called
a
shell
.
When you log in, you are said to be \in" a
shell
. HP-UX supports sev
eral
dierent shells which b ehave in slightly dieren
tways and giveyou varying
amounts of interactive support at your display. These are called the Bourne,
Korn, Posix, Key, and C Shells. Y
our system administrator determines whic
h
shell you get when you rst log in, and y
ou have the option of c
hanging shells
later.
Basics of Shells: Characteristics, Choosing and Using
HP-UX gives you your choice of several dierent shell-types whichyou can run:
the Bourne, Korn, Posix, Key, and C Shells. Each of these shells has dierent
characteristics, and you can increase the sp eed and eciency with whic
hyou
interact with HP-UX inside windows if you learn to use some of the built-in
features of the shell of your choice.
For details on shell features and b eha
vior, please see the
Using HP-UX
and the
Shel ls: User's Guide
.
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