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Section 6: The Linux Shell and Command Line Course 3071 – SLES 10 Fundamentals yyang The Linux Shell and Command Line Objectives 1. Get to Know the Command Shells 2. Execute Commands at the Command Line 3. Get to Know Common Command Line Tasks 4. Understand Command Sy ntax and Special Characters 5. Use Piping and Redirection Objective 1: Get to Know the Command Shells Section 6 – Work with the Linux Shell and Command Line Get to Know the Command Shells Overview • Cannot communicate directly with the operating system • Use a program to do this called the shell – Accepts user entries – Interprets them and converts them to system calls – Delivers system messages back to the user • To understand command shells need to understand – Types of Shells – bash Configuration Files – Completion of Commands and File Names Get to Know the Command Shells Types of Shells • UNIX has numerous shells and most are also provided in Linux in freely available versions – They differ in what functionality is offered • Examples are – /bin/sh - The Bourne shell (links to /bin/bash) – /bin/bash - The Bourne Again shell – /bin/ sh - The Korn shell – /bin/csh - The C shell (links to /bin/tcsh) – /bin/tcsh - The TC shell • The standard Linux shell is bash Get to Know the Command Shells Types of Shells • The shell is started like a program and you can switch to a different shell at any time • The shell does not terminate on its own like other programs – Enter the exit command to return to the