Bourne Shell (sh) is a command-line interpreter for Unix operating systems, created by Stephen Bourne. It executes commands read from a terminal or a script file, enabling users to run programs, manage files, and automate tasks through shell scripting.
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About Bourne Shell
The Bourne Shell was created in 1977 by Stephen Bourne at Bell Labs. It was developed to replace the Thompson Shell and provided enhanced scripting capabilities, better control structures, and improved command execution features for Unix systems.
Strengths of Bourne Shell included its simplicity, portability, and powerful scripting capabilities. Weaknesses involved limited interactive features and less user-friendly syntax compared to later shells. Competitors included the C Shell (csh), Korn Shell (ksh), and Bourne Again Shell (bash).
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A Bourne Shell expert must have skills in writing and debugging shell scripts, understanding Unix/Linux command-line utilities, managing file permissions, handling process control, utilizing text processing tools like sed and awk, and proficiency in regular expressions.
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