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Bash is an open source programming language created in 1989 by Brian Fox.

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Bash is a Unix shell and command language written by Brian Fox for the GNU Project as a free software replacement for the Bourne shell. First released in 1989, it has been distributed widely as the default login shell for most Linux distributions and Apple's macOS (formerly OS X). A version is also available for Windows 10. Read more on Wikipedia...


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Language features

Feature Supported Example Token
Standard Library
echo "Hello, World!"
Conditionals
Functions
While Loops
File Imports
source ./bash.sh
Assignment
FOO="bar"
=
Print() Debugging
echo "Hello World"
echo
Pipes
echo "Hello world" > output.txt
Here Document
cat <
Integers
PLDB=80766866
Strings
"Hello world"
"
Line Comments
# A comment
#
Comments
# A comment
Variable Substitution Syntax
STR="Hello World!"
echo $STR
Sets X
MultiLine Comments X
Semantic Indentation X
Units of Measure X

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