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The Korn shell is an interactive command and programming language that provides an interface to UNIX and other systems. As an interactive command language, it is responsible for reading and executing the commands that you enter at your terminal. As a programming language, its special commands allow you to write sophisticated programs. It also provides the ability to customize your working environment.
The Korn shell offers compatibility with the Bourne shell, while providing a more robust programming language and command interpreter. It also contains some features of the C shell. Some of the major features of the Korn shell are:
This publication is based on the 11/16/88f version, which is the latest version at the time of this printing. To check your version, execute the what command on the Korn shell binary.
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