what is shell?

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what is shell?..

Answer / prasant

The shell reads the command from the user and interprets
them as a request to execute a program.so bcoz shell plays
this role,it is called as a command line i9nterpreter..

Besides this shell is also a programming language.

it acts as an inretface between user and kernel.
three most widely used unix shells are Bourne shell,korn
shell and c shell.



Thank you
prasant kumar
prasantmuna@gmail.com

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what is shell?..

Answer / ravindra

Shell is nothing but interface between end user and kernal.
Shell provides you a way to execute commands.

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what is shell?..

Answer / nashiinformaticssolutions

The program which serves as an interface between the user and the system called a shell. It is the layer of programming that understands and executes the commands a user enters. In some systems, it’s also called a command interpreter.

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what is shell?..

Answer / hr@tgksolutions.com

The program which serves as an interface between the user and the system called a shell. It is the layer of programming that understands and executes the commands a user enters. In some systems, it’s also called a command interpreter.

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what is shell?..

Answer / cychoi

Shells are those shiny things along the seashores.

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