List some of the frequent shells used in unix along with their indicators?



List some of the frequent shells used in unix along with their indicators?..

Answer / Swati Goyal

Some popular Unix shells and their indicators include:
1. Bourne Shell (sh): Used by default in older systems. Indicator: no specific extension.
2. Bourne Again Shell (bash): The most commonly used shell today. Indicator: .bashrc or .bash_profile files in the user's home directory.
3. C Shell (csh): A more powerful but complex shell with a scripting language called csharp. Indicator: .cshrc or .tcshrc files in the user's home directory.
4. Korn Shell (ksh): An extension to the Bourne shell that offers additional features like command history and command editing. Indicator: .krc file in the user's home directory.

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