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Different Login Shell Types

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 Different Login Shell Types (Bourne, Korn, C)

There are three major login shells:

  1. The Bourne shell (sh)
    1. The original UNIX shell
    2. Now viewed as "limited" in its capabilities as a login shell
  2. The C shell (csh)
    1. Named after the C programming language
    2. Created at the University of California/Berkeley (UCB)
    3. Commonly used as a login shell
  3. The Korn shell (ksh)
    1. From AT&T
    2. Supports all Bourne shell commands
    3. Supports many C shell commands
    4. Adds new features    

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