This tutorial covers programming language features in
- DOS
- Bash
- Shell
- zsh
Dos has abbreviated as disk-based operation systems for Windows OS.
It has different flavors MS-DOS IBM PC DOS
The current version is DOS 9 in Windows 12 Operating System
Linux and UNIX have different scripts like bash and Shell scripts
What is sh in the terminal?
sh is a shell, command language used to execute code from a script file. It takes input from the keyboard executes script files and does output.
How do I run a .sh file in Terminal?
To execute the sh files, Please follow the below steps
- Open terminal
- make sure that the sh file has to execute permission to execute
- Run script file using ./scriptfile.sh
How can I get the current date and time in the terminal
To get the current date and time in the terminal, please follow the below steps
- Open terminal
- Run the date command, which results in the current date and time of the day.
date
What is a terminal?
Terminal also called the command line in Most operating Systems. Terminal used to execute script files in OS.
- Unix: Called as Shell command line
- Windows: Command prompt
- MacOS: Terminal Window
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