Shell
Intro
The shell allows the textual input of commands on an alphanumeric terminal.
It is mostly associated with the command prompt of Unix operating systems.
The basic types of commands are:
- start a program
- manage the file system (copy files etc.)
- show information (list jobs etc.)
There are numerous types of shells available on Unix (sh, csh, tcsh, bash, zsh etc.). The default shell on Ubuntu is bash. In the following we stick to the bash and for some examples to the tcsh, but most of the basic commands are similar for other shells.
To start a shell on Ubuntu press Ctrl-Alt-T or start the Terminal from the start menu.
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