TIL what bash means
POSTED ON:
TAGS: bash terminal definition
All shells originate from the Bourne Shell, called sh
. "Bourne" because its creator was Steve Bourne.
Bash means Bourne-again shell. sh
was proprietary and not open source, and Bash was created in 1989 to create a free alternative for the GNU project and the Free Software Foundation. Since projects had to pay to use the Bourne shell
, Bash became very popular.
Via
The Linux Command Handbook
Related TILs
Tagged: bash