bash

bash stands for Bourne Again shell and was developed by Brian Fox and Chet Ramey. bash is the default shell for many Linux distributions including Corel LINUX. bash is based on the original UNIX, Bourne shell developed by Steven Bourne and supports all Bourne shell features. bash also contains useful features from Korn shell (ksh) and C shell (csh). bash is noted for its programming capabilities and easy to use command interface.