--- title: "Which are the Shells used in Linux?" description: "Which are the Shells used in Linux?" author: "Mukul Goenka" published: 2022-04-15 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96815/which-are-the-shells-used-in-linux category: "troubleshooting" tags: ["troubleshooting", "linux"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Which are the Shells used in Linux? Which are the Shells used in Linux? ## Answers ### Answer by Hitesh Vohra ![Which are the Shells used in Linux?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/a64cb320-4550-4d89-a9f6-50ccc5652d0f/images/e6ec9cd2-fe1e-4413-b009-e5b2a91256b0.jpeg)\ - The default shell on many [**Linux**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96811/what-is-the-difference-between-linux-and-unix) variants nowadays is **Bash,** which stands for Bourne Again Shell. It's also a sh-compatible shell with a number of advantages over sh for programming and interactive use, including: Job Control Editing from the Command Line,Command history of any size - **Tcsh** is an upgraded C shell that may be used as an interactive login shell and a command processor for shell scripts. The following are some of the features of Tcsh: Command-line editor with syntax similar to C,Word and filename completion can be programmed. - David G. Korn invented and developed the Korn shell, which is abbreviated as **Ksh.** Like many other Unix/GNU Linux shells, it is a comprehensive, powerful, high-level programming language as well as an interactive command language. - **Zsh** is an interactive shell that borrows functionality from other Unix/GNU Linux shells like bash, tcsh, and ksh. It, too, is a strong scripting language, just like the other shells. - **Fish** in full was created in 2005 and stands for 'friendly interactive shell.' It, like the other shells, was designed to be fully interactive and user pleasant, and it contains a number of useful features, including: Page completions by man, Configuration through the internet, Auto-suggestions ## \ **Read More: [What is Swap Space in Linux?](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96816/what-is-swap-space-in-linux)** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96815/which-are-the-shells-used-in-linux Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.