GNU Bourne Again SHell Alternatives

GNU Bourne Again SHell is described as 'Bash is the shell, or command language interpreter, that will appear in the GNU operating system. Bash is an sh-compatible shell that incorporates useful features from the Korn shell (ksh) and C shell (csh). It is intended to conform to the IEEE POSIX P1003.2/ISO 9945' and is a very popular Shell in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to GNU Bourne Again SHell for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Cygwin apps. The best GNU Bourne Again SHell alternative is fish, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GNU Bourne Again SHell are Zsh, Perl, Nu Shell and IPython.

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  1. GNU time icon

    GNU time

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    program for measuring execution time of programms and some other parameters.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    GNU time is not a shell, it's just another program.

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    • GNU time is Free and Open SourceGNU Bourne Again SHell is also Free and Open Source
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    OverOS

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    Simple shell/TUI written completely in c++ containing a basic "kernel", command support, and the ability to run a KAutoRun application upon boot.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. fshell icon

    fshell

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    fshell is the Symbian equivalent of bash + telnet + a posix-like set of command-line tools. In other words it's a console framework for Symbian OS with support for remote connections and a suite of tools for debugging the device.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Symbian S60
     

  5. es

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    Es is an extensible shell. The language was derived from the Plan 9 shell, rc, and was influenced by functional programming languages, such as Scheme, and the Tcl embeddable programming language.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     

  6. arsh

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    A statically typed scripting language with shell-like features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac
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  7. LibTerm icon

    LibTerm

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    LibTerm is a command line interface for iPhone and iPad. Includes what you need for coding C programs!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    • LibTerm is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to GNU Bourne Again SHell.

    • LibTerm is Free and Open SourceGNU Bourne Again SHell is also Free and Open Source
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