What are Shells and Shell Scripting?
Introduction to Shell and Shell Scripting Introduction to Shell and Shell Scripting First of all, let us gather knowledge about the following terms: Kernel Shell Terminal What is a Kernel? Kernel is called the core of an operating system. Kernel is a layer of program in an operating system which connects the operating system with the machine's hardware. Some of the tasks which are handled by Kernel are listed: Memory Management Device Management Process Management Input/Output Operations What is a Shell? Shell is a program that acts as an interface between the user and the Operating System. Shell reads commands through the scripts which are input by human users and then it converts them into Kernel readable form. What is a Terminal? Terminal is an application program which allows the users to interact with the shell. Terminal program ...