[SOLVED] default shell ?

Ribo01 · 04-13-2011, 05:32 AM

Hello y'all. Would like someone to help me out with the list of default shell for varieties of linux/Unix OS's. If am correct, Red Hat used BASH by default, and I know solaris 10 uses.KSH . By default. So will like to get the list of the default shell used by other packages or should o say varieties of Linux/Unix OS's . Thanks as always. Cheers.

corp769 · 04-13-2011, 05:39 AM

To see a list of installed shells on your system, do the following:

Code:

chsh --list

As far as a list, here you go, this should start you off: http://www.labtestproject.com/list_of_linux_shell

Cheers,

Josh

EricTRA · 04-13-2011, 05:41 AM

Hello,

Are you looking for a comparison between shells? Have a look at this page: Linux Shells. Or from Wikipedia. Hope it helps.

Kind regards,

Eric

Anisha Kaul · 04-13-2011, 05:45 AM

I feel the question was: "Which Linux distributions use which shells by default".

chrism01 · 04-13-2011, 06:34 AM

Typically, the list of installed/avail shells is in /etc/shells.
On my Centos 5.6 system it says

Code:

/bin/sh
/bin/bash
/sbin/nologin
/bin/tcsh
/bin/csh
/bin/ksh

iirc, the same file (or equiv) is used in Solaris.
Typically, Linux will default to bash, solaris to ksh BUT root is often set to 'sh'. YHBW.
I seem to remember reading that Ubuntu tends to default to dash in certain circumstances, but then Ubuntu is a bit odd the way it does some things.

Ribo01 · 04-13-2011, 08:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anisha Kaul

I feel the question was: "Which Linux distributions use which shells by default".

Thanks to you all. But I think anisha kaul got exactly what I intended to ask. So can anyone help with a link to see the list of linux distributions and their default shell. Thanks.

markush · 04-13-2011, 08:40 AM

On Linux bash is the default shell and as far as I know this is true for every distribution.

Markus

theNbomr · 04-13-2011, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by markush

On Linux bash is the default shell and as far as I know this is true for every distribution.

Markus

Lets not forget about all of the mini/micro Linux distros that mostly use Busybox (a kind of Swiss-army-knife of software tools, that includes a basic shell).

--- rod.

Telengard · 04-13-2011, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrism01

I seem to remember reading that Ubuntu tends to default to dash in certain circumstances, but then Ubuntu is a bit odd the way it does some things.

On Ubuntu systems since 6.10 /bin/sh is a symlink to /bin/dash. Bash is still the default login shell.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DashAsBinSh

Edit
@Ribo01, to get more useful responses please consider sharing your reason for wanting such a list. I don't know if such a thing exists. If we know why you want it then maybe there is a better way to accomplish whatever you're after.

Ribo01 · 04-13-2011, 04:38 PM

Hey, telengard. Am just someone trying to learn and cover everything that i need to know basically. Have been a Microsoft user all my lfe. So aint no harm in learning or trying to learn about a new thing. Thanks again you all.

Telengard · 04-13-2011, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ribo01

So aint no harm in learning or trying to learn about a new thing. Thanks again you all.

Quite correct, and no one would blame you for asking. This is after all LinuxQuestions

Bash is the default login shell on every Linux I've used. There are many shells to choose from, but I have never encountered a reason to try them. You can install multiple shells and set your own preferred default.

I've never used a traditional Unix system, although I did spend a short time on a Red Hat system configured to act like one.

HTH