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Old 06-13-2007, 10:39 PM   #1
tejpatil
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which shell i am using?

Hi All,

How to find which shell I am using? is there any command for this.

Thanks,
TJ
 
Old 06-13-2007, 11:00 PM   #2
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Here's one atleast

Code:
bash-3.1# echo $SHELL
 
Old 06-14-2007, 10:51 AM   #3
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There are several ways. The first is the one described above, another is
Code:
$echo $0
and the other is
Code:
$ps
 
  


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