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ksh — Korn Shell, a Bash-compatible command-line interpreter. See also: `!`, `^`. More information: <https

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Problem

How to use the ksh command: Korn Shell, a Bash-compatible command-line interpreter. See also: !, ^. More information: <https://manned.org/ksh>.

Solution

ksh — Korn Shell, a Bash-compatible command-line interpreter. See also: !, ^. More information: <https://manned.org/ksh>.

Start an interactive shell session:

ksh

Execute specific [c]ommands:

ksh -c "{{echo 'ksh is executed'}}"

Execute a specific script:

ksh {{path/to/script.ksh}}

Check a specific script for syntax errors without executing it:

ksh -n {{path/to/script.ksh}}

E[x]ecute a specific script, printing each command in the script before executing it:

ksh -x {{path/to/script.ksh}}

Code Snippets

Start an interactive shell session

ksh

Execute specific [c]ommands

ksh -c "{{echo 'ksh is executed'}}"

Execute a specific script

ksh {{path/to/script.ksh}}

Check a specific script for syntax errors without executing it

ksh -n {{path/to/script.ksh}}

E[x]ecute a specific script, printing each command in the script before executing it

ksh -x {{path/to/script.ksh}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/ksh

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