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bash — Bourne-Again SHell, an `sh`-compatible command-line interpreter. See also: `zsh`, `!`. More informat

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Problem

How to use the bash command: Bourne-Again SHell, an sh-compatible command-line interpreter. See also: zsh, !. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#Invoking-Bash>.

Solution

bash — Bourne-Again SHell, an sh-compatible command-line interpreter. See also: zsh, !. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#Invoking-Bash>.

Start an interactive shell session:

bash

Start an interactive shell session without loading startup configs:

bash --norc

Execute specific [c]ommands:

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

Execute a specific script:

bash {{path/to/script.sh}}

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

bash -x {{path/to/script.sh}}

Execute a specific script and stop at the first [e]rror:

bash -e {{path/to/script.sh}}

Execute specific commands from stdin:

{{echo "echo 'bash is executed'"}} | bash

Start a [r]estricted shell session:

bash {{[-r|--restricted]}}

Code Snippets

Start an interactive shell session

bash

Start an interactive shell session without loading startup configs

bash --norc

Execute specific [c]ommands

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

Execute a specific script

bash {{path/to/script.sh}}

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

bash -x {{path/to/script.sh}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/bash

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