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Where is 'shell' to type in?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

Not sure that you mean exactly. On a PC you might use the run command and it would open a box that you would be able to type in commands such as dir, CD C:.

On a machintosh you might open a terminal window. It is listed under Applications, Utilities. Once the terminal window opens you are able to type in unix type commands.

On a Linux/unix system, when your account was set up, a system administrator put in the password file the default shell for you to use. Usually it is csh or bash. When you log on to the computer you are already in a shell. A shell is a list of commands that allows you to comunicate with the computer.

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13y ago

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