.sh
File Type 1 |
Bash Shell Script |
File Format |
Standard |
Usage |
Open manually; may run a program or script when opened |
Popularity |
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Popular |
Description |
Script programmed for bash, a type of Unix shell (Bourne-Again SHell); contains instructions written in the Bash language; can be executed by typing text commands within the shell's command-line interface.
Important: SH files may also be to store scripts for other shell programs such as Bourne Shell, C-Shell, and Korn Shell. Apple Terminal is a Bash shell.
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Open With |
Windows |
gVim
Notepad++
GNU Bash
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macOS |
Apple Terminal
iTerm
MacVim
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Unix |
GNU Bash
Vim
Any text editor
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Updated |
August 15, 2012 |
File Type 2 |
Unix Shell Archive |
File Format |
Standard |
Usage |
Open manually; may run a program or script when opened |
Popularity |
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ Average |
Description |
Self-extracting "shar" archive that contains files and a shell script with instructions on how to extract the contents; created with the Unix shar utility program; typically only usable on Unix computers with the Bourne shell installed.
Shar files also use the .SHAR file extension.
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Open With |
Windows |
ZipZag
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Unix |
unshar
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Updated |
2007 |
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