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Name
Shell - command language interpreter
Synopsis
$ Shell [--skip-shellrc] [--live-formatting]
$ Shell [--skip-shellrc] command_file [arguments...]
$ Shell [--skip-shellrc] -c command_string [arguments...]
$ Shell [--skip-shellrc] --format command_file
Description
The Shell utility is a command language interpreter, which reads commands from either a command string, a specified file, or the standard input.
The command language shall be described in Shell(5), The Shell Command Language.
Any extra arguments passed into arguments are placed in the local variable $ARGV and can also be accessed through the special variable $*.
NOTE:
The Shell utility does not promise POSIX sh interoperability.
Options
-c,--command-string: Executes the given string as a command and exits--skip-shellrc: Skips running the initialization file (at~/.shellrc)--format: Format shell code from the given file and print the result to standard output-f,--live-formatting: Enable live formatting of the line editor buffer (in REPL mode)--keep-open: Keep the shell open after running the specified command or file--posix: Behave like a POSIX-compatible shell
Examples
# Start an interactive REPL, ignoring the shellrc
Shell --skip-shellrc
# Execute a given string
Shell -c 'rm foo*'
# Execute the contents of a file with some arguments
Shell foo a b c
See also
Shell-vars(7) For details on local and environment variables used by the shell