The first UNIX Shell: 1971's Thompson Shell

Date:
Fri, 14 Oct 2022 02:17:37 GMT

Description:
Over 50 years old and still surprisingly usable!

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We all know that the first text-based computer Shell dates back to the early 1960s (RUNCOM written for the Compatible Time Sharing System followed by a
new Shell, designed by the same man, for Multics).

But what then?

Lets continue our journey of the history of Shells with the very first shell on UNIX: the Thompson Shell .

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Link to news story: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-first-unix-shell-1971s-thompson


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