Bash

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#3 of 27

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Score

6.0

The facts below are what the maker publishes about Bash, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.

Plans and prices

From Bash's own pricing page, checked 14 Nov 2026.

Plan	Price	What it gives you
Bash	Free	No paid tiers stated

Each one read from Bash's own pages, with the date it was checked.

Compatibility: Most sh scripts can run in Bash without modification.checked 14 Nov 2026
Development: Bash development is a volunteer effort, with the project directing users to Savannah for sources and trackers.checked 14 Nov 2026
Editing modes: Interactive command-line editing is enabled by default, with Emacs-style and vi-style modes available.checked 14 Nov 2026
Features: Bash includes command-line editing, command history, job control, functions, aliases, arrays, and integer arithmetic.checked 14 Nov 2026
History: Bash can save command history in a history file and lets users control which commands are saved.checked 14 Nov 2026
Licensing: Bash is licensed under GPL version 3 or, at the user's option, any later version.checked 14 Nov 2026
POSIX: Bash is intended to conform to the IEEE POSIX Shell and Tools standard.checked 14 Nov 2026
Product: Bash is the GNU Project's shell and an sh-compatible command language interpreter.checked 14 Nov 2026
Support and contact: The project identifies Chet Ramey as maintainer and directs users to mailing lists for contact.checked 14 Nov 2026
Use: Bash offers functional improvements over sh for programming and interactive use.checked 14 Nov 2026

Platforms: The distribution supports GNU operating systems, nearly every Unix version, and several non-Unix systems.checked 14 Nov 2026
Windows ports: Independently supported ports exist for Windows and other platforms.checked 14 Nov 2026