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	'''Bash''' (short for "''Bourne Again SHell''") is an interactive [[command-line interface\|command interpreter]] and [[~~programming~~ language]] developed for [[Unix]]-like [[operating systems]]. Created in 1989 by Brian Fox for the [[GNU Project]],<ref name="computerworld_08">		'''Bash''' (short for "''Bourne Again SHell''") is an interactive [[command-line interface\|command interpreter]] and [[scripting language]] developed for [[Unix]]-like [[operating systems]]. Created in 1989 by Brian Fox for the [[GNU Project]],<ref name="computerworld_08">
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	</ref> it is designed as a completely [[free software]] alternative for the [[Bourne shell]], {{code\|sh}}, and other proprietary [[Unix shells]],<ref>https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/</ref> supported by the [[Free Software Foundation]].<ref name="computerworld_08" /> Having gained widespread adoption, Bash is commonly used as the default [[login]] shell for numerous [[Linux]] distributions.<ref name="goftw2015">		</ref> it is designed as a completely [[free software]] alternative for the [[Bourne shell]], {{code\|sh}}, and other proprietary [[Unix shells]],<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/bash.html\|title=Bash - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation\|website=www.gnu.org}}</ref> supported by the [[Free Software Foundation]].<ref name="computerworld_08" /> Having gained widespread adoption, Bash is commonly used as the default [[login]] shell for numerous [[Linux]] distributions.<ref name="goftw2015">
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	==== Arrays ====		==== Arrays ====
	Arrays are data structures which hold multiple values.<ref>https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Arrays.html</ref> Arrays have a set of square brackets placed at the end of the variable name and inside the curly braces. When writing arrays, curly braces and square brackets are required.		Arrays are data structures which hold multiple values.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Arrays.html\|title=Arrays (Bash Reference Manual)\|website=www.gnu.org}}</ref> Arrays have a set of square brackets placed at the end of the variable name and inside the curly braces. When writing arrays, curly braces and square brackets are required.

	An array is assigned using the syntax <code>name=( one or more elements )</code>. It is expanded using {{Code\| ${quux[@]} \| bash}} or {{Code\| ${quux[*]} \| bash}} or {{Code\| ${quux[1]} \| bash}}, depending on the use case.		An array is assigned using the syntax <code>name=( one or more elements )</code>. It is expanded using {{Code\| ${quux[@]} \| bash}} or {{Code\| ${quux[*]} \| bash}} or {{Code\| ${quux[1]} \| bash}}, depending on the use case.
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	Each kind of parameter is distinguished by a specific [[Naming convention (programming)\|naming convention]].<ref name="gnu manual">https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html</ref>		Each kind of parameter is distinguished by a specific [[Naming convention (programming)\|naming convention]].<ref name="gnu manual">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html\|title=Bash Reference Manual\|website=www.gnu.org}}</ref>

	Since Bash 4.0,<ref>~~https~~://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Bash-4.0-Introduces-Associative-Arrays</ref> Bash also supports [[associative array]]s.		Since Bash 4.0,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Bash-4.0-Introduces-Associative-Arrays\|title=Bash 4.0 Introduces Associative Arrays » Linux Magazine\|first=Mathias\|last=Huber\|website=Linux Magazine}}</ref> Bash also supports [[associative array]]s.

	In this article, examples of variables from this section include {{mono\|${foo}, PID, PWD, EUID, $$}}, {{mono\|${quux} }} and {{mono\|${zork} }}.		In this article, examples of variables from this section include {{mono\|${foo}, PID, PWD, EUID, $$}}, {{mono\|${quux} }} and {{mono\|${zork} }}.
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	[[Redirection (computing)\|Redirections]] of Standard Input, Standard Output and Standard Error [[Standard streams\|data streams]] are performed, including		[[Redirection (computing)\|Redirections]] of Standard Input, Standard Output and Standard Error [[Standard streams\|data streams]] are performed, including
	* File writing, {{Code\| >}}, and appending, {{Code\| >}},		* File writing, {{Code\| >}}, and appending, {{Code\|>>}},
	* [[Here document]]s, {{Code\| <<}},		* [[Here document]]s, {{Code\| <<}},
	* Here strings, {{Code\| <<<}}, which allow parameters to be used as input, and		* Here strings, {{Code\| <<<}}, which allow parameters to be used as input, and
	* A redirection operator, {{Code\| >}}, which can force overwriting of a file when a shell's {{mono\|noclobber}} setting is enabled;		* A redirection operator, {{Code\|>{{!}}}}, which can force overwriting of a file when a shell's {{mono\|noclobber}} setting is enabled;

	Its syntax simplifies [[redirection (computing)\|I/O redirection]].		Its syntax simplifies [[redirection (computing)\|I/O redirection]].
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	** Here strings, {{Code\|<<<}}, which allow parameters to be used as input, and		** Here strings, {{Code\|<<<}}, which allow parameters to be used as input, and
	** A redirection operator, {{Code\|>}}, which can force overwriting of a file when a shell's {{Code\|noclobber}} setting is enabled;		** A redirection operator, {{Code\|>{{!}}}}, which can force overwriting of a file when a shell's {{Code\|noclobber}} setting is enabled;
	*(F) Command name lookup is performed, in the following order:		*(F) Command name lookup is performed, in the following order:
	*# [[Command (computing)\|Commands]] internal to the [[Shell (computing)\|shell]]:		*# [[Command (computing)\|Commands]] internal to the [[Shell (computing)\|shell]]:
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	In [[Computer science\|computing]], '''Bash''' (short for "''Bourne Again ~~SHell~~''")<ref>{{ multiref2		In [[Computer science\|computing]], '''Bash''' (short for "''Bourne Again Shell''")<ref>{{ multiref2
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	{{Cite web \|last=[[Richard Stallman]] \|date=November 12, 2010 \|title=About the GNU Project \|url=https://www.gnu.org/gnu/thegnuproject.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424064815/https://www.gnu.org/gnu/thegnuproject.html \|archive-date=24 April 2011 \|access-date=13 March 2011 \|publisher=Free Software Foundation \|quote="Bourne Again Shell" is a play on the name ''Bourne Shell'', which was the usual shell on Unix. }}		{{Cite web \|last=[[Richard Stallman]] \|date=November 12, 2010 \|title=About the GNU Project \|url=https://www.gnu.org/gnu/thegnuproject.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424064815/https://www.gnu.org/gnu/thegnuproject.html \|archive-date=24 April 2011 \|access-date=13 March 2011 \|publisher=Free Software Foundation \|quote="Bourne Again Shell" is a play on the name ''Bourne Shell'', which was the usual shell on Unix. }}

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