tldr/pages/common/bash.md

# bash

> Bourne-Again SHell.
> `sh`-compatible command line interpreter.

- Start interactive shell:

`bash`

- Execute a command:

`bash -c "{{command}}"`

- Run commands from a file:

`bash {{file.sh}}`

- Run commands from a file, logging all commands executed to the terminal:

`bash -x {{file.sh}}`

- Run commands from STDIN:

`bash -s`

- Print the version information of bash (use `echo $BASH_VERSION` to show just the version string):

`bash --version`
bash: add page 2016-01-04 19:55:14 +00:00			`# bash`

Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 17:31:27 +00:00			`> Bourne-Again SHell.`
bash: add page 2016-01-04 19:55:14 +00:00			> `sh`-compatible command line interpreter.

bash: parity with `sh` 2016-02-23 01:14:41 +00:00			`- Start interactive shell:`
bash: add page 2016-01-04 19:55:14 +00:00
			`bash`

bash: parity with `sh` 2016-02-23 01:14:41 +00:00			`- Execute a command:`
bash: add page 2016-01-04 19:55:14 +00:00
bash: quote command passed with -c 2016-09-04 20:59:10 +01:00			`bash -c "{{command}}"`
bash: add page 2016-01-04 19:55:14 +00:00
bash: parity with `sh` 2016-02-23 01:14:41 +00:00			`- Run commands from a file:`
bash: add page 2016-01-04 19:55:14 +00:00
bash: parity with `sh` 2016-02-23 01:14:41 +00:00			`bash {{file.sh}}`
bash: add page 2016-01-04 19:55:14 +00:00
bash: add debugging example (#1493) 2017-09-21 08:35:20 +01:00			`- Run commands from a file, logging all commands executed to the terminal:`

			`bash -x {{file.sh}}`

bash: parity with `sh` 2016-02-23 01:14:41 +00:00			`- Run commands from STDIN:`
bash: add page 2016-01-04 19:55:14 +00:00
bash: parity with `sh` 2016-02-23 01:14:41 +00:00			`bash -s`
bash: add --version 2016-09-01 14:31:38 +01:00
			- Print the version information of bash (use `echo $BASH_VERSION` to show just the version string):

			`bash --version`