KornShell

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KornShell

Summary

KornShell is an Unix shell[1]. KornShell draws 1,193 Wikipedia views per month (unix_shell category, ranking #2 of 11).[2]

Key Facts

  • KornShell's instance of is recorded as Unix shell[3].
  • KornShell's instance of is recorded as scripting language[4].
  • KornShell's instance of is recorded as command line interface language[5].
  • KornShell's developer is recorded as David Korn[6].
  • KornShell's copyright license is recorded as Eclipse Public License 1.0[7].
  • KornShell's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[8].
  • KornShell's operating system is recorded as Q11368[9].
  • KornShell's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[10].
  • KornShell's operating system is recorded as BSD[11].
  • KornShell is used for Unix shell[12].
  • January 1, 1983 marks the founding of KornShell[13].
  • KornShell's official website is recorded as http://kornshell.com[14].
  • KornShell's work available at URL is recorded as https://github.com/att/ast/tree/master/src/cmd/ksh93[15].
  • KornShell's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/ksh[16].
  • KornShell's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[17].

Why It Matters

KornShell draws 1,193 Wikipedia views per month (unix_shell category, ranking #2 of 11).[2] KornShell has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] KornShell is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

KornShell has been cited as an influence by GNU Bash[20], a GNU package[21], founded in 1989[22].

FAQs

Who did KornShell influence?

KornShell has been cited as an influence by GNU Bash[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . kornshell.com. Retrieved . kornshell.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [20] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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