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tcsh

an enhanced, but completely compatible version of the Berkeley UNIX C shell (csh)
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tcsh

Summary

tcsh is an Unix shell[1]. tcsh draws 1,198 Wikipedia views per month (unix_shell category, ranking #7 of 11).[2]

Key Facts

  • tcsh's instance of is recorded as Unix shell[3].
  • tcsh's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • tcsh's based on is recorded as C shell[5].
  • tcsh followed C shell[6].
  • tcsh's copyright license is recorded as BSD licenses[7].
  • tcsh's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[8].
  • tcsh's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[9].
  • tcsh's software version identifier is recorded as 6.06.01[10].
  • tcsh's software version identifier is recorded as 6.06.02[11].
  • tcsh's software version identifier is recorded as 6.06.03[12].
  • tcsh's software version identifier is recorded as 6.06.04[13].
  • tcsh's software version identifier is recorded as 6.07.00[14].
  • tcsh's software version identifier is recorded as 6.07.01[15].
  • tcsh's software version identifier is recorded as 6.07.02[16].
  • tcsh's software version identifier is recorded as 6.07.03[17].
  • tcsh's software version identifier is recorded as 6.07.04[18].
  • tcsh's software version identifier is recorded as 6.07.05[19].
  • tcsh's software version identifier is recorded as 6.07.06[20].
  • tcsh's software version identifier is recorded as 6.07.07[21].
  • tcsh's software version identifier is recorded as 6.07.08[22].
  • tcsh's software version identifier is recorded as 6.07.09[23].
  • tcsh's software version identifier is recorded as 6.07.10[24].
  • tcsh's software version identifier is recorded as 6.07.11[25].
  • tcsh's software version identifier is recorded as 6.07.12[26].
  • tcsh's software version identifier is recorded as 6.07.13[27].

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Adaptations and Inspiration

tcsh followed C shell[6].

Why It Matters

tcsh draws 1,198 Wikipedia views per month (unix_shell category, ranking #7 of 11).[2] tcsh has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] tcsh is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

C shell free software TENEX Unix-like operating system

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operating system → Unix-like operating system
    Programmed in → Q15777
    Instance of → —
    Copyright license → BSD licenses
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9045]]: tcsh, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/325005237|tcsh (#325005237)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8507|Alpine Linux package]] #mix'n'"
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