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List of command-line interpreters
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<h2 id="operating-system-shells">Operating system shells</h2> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Shell_(computing)/Sa67elS7">Shell (computing)</a></p> <h3>AmigaOS</h3> <ul><li>Amiga CLI/Amiga Shell</li></ul> <h3>Unix-like systems</h3> <p>There are many variants of <a href="/facts/Unix_shell/2G4T2Fb9">Unix shell</a>: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Bourne_shell/wUCh3Qkl">Bourne shell</a> sh <ul><li><a href="/facts/Almquist_shell/jnS95YW5">Almquist shell</a> (ash) <ul><li><a href="/facts/Debian_Almquist_shell/jnS95YW5">Debian Almquist shell</a> (dash)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bash_(Unix_shell)/RrYLtEJT">Bash (Unix shell)</a> bash</li> <li><a href="/facts/KornShell/MMp8fQ4A">KornShell</a> ksh <ul><li><a href="/facts/Z_shell/VhqrFpq0">Z shell</a> zsh</li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/C_shell/8XRuIg0K">C shell</a> csh <ul><li><a href="/facts/TENEX_C_shell/ot248H7D">TENEX C shell</a> tcsh</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ch_(computer_programming)/5VDHdle5">Ch shell</a> ch</li> <li><a href="/facts/Emacs/BvGxuAxQ">Emacs</a> shell eshell</li> <li><a href="/facts/Friendly_interactive_shell/AwpEPIA3">Friendly interactive shell</a> fish</li> <li><a href="/facts/PowerShell/G1d10lwn">PowerShell</a> pwsh</li> <li><a href="/facts/Rc_shell/T5K22UcR">rc shell</a> rc, a shell for <a href="/facts/Plan_9_from_Bell_Labs/pQjPlS7w">Plan 9 from Bell Labs</a> and Unix</li> <li><a href="/facts/Stand-alone_shell/uEJwuDvz">Stand-alone shell</a> sash</li> <li><a href="/facts/Scsh/v5tvpsNS">Scheme Shell</a> scsh</li></ul> <h3>Microsoft Windows</h3> <h4>Native</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/COMMAND.COM/06Sz5wle">COMMAND.COM</a>, the original Microsoft command line processor introduced on <a href="/facts/MS-DOS/fVrrz1uN">MS-DOS</a> as well as <a href="/facts/Windows_9x/f1zwlghw">Windows 9x</a>, in 32-bit versions of NT-based Windows via <a href="/facts/NTVDM/Wv1jNzBx">NTVDM</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cmd.exe/FUmTvew6">cmd.exe</a>, successor of COMMAND.COM introduced on OS/2 and Windows NT systems, although COMMAND.COM is still available in virtual DOS machines on <a href="/facts/IA-32/7yTv1aHH">IA-32</a> versions of those operating systems also.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Recovery_Console/breXBkch">Recovery Console</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Windows_PowerShell/G1d10lwn">Windows PowerShell</a>, a command processor based on <a href="/facts/.NET_Framework/J6QDAUhP">.NET Framework</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/PowerShell/G1d10lwn">PowerShell</a>, a command processor based on <a href="/facts/.NET/PDMQdfFu">.NET</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Hamilton_C_shell/HkFDl2B6">Hamilton C shell</a>, a <a href="/facts/Clone_(computing)/qd7EcVNT">clone</a> of the <a href="/facts/Unix/0pNL2seI">Unix</a> <a href="/facts/C_shell/8XRuIg0K">C shell</a> by Hamilton Laboratories</li> <li><a href="/facts/Take_Command_Console/8Be5h2Xv">Take Command Console</a> (4NT), a clone of <a href="/facts/CMD.EXE_(Windows)/FUmTvew6">CMD.EXE</a> with added features by JP Software</li> <li><a href="/facts/Take_Command_(command_line_interpreter)/8Be5h2Xv">Take Command</a>, a newer incarnation of 4NT</li></ul> <h4>Unix/Linux compatibility layer and POSIX subsystem</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Interix/aHJ5LEu8">Interix</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/MKS_Toolkit/jNraIDyp">MKS Toolkit</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Microsoft_POSIX_subsystem/pbD8kAYK">Microsoft POSIX subsystem</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Windows_Services_for_UNIX/GnDjKTeh">Windows Services for UNIX</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Windows_Subsystem_for_Linux/ou97bFN2">Windows Subsystem for Linux</a></li></ul> <h3>CP/M</h3> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/CP/M/n5rTgXdC">CP/M</a></p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Console_Command_Processor/n5rTgXdC">Console Command Processor</a> (CCP), the default command line interpreter</li> <li><a href="/facts/ZCPR/n5rTgXdC">ZCPR</a> for the <a href="/facts/Z-System/n5rTgXdC">Z-System</a></li> <li>Microshell</li></ul> <h3>DOS</h3> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/DOS/sWwDXNmX">DOS</a></p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/COMMAND.COM/06Sz5wle">COMMAND.COM</a>, the default command-line interpreter</li> <li><a href="/facts/4DOS/oFabDkBp">4DOS</a>, a compatible, but more advanced shell by JP Software</li> <li><a href="/facts/NDOS/oFabDkBp">NDOS</a>, provided with some versions of the Norton Utilities</li> <li><a href="/facts/GW-BASIC/3XcQtD2e">GW-BASIC</a></li></ul> <h3>OS/2</h3> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/OS/2/uVBl6ItP">OS/2</a></p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/CMD.EXE_(OS/2)/FUmTvew6">CMD.EXE</a>, the default command-line interpreter</li> <li><a href="/facts/Hamilton_C_shell/HkFDl2B6">Hamilton C shell</a>, a <a href="/facts/Clone_(computing)/qd7EcVNT">clone</a> of the <a href="/facts/C_shell/8XRuIg0K"> Unix C shell</a> by Hamilton Laboratories</li> <li><a href="/facts/4OS2/XoBHq4A1">4OS2</a>, a clone of <a href="/facts/CMD.EXE_(OS/2)/FUmTvew6">CMD.EXE</a> with additional features by <a href="/facts/JP_Software/oFabDkBp">JP Software</a></li></ul> <h3>IBM i</h3> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/IBM_i/lsIRAUvn">IBM i</a></p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Control_Language/9dIz8n21">Control Language</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Qshell/bj35xpff">Qshell</a></li></ul> <h3>Apple computers</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Apple_DOS/1hUpsAzu">Apple DOS</a>/<a href="/facts/Apple_ProDOS/51vuP5te">Apple ProDOS</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Macintosh_Programmer%27s_Workshop/W36b0FMc">Macintosh Programmer's Workshop</a></li></ul> <h3>Mobile devices</h3> <ul><li>DROS, Java ME platform-based DOS-like shell for smartphones</li></ul> <h3>Network routers</h3> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Network_router/Nh5cIyVf">Network router</a></p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Cisco_IOS/jwcRuzX8">Cisco IOS</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Junos/osUAt6qS">Junos</a> Command Line Interface (Juniper Networks)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></li></ul> <h3>Minicomputer CLIs</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Data_General/EEABV3Gu">Data General</a>'s CLI (Command Line Interpreter) on RDOS and AOS Operating Systems and their variants</li> <li><a href="/facts/Digital_Equipment_Corporation/ztxs6keA">Digital Equipment Corporation</a>'s <a href="/facts/DIGITAL_Command_Language/4pePRLTK">DIGITAL Command Language</a> (DCL)</li> <li><a href="/facts/TACL_(programming_language)/7Dr6Dw20">TACL</a> (Tandem Application Control Language)</li></ul> <h3>Other</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/BASIC-PLUS/WGBBVyoK">BASIC-PLUS</a> (RSTS/E)</li> <li><a href="/facts/CANDE/q7W0CHrS">CANDE MCS</a> – command-line shell and text editor on the <a href="/facts/MCP_(Burroughs_Large_Systems)/ByXn5AlW">MCP</a> operating system</li> <li><a href="/facts/Conversational_Monitor_System/qmWXRkQT">Conversational Monitor System</a> (VM/CMS)</li> <li><a href="/facts/DOS_Wedge/HBuXT4mn">DOS Wedge</a> (an extension to the Commodore 64's BASIC 2.0)</li> <li><a href="/facts/DIGITAL_Command_Language/4pePRLTK">DIGITAL Command Language</a> (OpenVMS)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Extensible_Firmware_Interface/w86VGmy2">Extensible Firmware Interface</a> shell</li> <li><a href="/facts/Microsoft_BASIC/SuctFIyc">Microsoft BASIC</a> (qualifies both for a programming language and OS)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Singularity_(operating_system)/dNs6oIBD">Singularity (operating system)</a></li> <li>SymShell, see <a href="/facts/SymbOS/xwVckFY0">SymbOS</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Time_Sharing_Option/1jQFtL1r">Time Sharing Option</a> (MVS, z/OS)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Atari_TOS/aozaP5bf">Atari TOS</a> shell</li> <li><a href="/facts/YouOS/eAJlAUrm">YouOS</a> shell</li> <li><a href="/facts/Extensible_Firmware_Interface/w86VGmy2">EFI-SHELL</a> – an open source <a href="/facts/Extensible_Firmware_Interface/w86VGmy2">Extensible Firmware Interface</a> command shell</li></ul> <h2 id="programming">Programming</h2> <h3>Language systems</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/APL_(programming_language)/E2sb98gC">APL</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/BASIC/VYMl5TmA">BASIC</a> – actually, many dialects and varieties of a programming language may have commands like <i>kill, system, files</i>, and others which allow operating system access from the interactive and often from programme mode</li> <li><a href="/facts/BeanShell/1o8gE6fB">BeanShell</a>, a shell for <a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/F_Sharp_(programming_language)/jdXHnYz5">F#</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/J_(programming_language)/EdIVMBj7">J</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Haskell/ydEsHuGy">Haskell</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lisp_(programming_language)/xJHA3CrX">Lisp</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Common_Lisp_Interface_Manager/kpj4eF6h">Common Lisp Interface Manager</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Macintosh_Programmer%27s_Workshop/W36b0FMc">Macintosh Programmer's Workshop</a>, an old command-line environment used to develop software on <a href="/facts/Classic_Mac_OS/I5fQq44K">Classic Mac OS</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Prolog/r5h66Qh1">Prolog</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Scala_(programming_language)/ebL8o6AK">Scala</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Smalltalk/Ru2UPVDE">Smalltalk</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Standard_ML/4LaEq9tA">Standard ML</a></li></ul> <h3>Debuggers</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/DEBUG/q9HoCNTs">DEBUG</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/GNU_Debugger/nTs958uC">gdb</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Dynamic_debugging_technique/jmRMJtmj">DDT</a>, a PDP-10 debugger from DEC used as a command shell for the MIT <a href="/facts/Incompatible_Timesharing_System/SMuAEgUx">Incompatible Timesharing System</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Firebug_(software)/u1RhBlFF">Firebug/Chromebug</a>, a JavaScript shell and debugging environment as a Firefox plugin</li></ul> <h3>Scientific and engineering software</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/MATLAB/qPjLISCk">MATLAB</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Wolfram_Mathematica/dRwoGFG2">Wolfram Mathematica</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/ROOT/Hk7ucczM">ROOT</a></li></ul> <h3>Programming languages</h3> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Scripting_programming_language/8pF4ajBL">scripting programming language</a></p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/BeanShell/1o8gE6fB">BeanShell</a> – shell for Java</li> <li>JavaScript shell – several programs by this name allow interactive JavaScript<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> <ul><li>JavaScript Interpreter Shell</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Julia_(programming_language)/AoB0PJ9C">Julia</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Jython/BPsxEwnT">Jython</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Perl/fx31kjlT">Perl</a></li> <li>PHPsh – shell for <a href="/facts/PHP/vU6YRJX0">PHP</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Python_(programming_language)/YbuGqofa">Python</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/IPython/PsAdpgxU">IPython</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/REBOL/9ooWy78f">REBOL</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Red_(programming_language)/wIjLEeSI">Red</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/REXX/hAzh6FeR">REXX</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ruby_(programming_language)/BeYSaPSR">Ruby</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Interactive_Ruby_Shell/DdH4A9GN">Interactive Ruby Shell</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tcl/s7fbKYtR">Tcl</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Tclsh/Y6NBxcbF">Tclsh</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Wish_(Windowing_Shell)/gXsFspk2">Wish (Windowing Shell)</a></li></ul></li> <li>tkcon shell and <a href="/facts/Integrated_development_environment/jbEINSQf">IDE</a> for <a href="/facts/Tcl/Tk/Y6NBxcbF">Tcl/Tk</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Windows_Script_Host/xJ0qFfo9">Windows Script Host</a></li></ul> <h3>Database queries</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Sqsh/WIVBLKal">sqsh</a>, a shell available with some <a href="/facts/SQL/UjQLJcYm">SQL</a> implementations for database queries and other tasks.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Google_Shell/Ph2CT6qM">Google Shell</a>, a browser-based front-end for Google Search</li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Read%E2%80%93eval%E2%80%93print_loop/lddjCYxt">read–eval–print loop</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Interpreter_directive/Mzge8JUW">Interpreter directive</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Job_Control_Language/UCpfhoe4">Job Control Language</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Scripting_language/8pF4ajBL">Scripting language</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Comparison_of_command_shells/VjrMgygY">Comparison of command shells</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_compilers/cPL7x9ld">List of compilers</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"The Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI) is the primary user interface..." <a href="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_0/configfun/configuration/guide/fcui.html#wp7687" target="_blank">http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_0/configfun/configuration/guide/fcui.html#wp7687</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"...the software that you use whenever you access the router..." <a href="http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/software/junos/junos55/swconfig55-getting-started/html/cli-overview-getting-started.html" target="_blank">http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/software/junos/junos55/swconfig55-getting-started/html/cli-overview-getting-started.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript_shells Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine; Comparison of Server-side JavaScript solutions <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript_shells" target="_blank">https://developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript_shells</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>