SH, Bash Shell Script (.sh)

The SH Developer file format

Files using the SH extension contain code for different kinds of script that can be used for the Unix shell bash. The scripts can, however, also be written for other shell programs including C-Shell and Bourne Shell.

Technical details of SH files

The scripts contained in the SH files are written in the Bash command language. The scripts comprise of commands written in this language. The code is written in a plain text format. To execute the scripts contained in the SH files, one has to type in commands in the Bash shell's command-line tool.

More information about the SH file format

File extension .sh
File category Developer
Associated programs Apple Terminal (Mac)
Cygwin (Windows)
BNU Bash (Windows, Mac & Linux)
gVIM (Windows)
iTerm (Mac)
MacVim (Mac)
Notepad++ (Windows)
Vim (Linux)
Useful links More information about SH files
Developer N/A