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A shell is a text-based terminal, used for manipulating programs and files. Shell scripts typically manage program execution.
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What is Shell?

A shell is a text-based terminal, used for manipulating programs and files. Shell scripts typically manage program execution.
Shell is a tool in the Shells category of a tech stack.

Who uses Shell?

Companies
2300 companies reportedly use Shell in their tech stacks, including ROBLOX, Vox Media, and PhonePe.

Developers
1907 developers on StackShare have stated that they use Shell.

Shell Alternatives & Comparisons

What are some alternatives to Shell?
JavaScript
JavaScript is most known as the scripting language for Web pages, but used in many non-browser environments as well such as node.js or Apache CouchDB. It is a prototype-based, multi-paradigm scripting language that is dynamic,and supports object-oriented, imperative, and functional programming styles.
Python
Python is a general purpose programming language created by Guido Van Rossum. Python is most praised for its elegant syntax and readable code, if you are just beginning your programming career python suits you best.
HTML5
HTML5 is a core technology markup language of the Internet used for structuring and presenting content for the World Wide Web. As of October 2014 this is the final and complete fifth revision of the HTML standard of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). The previous version, HTML 4, was standardised in 1997.
PHP
Fast, flexible and pragmatic, PHP powers everything from your blog to the most popular websites in the world.
Java
Java is a programming language and computing platform first released by Sun Microsystems in 1995. There are lots of applications and websites that will not work unless you have Java installed, and more are created every day. Java is fast, secure, and reliable. From laptops to datacenters, game consoles to scientific supercomputers, cell phones to the Internet, Java is everywhere!
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Shell's Followers
1264 developers follow Shell to keep up with related blogs and decisions.