Typical operations performed by shell scripts include file manipulation, program execution, and printing text. The various dialects of shell scripts are considered to be scripting languages. JSTOR ( February 2014) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Įditing a FreeBSD shell script for configuring ipfirewallĪ shell script is a computer program designed to be run by a Unix shell, a command-line interpreter.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.