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# sh

> Bourne shell, the standard command language interpreter.
> See also `histexpand` for history expansion.
> More information: <https://manned.org/sh>.

- Start an interactive shell session:

`sh`

- Execute a command and then exit:

`sh -c "{{command}}"`

- Execute a script:

`sh {{path/to/script.sh}}`

- Read and execute commands from `stdin`:

`sh -s`