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KornShell vs PowerShell

A side-by-side look at KornShell and PowerShell. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

KornShell

KornShell

Development

KornShell (ksh) is a Unix shell and command language written by David Korn. It is backward-compatible with the Bourne shell and includes many features from Bash and C shell. KornShell is known for its interactive scripting and job control features.

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PowerShell

PowerShell

Network & Admin

PowerShell is a cross-platform task automation and configuration management framework, consisting of a command-line shell and scripting language. It allows administrators to control and automate administration tasks on Windows and other operating systems.

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