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Description:
Bourne-Again SHell, a UNIX command interpreter
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 5.3.9@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: System utilities
Tags: shell bash gnu cli scripting
Install: brew install bash
About:
Bash is the GNU Project's shell, designed as a superset of the Bourne shell (sh). It provides interactive command-line editing, job control, and shell functions while supporting the POSIX standard. It is the default login shell for most Linux distributions and macOS.
Key Features:
  • Interactive command-line editing and history
  • Job control for process management
  • Advanced scripting with arrays and integer arithmetic
  • POSIX-compliant with backward compatibility to sh
Use Cases:
  • Interactive command-line usage as a system login shell
  • Writing system administration and build automation scripts
  • Automating tasks via shell scripts and pipelines
Alternatives:
  • zsh – Adds advanced completion and theming; often preferred for interactive use
  • fish – Focuses on user-friendly interactivity with auto-suggestions and syntax highlighting
  • dash – Lightweight, fast POSIX shell optimized for script execution
License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Dependencies: ncurses, readline
Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, sonoma, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux
Important Notes:
DEFAULT_LOADABLE_BUILTINS_PATH: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/lib/bash:/usr/local/lib/bash:/usr/lib/bash:/opt/local/lib/bash:/usr/pkg/lib/bash:/opt/pkg/lib/bash:.
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Dec 11, 2025 3:03pm 5.3.9 0 VERSION_BUMP 599a26f1
Nov 26, 2025 9:56pm 5.3.8 0 VERSION_BUMP 1528742e
Oct 22, 2024 12:58pm 5.2.37 0 VERSION_BUMP f8372365
Sep 20, 2024 9:56pm 5.2.32 0 VERSION_BUMP b1a56d29
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