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A shell is a program that translates text commands (like {{ic|ls}}, {{ic|vim}}, {{ic|reboot}} etc) into instructions for your computer. The default shell on NixOS is [[bash]], but it can be easily changed. | A shell is a program that translates text commands (like {{ic|ls}}, {{ic|vim}}, {{ic|reboot}} etc) into instructions for your computer. The default shell on NixOS is [[bash]], but it can be easily changed. | ||
{{note|[[Zsh]] is used here as an example. You can use other shells, eg {{ic|fish}} {{ic| | {{note|[[Zsh]] is used here as an example. You can use other shells, eg {{ic|fish}} {{ic|nushell}}.}} | ||
== Enable == | == Enable == | ||
Always enable the shell system-wide, even if it's already enabled in your <code>home.nix</code>. Otherwise it wont source the necessary files. | Always enable the shell system-wide, even if it's already enabled in your <code>home.nix</code>. Otherwise it wont source the necessary files. | ||