Bash is probably the most common command line in UNIX/Linux operating Systems, but it’s not the only one. Other popular shells are Korn shell, C shell, etc. In OS X, by the way, the default shell is called Terminal, but it’s a Bash shell.

Is Bash and terminal the same?

The terminal is the GUI window that you see on the screen. It takes commands and shows output. The shell is the software that interprets and executes the various commands that we type in the terminal. Bash is a particular shell.

Does Linux use bash?

Today, Bash is the default user shell on most Linux installations. Although Bash is just one of several well known UNIX shells, its wide distribution with Linux makes it an important tool to know. The main purpose of a UNIX shell is to allow users to interact effectively with the system through the command line.