Bash

 Bash is a command-line interpreter or Unix Shell and it is widely used in GNU/Linux Operating System.  It is written by Brian Jhan Fox. It is used as a default login shell for most Linux distributions. Scripting is used to automate the execution of the tasks so that humans do not need to perform them individually. Bash scripting is a great way to automate different types of tasks in a system. Developers can avoid doing repetitive tasks using bash scripting. 

Bash scripting supports variables, conditional statements, and loops just like programming languages. Below are some of the applications of Bash Scripts 

Applications of Bash Scripts:

• Manipulating files
• Executing routine tasks like Backup operation
• Automation

The advantages of using Bash Scripts are given below –

Advantages of Bash Scripts:

• It is simple.
• It helps to avoid doing repetitive tasks
• Easy to use
• Frequently performed tasks can be automated
• A sequence of commands can be run as a single command.

The disadvantages of the Bash Scripts are given below – 

Disadvantages of Bash Scripts:

• Any mistake while writing can be costly.
• A new process launched for almost every shell command executed
• Slow execution speed 
• Compatibility problems between different platforms