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I have a shell on a Unix system.

Is there a command that can tell me which shell I am working ? (bash, zsh, etc. )

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  • I am rushed to post an answer. Have a look here Commented Dec 27, 2022 at 7:16
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    An extensive solution was given to question several years ago. It was designed for shell scripts but can be put into a function for interactive shells. Commented Dec 27, 2022 at 13:59

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You can use environment variables to get the current shell and the shell for the user that is logged in!

echo $0 - Displays the shell that is currently in use.

echo $SHELL - Displays the shell for the user currently logged in.

NOTE: You can use the printenv command to look at all the env variables

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    $SHELL might not be changed if you have started a new shell from your interactive shell. Commented Dec 27, 2022 at 14:00

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