---
title:  sh
---

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Execute operating system commands.

Executes operating system (OS) commands. Use '`&`' to return to the `gfsh` prompt immediately.

**Note:**
Commands that pass output to another shell command are not supported.

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**Syntax:**

``` pre
sh command [--use-console(=value)?]
 
```

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| Name                                                | Description                                                                                                                                    | Default Value |
|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
| <span class="keyword parmname">\\-\\-use-console</span> | Set this parameter on UNIX systems for applications which need a handle to the console. Adds "`</dev/tty >/dev/tty`" to the specified command. | false         |

<span class="tablecap">Table 1. Sh Parameters</span>

**Example Commands:**

``` pre
gfsh>sh ls -al
total 80
drwxrwxr-x. 10 username username  4096 Sep  3 15:10 .
drwxrwxr-x.  4 username username  4096 Sep  3 14:58 ..
drwx------.  2 username username  4096 Sep  3 15:09 bin
drwx------.  2 username username  4096 Sep  3 15:09 defaultConfigs
drwx------.  3 username username  4096 Sep  3 15:09 docs
drwx------.  2 username username  4096 Sep  3 15:09 dtd
-rwx------.  1 username username 31830 Sep  3 15:09 EULA.txt
drwx------.  2 username username  4096 Sep  3 15:09 lib
drwx------.  6 username username  4096 Sep  3 15:09 SampleCode
drwx------.  4 username username  4096 Sep  3 15:09 templates
drwx------.  5 username username  4096 Sep  3 15:09 tools
```


