BUSH, the Business Shell, is a powerful Linux/UNIX shell for designing
secure, reliable scripts that can be later compiled as a fast executable
programs.

It can also be used an an interactive login shell or to generate Java
Virtual Machine or .Net applications. BUSH is a robust and readable
alternative to BASH, CSH, and (to a certain extent) Python and PERL.

BUSH comes with many built-in packages including numerics, string processing,
sound and database access.

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