# Metadata
Platforms: desktop, server OS: mac, windows, linux Introduced: 1.0 Security: process
# Syntax
set the shellCommand to shellPath
# Examples
set the shellCommand to "/bin/sh/ksh"
# Description
Use the shellCommand property to execute a command with a particular shell.
When you use the shell function, the command line you specify is sent to the program specified in the shellCommand.
On OS X and Unix systems, the shellCommand is the file path to an executable file. On Windows, the shellCommand is a DOS command.
# Tags
# See
- **keyword:** file - **property:** hideConsoleWindows, videoClipPlayer - **function:** shell - **glossary:** property, Windows, execute, file path, command line, command, Unix - **control structure:** function