TextText-based

`text/x-shellscript`

Shell Script

Reference for text/x-shellscript, the MIME type for shell scripts (bash, sh, zsh) used for automation and system administration.

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Expected extensions: .sh, .bash, .zsh

HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header

Content-Type: text/x-shellscript; charset=utf-8

Associated File Extensions

.sh.bash.zsh

Quick Facts

MIME Type	text/x-shellscript
Category	Text
Type	Text-based (human-readable)
Extensions	.sh, .bash, .zsh

Common Usage

Shell scripts automate system administration tasks, deployment workflows, CI/CD pipelines, environment setup, and development tooling. Bash is the most common shell scripting language on Linux and macOS, used in Dockerfiles, Makefiles, and init scripts.

Code Examples

HTML

<!-- Link or embed with explicit type -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="file.sh" type="text/x-shellscript">

<!-- Or for script/media elements -->
<script type="text/x-shellscript" src="file.sh"></script>

Node.js

// Express.js
app.get('/file', (req, res) => {
  res.type('text/x-shellscript');
  res.send(data);
});

// Node.js http
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/x-shellscript' });

nginx

# nginx.conf — add to types block or use default
types {
    text/x-shellscript  sh bash zsh;
}

# Or set for a specific location
location /api/ {
    default_type text/x-shellscript;
}