On Fri 19 Mar 2010 at 10:24:51 PDT Programmer In Training wrote:
On 03/19/10 11:48, Jerry wrote:
Is there any reason that you don't simply install 'bash'? I use it as
my shell and love it.
It came on very strong recommendation from one of my geek friends as an
alternative to bash (which he termed as a "joke"). I've managed to make
some basic cosmetic customizations to it that make it /look/ like bash,
so I'm happy with that. Just have to get use to not having tab-complete
suggestions (or find a way to enable that, too).
There are things in bash that I find quite useful (enhanced variable
substitution and shell functions are two that I use most often) and I
refuse to forego them just because some geek thinks bash is a 'joke'.
Both shells have their pro's and con's. Rather than commit exclusively
to either one, a wiser course is to use the one that's best suited to
the task at hand. Sometimes that's tcsh, sometimes it's bash.
In other words, make it an engineering decision, not a social or a
political one.
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