Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 21:42:23 -0800 From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@3-cities.com> To: Thomas Stephens <tas@stephens.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ksh93? Message-ID: <36C9053F.4765E45A@3-cities.com> References: <199902160351.DAA20042@stephens.ml.org>
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I use ksh on FreeBSD for everything but root access. I like the file completion option as that user. Kent Thomas Stephens wrote: > > If anyone else interested in ksh, it has been officially ported to Linux, > and a BSD/OS 4.0 port is in the works. The fact that binaries for > supported platforms (including Linux) are available at no charge from > AT&T (www.kornshell.com) suggests sufficient demand might persuade them > port it to FreeBSD. > > Regarding the other options, I am aware of pdksh and bash, but both are > somewhat non-standard (especially bash). There is also CDE (which > includes ksh93), but I'm not aware of any FreeBSD versions (it also > seems a bit excessive to buy the entire CDE just for ksh). > > At any rate, I am wondering if anyone knows of a port of ksh93 to > FreeBSD (as part of CDE or otherwise), and would also be interested in > knowing the level of demand there is among FreeBSD users for this shell. > Am I unique in wanting it? > > Regards > Thomas Stephens > tas@stephens.org > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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