From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Dec 18 17:40:37 2000 From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 18 17:40:34 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mta02-svc.ntlworld.com (mta02-svc.ntlworld.com [62.253.162.42]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B53E37B400 for ; Mon, 18 Dec 2000 17:40:34 -0800 (PST) Received: from sobek.openirc.co.uk ([62.252.8.170]) by mta02-svc.ntlworld.com (InterMail vM.4.01.02.27 201-229-119-110) with ESMTP id <20001219014028.ODVD23225.mta02-svc.ntlworld.com@sobek.openirc.co.uk>; Tue, 19 Dec 2000 01:40:28 +0000 Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 01:43:40 +0000 (GMT) From: George Reid X-Sender: geeorgy@sobek.openirc.co.uk To: David Xu Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: shell inconsistency - csh should remove In-Reply-To: <001801c0695a$6b33e4b0$6201a8c0@William> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Tue, 19 Dec 2000, David Xu wrote: > I mean learn cycle, if I learn csh scripts too long, then I may be > confused by scripts in FreeBSD system, for example /etc/rc.* scripts, > you wrote all scripts in sh shell style, but I am now familiar with > csh, they are different, incompatible, and feel uncomfortable. You have been presented with the solution: install the shell of your choice. I suggest you evolve a brain, follow the advice and stop complaining about what is essentially a non-issue. > does csh support function definition in scripts? Yes. > support it. Linux user are now using bash, I know Linux users > > FreeBSD users, it's the truth, no matter you believe it or not Linux users > FreeBSD users in number. Do Linux users typically create so much fuss over something so simple as editing a file to suit your preferences? If so, I suggest you return to an operating system that requires no thought or effort to use, since it would appear to suit you better. G "And then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel was just a freight train, comin' your way." George Reid * greid@ukug.uk.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message