Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 22:09:25 -0500 From: Len Huppe <huppe@execpc.com> To: Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai <asmodai@wxs.nl> Cc: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, Dominic Mitchell <Dom.Mitchell@palmerharvey.co.uk>, David Scheidt <dscheidt@enteract.com>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Shell wars (was: What to tell to Linux-centric people?!') Message-ID: <37A11765.A1F89957@execpc.com> References: <xzp7lnm5v3x.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> <Pine.NEB.3.96.990727041901.92260B-100000@shell-2.enteract.com> <19990727125231.A66520@voodoo.pandhm.co.uk> <19990727191738.A8427@daemon.ninth-circle.org> <19990728111853.K66861@freebie.lemis.com> <19990728073305.A9956@daemon.ninth-circle.org> <19990728154207.V66861@freebie.lemis.com> <19990728185656.A11730@daemon.ninth-circle.org>
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This is getting to be quite amusing. The camps are digging themselves in for the inevitable showdown over who's shell is better. Who will win the great shelling bee? Will it be a battle of wits or a bucket of bits? But seriously folks. I have taught the basics of Unix to several friends and coworkers and they all asked me the same question. I'm sure that most of you are asked the same thing as well. I always tell people that choosing a shell is the same as choosing any other tool. You use the one that will work best for you. Coming from a Linux and NT background, I feel comfortable working with Bash. It's better than what NT has, and it has more functionality than I'll ever use. As far as its capabilities as a programming language, I would much rather use Perl for that. If I write all of my user-land scripts in Perl, it won't matter which shell each user prefers. any rebuttals? > * Greg Lehey (grog@lemis.com) [990728 10:20]: > > On Wednesday, 28 July 1999 at 7:33:05 +0200, Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai wrote: > > > > Because that option doesn't exist under my pdksh 5.2.14? > > > > Bingo! So it's not as good after all. > > *bwerk* > > Can't believe you asked a trick question Greg... > > <linux user voice> > > That's not fair > > </linux user voice> > > =) > > -- > Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven asmodai(at)wxs.nl > The BSD Programmer's Documentation Project <http://home.wxs.nl/~asmodai>; > Network/Security Specialist BSD: Technical excellence at its best > Cum angelis et pueris, fideles inveniamur. Quis est iste Rex gloriae...? > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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