From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 7 16:31:11 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 78B501065674 for ; Mon, 7 Jun 2010 16:31:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sterling@camdensoftware.com) Received: from wh2.interactivevillages.com (wh2.interactivevillages.com [75.125.250.34]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4CB988FC0A for ; Mon, 7 Jun 2010 16:31:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from 174-21-99-21.tukw.qwest.net ([174.21.99.21] helo=_HOSTNAME_) by wh2.interactivevillages.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OLf71-0003y3-Gd for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:23:44 -0700 Received: by _HOSTNAME_ (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:31:05 -0700 Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 09:31:05 -0700 From: Chip Camden To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20100607163105.GA2102@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20100605231715.GD69990@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <20100606163136.GA27788@guilt.hydra> <20100606175043.GA46089@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <20100606182148.GB28095@guilt.hydra> <20100606183258.GC46089@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <20100607040041.GB29350@guilt.hydra> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20100607040041.GB29350@guilt.hydra> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Company: Camden Software Consulting URL: http://camdensoftware.com X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - wh2.interactivevillages.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - camdensoftware.com Subject: Re: which is the basic differences between the shells? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:31:11 -0000 On Jun 06 2010 22:00, Chad Perrin wrote: > On Sun, Jun 06, 2010 at 11:32:58AM -0700, Chip Camden wrote: > > > > > I was a tcsh user before switching to zsh. But I was raised on the > > Bourne Shell, and used Korn shell a lot in the 90s. The C-shell versions > > of control flow commands always tripped me up, even though they're > > arguably more sane -- just because the sh versions flow off the > > fingertips. So sh-compatibility was my main reason, but I like the > > features of csh that zsh cherry-picked. > > Given my preference for (t)csh syntax over sh syntax for an interactive > shell, I guess that doesn't give me a whole lot of motivation to try it > out. Another response to my question discusses some other benefits, > though. . . . > > Thanks for your perspective. > My pleasure, Chad. If I had learned csh first, I'd probably stick with tcsh myself. I'd also like to publicly thank you on this list for encouraging me to try FreeBSD. I absolutely love it. -- Sterling (Chip) Camden | camdensoftware.com | chipstips.com | chipsquips.com