Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 02:14:50 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com> To: Annelise Anderson <andrsn@ANDRSN.STANFORD.EDU> Cc: Christian Weisgerber <naddy@mips.rhein-neckar.de>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: why we don't mess with root's shell: Re: Need help with Root shell? Message-ID: <19990529021450.A255@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990528132219.24883C-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu>; from Annelise Anderson on Fri, May 28, 1999 at 01:24:25PM -0700 References: <7imjo4$kef$1@mips.rhein-neckar.de> <Pine.BSF.3.96.990528132219.24883C-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu>
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On Fri, May 28, 1999 at 01:24:25PM -0700, Annelise Anderson wrote: > Suppose FreeBSD were to provide as a default shell for root and > for users something with a few more features than sh and csh-- > filename completion, command recall and editing, a prompt easy > to configure to tell you who you are and where you are. > Which one of those features does csh(1) *not* have? > Statically linked, of course, so that it's available in single > user mode. > > Where would YOU put it? > > Annelise > > On 28 May 1999, Christian Weisgerber wrote: > > > James A. Mutter <jm7996@devrycols.edu> wrote: > > > > > If noone's mentioned this yet, /bin/bash is a "linux only" thing. > > > It doesn't exist on FreeBSD, it doesn't exist on NetBSD, it doesn't exist > > > on OpenBSD. > > > It doesn't exist on _any_ Sun box, it doesn't exist on _any_ IBM box, it > > > doesn't exist on _any_ Digital box. > > > > Unless the sysadmin set it up in this way. > > > > > To put it bluntly, it doesn't exist anywhere but Linux. > > > That's what they get for not following standards! > > > > What's non-standard about it? > > A typical Linux distribution uses bash as its /bin/sh, so it's only > > natural to include /bin/bash as a hard link. > > > > -- > > Christian "naddy" Weisgerber naddy@mips.rhein-neckar.de > > carpe librum: books 'n' reviews <URL:http://www.carpe.com/buch/>; > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~markov _______________________________________________________________ Mark Ovens, CNC Apps Engineer, Radan Computational Ltd. Bath UK CAD/CAM solutions for Sheetmetal Working Industry mailto:marko@uk.radan.com http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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