Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:24:44 -0500 From: Matthew Story <matthewstory@gmail.com> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: intent of tab-completion in /bin/sh in 9.0 Message-ID: <CAB%2B9ogcopv0UawWWL=188aWY2LpfevsAGRMB8CPc3AME-5DViQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAB%2B9ogd=yZYjVi4WDq4y6cdfbEt=8brFj%2BP0pdSeC49umSjNXg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAB%2B9ogffj6XOTrJrZACVUdzoJTnBf6s03up3N%2BpSC4_71V2=Jg@mail.gmail.com> <20120119031255.GA95131@DataIX.net> <CAB%2B9ogd=yZYjVi4WDq4y6cdfbEt=8brFj%2BP0pdSeC49umSjNXg@mail.gmail.com>
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forgot to reply-to list ... On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 8:23 AM, Matthew Story <matthewstory@gmail.com>wrote: > On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 10:12 PM, Jason Hellenthal <jhell@dataix.net>wrote: > [...snip] > >> It would be nice if the completion made it down to 8.X. >> > > Agreed, on my 9.0 install, I have actually forgone my typical bash > install, due mostly to the presence of tab completion, would be nice to > remove bash from my 8.X systems as well. > > >> As for replacing roots shell (csh) I do not even see that as needed and a >> goal of mine to spend as little time as neccesary in root. > > > Always a good role. > > >> The shell while I am in root never made a difference to me. Others may >> see differently. >> > > Was more-so just curious about the direction of this. I'm not a huge > (t)csh fan, but understand there are historical reasons here ... not sure > if historical reasons always justify continued support, but changing csh -> > sh for root (and removing toor) might be non-POLA for negligible benefit > (as you suggest). > > >> >> -- >> ;s =; >> > > > > -- > regards, > matt > -- regards, matt
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