Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 23:19:09 -0700 From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: "Joe Heuring" <heyjoe@cts.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: shells Message-ID: <000301c0c573$fba0bc60$1401a8c0@tedm.placo.com> In-Reply-To: <20100414174400.B21523@Joe H>
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Most of the core FreeBSD developers prefer the C shell. There's no real technical reason for their preference, they just like it better. Ted Mittelstaedt tedm@toybox.placo.com Author of: The FreeBSD Corporate Networker's Guide Book website: http://www.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Joe Heuring >Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 5:44 PM >To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG >Subject: shells > > >Out of pure curiosity I'm wondering why FreeBSD uses the C-shell >as default. > >I have a quick tendency to switch to bash but shortly I expect to >be working in the field so I'm wondering how much one would be >expected to know the C-shell. > >With out knowing I would expect the C-shell to have a smaller foot >print than bash (because it's older) and that maybe certain >devices would prefer one shell over the other. But I have no idea >really. Can anyone shed any light on this as to how much the >C-shell is still and will be used? Thanks. > >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
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