Shell of the Year - Page 3

tcn03u · 01-05-2007, 04:28 AM

bash (don't know the differences of the others)

JMJ_coder · 01-06-2007, 06:57 PM

Hello,

While I use both BASH and TCSH, I enjoy using TCSH more for general purpose use. While BASH may arguably be the more robust shell to program in, I find TCSH to be more appealing aesthetically and syntactically. And since I don't program that much in the shell, the latter appeal wins out.

Cpoc · 01-08-2007, 12:12 AM

The one and only and still #1 = Bash

dumais · 01-08-2007, 12:03 PM

Bash I think

pilatus666 · 01-14-2007, 10:25 AM

bash... no question here...

gotfw · 01-14-2007, 12:06 PM

Of course bash will win due to default on many, if not all, Linux distros. KSH93 is also a very nice shell though. Too bad there's been a bug in the latest version since many, many months now that has not been remedied. Although I primarily use bash, I prefer KSH. Fish I've never used but it looks interesting.

jaakkop · 01-16-2007, 09:51 AM

I mostly use bash but I like ksh.

derrickdp · 01-16-2007, 05:36 PM

I only use bash on my machines.

floydking · 01-17-2007, 06:30 PM

Bash. In this case familiarity has bred contentedness.

Daws · 01-17-2007, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Bash. In this case familiarity has bred contentedness.

Does this not bother anyone?

If I had had fish when I first started ...

Lordandmaker · 01-17-2007, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tortanick

You know, has anyone ever posted a good comparason of shells?

If anyone knows of one, i'd be really interested.

I've not started any shell scripting, and am only fairly autonomous at the command line, but it'd probably be an idea to know the merits of the different shells before I get too attached to one.

While I know of most of the choices, bash is the only one i've used, so it seems a little unfair to vote.

gotfw · 01-18-2007, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lordandmaker

If anyone knows of one, i'd be really interested.

I've not started any shell scripting, and am only fairly autonomous at the command line, but it'd probably be an idea to know the merits of the different shells before I get too attached to one.

While I know of most of the choices, bash is the only one i've used, so it seems a little unfair to vote.

The answer to questions such as this will always be that it's a matter of personal preference so try a few out and see which you like best. While many shells include "value add" features that are attractive to some I recommend you stick with a shell that strives for POSIX compliance, such as Bash or KSH93. Classic Shell Scripting, by Robbins & Beebe (O'Reilly) would be a good place to start.

daniel2501 · 01-18-2007, 12:54 PM

Where's dash?

LinuxLala · 01-21-2007, 08:39 AM

what can I say, I'm a basher

slakmagik · 01-22-2007, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tortanick

You know, has anyone ever posted a good comparason of shells?

Ever so slightly old, but still useful.

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/unix-faq/sh...l-differences/

I use/voted for bash. I've played with tcsh, ksh, zsh, and various posix-y shells like dash and 'sh's on BSD or from the Heirloom project and whatnot. Maybe some others. From playing with tcsh, I put

Code:

"\e[A": history-search-backward         # up-arrow; improve history recall
"\e[B": history-search-forward          # down-arrow; improve history recall

in my ~/.inputrc, and things like that, but I've never seen anything in any other shell to make me want to invest the time into another shell that I've invested in bash. Though, granted, if I'd started with ksh, the same would probably apply.