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Re: ksh 11/16/88e now available in AT&T Toolchest

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From: Suntioinen Ari
Date: Wed, 03 Oct 1990 03:04
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In article <TOWFIQ.90Oct2112740@lcxserver.InterLan.COM> towfiq@interlan.Interlan.COM (Mark Towfiq) writes:

=> 	2) The ksh is a miserable piece of junk, when compared to the
=> 	GNU superset shell, BASH (which supports ksh-like vi-type
=> 	editing, and built-in help, among other things).  GNU is free,
=> 	with modifiable source; ksh costs money.

BASH is great, it dumps core and has clear documentation.

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From: aps@tut.fi (Suntioinen Ari)
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Subject: Re: ksh 11/16/88e now available in AT&T Toolchest
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Date: 3 Oct 90 03:04:34 GMT
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