csh, ksh, or sh?

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5 total messages Started by Mike Wolf Wed, 28 Nov 1990 18:18

#1853

Author: Mike Wolf
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 1990 18:18

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We are in the process of determining what shell to use.  If I can get
the opinions, advice, and facts about problems with any of the
following shells:  csh, ksh, sh.

Known bugs, inadequacies, etc. is what I'm hoping for.
Thanks to all who will lend their words.

Michael

Reply to:  wolf@mel.cipl.uiowa.edu

Disclaimer?  Hell, I dont' even know her!

Re: csh, ksh, or sh?

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Author: David Gast
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 1990 01:32

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In article <3333@ns-mx.uiowa.edu> wolf@piquet.cipl.uiowa.edu (Mike Wolf) writes:
>We are in the process of determining what shell to use.  If I can get
>the opinions, advice, and facts about problems with any of the
>following shells:  csh, ksh, sh.

The ksh is far and above the best shell of these three.  If you have the
$3K for a source license from AT&T go for it.  Make sure that you get the
license for u of i and not just your group.

David

Re: csh, ksh, or sh?

#1922

Author: Longshot (tm)
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 1990 11:38

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In article <1990Dec10.013209.29955@cs.ucla.edu> gast@lanai.cs.ucla.edu (David Gast) writes:
>
>The ksh is far and above the best shell of these three.  If you have the
>$3K for a source license from AT&T go for it.  Make sure that you get the
>license for u of i and not just your group.


	Does anyone know if there is a PD ksh?  If so, where can I find it?
--
longshot@ecn.purdue.edu	   (Rich Long)

  To be "remembered with an affection and veneration that shall surge high
     above the waters of oblivion and glisten through the rust of time."

Re: csh, ksh, or sh?

#1923

Author: Azel The Destroyer
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 1990 16:09

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>In article <3333@ns-mx.uiowa.edu> wolf@piquet.cipl.uiowa.edu (Mike Wolf) writes:
>>We are in the process of determining what shell to use.  If I can get
>>the opinions, advice, and facts about problems with any of the
>>following shells:  csh, ksh, sh.

In article <1990Dec10.013209.29955@cs.ucla.edu> gast@lanai.cs.ucla.edu 
(David Gast) writes:

>The ksh is far and above the best shell of these three.  If you have the
>$3K for a source license from AT&T go for it.  Make sure that you get the
>license for u of i and not just your group.

I don't know about that, as a user/programmer/semi-novice shell programmer I've
found sh to be the most lack-luster, ksh to be the most antagonistic, and
csh/tcsh to be the one I've felt the most comfortable with. Course that could 
just be a remenant of my C experience, and probably not the most objective 
statement around. 

There it is, if anyone cares.
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Re: csh, ksh, or sh?

#1933

Author: Alan M. Carroll
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 1990 19:37

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In article <EOSHOUGH.90Dec10090912@dante.nmsu.edu>, eoshough@nmsu.edu (Azel The Destroyer) writes:
> 
> >In article <3333@ns-mx.uiowa.edu> wolf@piquet.cipl.uiowa.edu (Mike Wolf) writes:
> >>We are in the process of determining what shell to use.  If I can get
> >>the opinions, advice, and facts about problems with any of the
> >>following shells:  csh, ksh, sh.
> 
> In article <1990Dec10.013209.29955@cs.ucla.edu> gast@lanai.cs.ucla.edu 
> (David Gast) writes:
> 
> >The ksh is far and above the best shell of these three.

This is certainly my opinion. I've extensively customized my Korn
Shell environment, and developed small and medium sized applications
in Korn Shell. It is the best as a shell, and as a programming
language.

-- 
Alan M. Carroll                "It's psychosomatic. You need a lobotomy.
Epoch Development Team          I'll get a saw."
CS Grad / U of Ill @ Urbana    ...{ucbvax,pur-ee,convex}!cs.uiuc.edu!carroll

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