Re: [tlug] shell scripts

[Brett Robson <b-robson@example.com>]

> >>>>> "Brett" == Brett Robson <b-robson@example.com> writes:
> 
>     Brett> Does anyone know which is the most common Unix script these
>     Brett> days? (I mean Unix not Linux). I'd assume that korn shell,
>     Brett> but I haven't worked on Unix for a long time.
> 
> The least common denominator is "classic" Bourne shell (sh).  This is
> understood by modern "full-featured" shells like bash, zsh, and *ksh.
> 
> The standard shell language is defined by POSIX.  It is based on the
> classic Bourne shell, but includes "modern" features.
> 
> BSD derivatives often use the C sh (csh or tcsh), but it has serious
> problems as a scripting language.  AFAIK the recommendation is still
> to avoid using t?csh for scripting.
> 
> Real programmers of course use XEmacs as their shell (GNU Emacs still
> doesn't work as a login shell AFAIK) and Lisp as their scripting
> language.  For small systems like PDAs scsh (Scheme shell) is an
> acceptable alternative.
> 
> Problems:

> 
> 1.  Where did the real information leave off and the jokes begin?


You had me up to BSE, I mean BSD, then I suddenly lost interest. Emacs
seems to be burned into an after-image.


JIHAD!



ps If anyone happens to have an unwanted copy of "The Korn Shell: User
and Programming Manual (2nd Edition) by Anatole Olczak", I'll buy it off
you for a reasonable price.





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