Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 13:30:48 -0600 From: Hal Duston <hald@sound.net> Subject: Re: Linux Shells Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.10.10301311328230.11829-100000@sound.net>
On Fri, 31 Jan 2003, Duane Attaway wrote:
> On Fri, 31 Jan 2003, Randy Weidman wrote:
>
> > I was reading in a book, "Unix Using Linux" by Dent and Gaddis, where
> > the statement "All Linux Versions use the Bash Shell by default".
>
> Bash seems to be the most popular, rich with features, and maintains
> compatibility with the IEEE POSIX standards. It also has wonderful
> command line completion features. Most init scripts use bash as their
> shell.
>
> Other popular shells include ccsh, dsh, esh, pdksh, psh, sash, scsh, tcsh,
> zsh. Bash embraces and extends most of these gracefully.
>
And many distros are now including REAL ksh.
Hal