Two words: history and POSIX. It's been done that way for more
than 20
years, so it was standardized that way. Changing it would break
too many
existing scripts.
Forgive me for saying so, and please appreciate both the sarcasm and
irony, but I've never been one for "that's the way it's always
been". I mean, if we all thought that way, we'd be a bunch of
bloodletting flat-earthers. . .no? ;)
That said, I'm sure these BASH and POSIX guys were (and still are) a
lot smarter than myself. So I'll rest my faith on that and see about
doing a bit more getting familiar.
Best Regards All!
Michael
