Bash 4 has autocd, i.e. `shopt -s autocd`, since 4.0 (2+ years).
On Jun 10, 2012, at 7:34 PM, Don Ellis <[email protected]> wrote: > I've been using the O'Reilly books "Learning the Korn Shell" and > "Learning the Bash Shell". For years I've been trying to replace them > with another reference, without much luck. I have annotated my > dead-tree copies with the differences between them. Many paragraphs > are identical between the two. > > Haven't been using them as much as I did in my first sh-scripting > years, so maybe not searching as vigorously as I might. > > Most striking difference between ksh and bash is how/when the ENV > script (kshrc and bashrc) is sourced in, and what script sourcing is > automatic vs explicit. Always confusing when switching between them. > > I started with csh for my command shell, but wrote my scripts with sh. > Wish Perl had been more available at the time; the scripts would have > been much easier to write (and read). > > --Don Ellis > > > On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 4:58 PM, Ben Raber <[email protected]> wrote: >> I love autocd you just type the name of a directory and it will change into >> it for you. >> ________________________________________ >> From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Robert >> Citek [[email protected]] >> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2012 6:36 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [cwelug] Which Shell Is Right for You? Shell Comparison >> >> Is anyone here using zsh? Which "must-have" feature are you using >> that is missing from bash? >> >> Regards, >> - Robert >> >> On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 2:50 AM, Scott Granneman <[email protected]> wrote: >>> http://www.math.iitb.ac.in/resources/manuals/Unix_Unleashed/Vol_1/ch13.htm >>> >>> Excellent discussion/comparison. >> > > -- > Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) > Main page: http://www.cwelug.org > To post: [email protected] > To subscribe: [email protected] > To unsubscribe: [email protected] > More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug -- Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) Main page: http://www.cwelug.org To post: [email protected] To subscribe: [email protected] To unsubscribe: [email protected] More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug
