On Tue, 22 Sep 2020 10:33:12 +0100 Peter Duffy <[email protected]> wrote:
> My main feeling was one of frustration: bash's new features were > introduced as an improvement, not as a deliberate violation of > standards. Ubuntu/Debian's defaulting to dash just seemed like an act > of puritanism. I wouldn't call it puritanism. Bash is a wonderful interactive shell: I would never want to be without it. But it's huge, a little slower to load, and it has a lot of nooks and crannies for bugs to hide. Dash is meant to be a programming language, loads faster, and is less likely to have bugs. My preference is to use the best interactive shell for interacting, and the best programming shell for programs. SteveT Steve Litt Autumn 2020 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times http://www.troubleshooters.com/thrive _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list [email protected] https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
