In a message dated: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 11:00:48 EDT
Benjamin Scott said:
>On Fri, 16 Jun 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> See Also: http://www.faqs.org/faqs/unix-faq/shell/csh-whynot.
>>
>> Anyone writing csh scripts for production use should be dismissed.
>
> I wouldn't go *that* far, but they certainly need a stern talking too.
I would. They ought be shot actually.
> If it wasn't for the limitations and portability concerns about tcsh, I
>would prolly use it as my login shell. /bin/sh is much more powerful, but the
>syntax is certainly... interesting. (Of course, bash's extensions, which I
>make liberal use of, aren't exactly "portable", either.)
That's ksh is for :) Of course all shell scripting should be done in either
pure /bin/sh or perl (though I've heard good things about python).
--
Seeya,
Paul
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