Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 17:42:55 -0800 From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> To: David Xu <davidx@viasoft.com.cn> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: shell inconsistency - csh should remove Message-ID: <20001218174255.J19572@fw.wintelcom.net> In-Reply-To: <001801c0695a$6b33e4b0$6201a8c0@William>; from davidx@viasoft.com.cn on Tue, Dec 19, 2000 at 09:23:24AM %2B0800 References: <001b01c068d5$2efd2a40$6201a8c0@William> <20001218014550.X19572@fw.wintelcom.net> <001801c0695a$6b33e4b0$6201a8c0@William>
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* David Xu <davidx@viasoft.com.cn> [001218 17:27] wrote: > I mean learn cycle, if I learn csh scripts too long, then I may be confused by scripts in FreeBSD system, > for example /etc/rc.* scripts, you wrote all scripts in sh shell style, but I am now familiar with csh, they are different, > incompatible, and feel uncomfortable. > ps: does csh support function definition in scripts? I know sh and bash support it. Linux user are now using > bash, I know Linux users > FreeBSD users, it's the truth, no matter you believe it or not, if you guy want more Linux user > switch to FreeBSD, you should clean the problem, remove the stumbling block, better technology is not everything. Please wrap lines at 70 characters. I'm not really sure I want to continue this discussion now that you've made it clear that correctness is not your goal. I also don't understand what's forcing you to use csh, you can simply log in, then exec another shell. Programming with csh _is_ discouraged, but tcsh/csh is a lot more userfriendly for interactive use. Bash can NOT be the main shell as the license it's distributed under prohibits its inclusion in the FreeBSD base system as a critical subsystem because the license is GPL. Since you don't have to use csh, and nothing is stopping you from installing bash, can we end this pointless discussion now? -- -Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org] "I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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