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Date:      Sat, 14 Apr 2001 23:19:09 -0700
From:      "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com>
To:        "Joe Heuring" <heyjoe@cts.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   RE: shells
Message-ID:  <000301c0c573$fba0bc60$1401a8c0@tedm.placo.com>
In-Reply-To: <20100414174400.B21523@Joe H>

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Most of the core FreeBSD developers prefer the C shell.  There's
no real technical reason for their preference, they just like
it better.

Ted Mittelstaedt                      tedm@toybox.placo.com
Author of:          The FreeBSD Corporate Networker's Guide
Book website:         http://www.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com


>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
>[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Joe Heuring
>Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 5:44 PM
>To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
>Subject: shells
>
>
>Out of pure curiosity I'm wondering why FreeBSD uses the C-shell 
>as default.
>
>I have a quick tendency to switch to bash but shortly I expect to 
>be working in the field so I'm wondering how much one would be 
>expected to know the C-shell.
>
>With out knowing I would expect the C-shell to have a smaller foot 
>print than bash (because it's older) and that maybe certain 
>devices would prefer one shell over the other.  But I have no idea 
>really.  Can anyone shed any light on this as to how much the 
>C-shell is still and will be used?  Thanks.
>
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