Date: 29 May 1999 13:44:20 +0200 From: naddy@mips.rhein-neckar.de (Christian Weisgerber) To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: why we don't mess with root's shell: Re: Need help with Root shell? Message-ID: <7iojuk$t35$1@mips.rhein-neckar.de> References: <7imjo4$kef$1@mips.rhein-neckar.de> <19990529021450.A255@marder-1>
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Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com> wrote:
> > Suppose FreeBSD were to provide as a default shell for root and
> > for users something with a few more features than sh and csh--
> > filename completion, command recall and editing, a prompt easy
> > to configure to tell you who you are and where you are.
>
> Which one of those features does csh(1) *not* have?
csh doesn't have command line editing.
It has
- rudimentary filename completion (by setting ESC as EOL2; once you've
completed a filename you can't erase any prior part of the command
line)
- a complex history replacement mechanism
- a basically reconfigurable prompt
It also has a syntax gratuitously different from that of sh, and
insufficient I/O redirection ability.
--
Christian "naddy" Weisgerber naddy@mips.rhein-neckar.de
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