Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2013 22:34:06 +0100 From: =?utf-8?Q?Edward_Tomasz_Napiera=C5=82a?= <trasz@FreeBSD.org> To: Ian Lepore <ian@FreeBSD.org> Cc: rank1seeker@gmail.com, hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Interactive /bin/sh Message-ID: <583D6F8B-1AB8-469C-BE1C-74D98015C053@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <1387125253.1177.2.camel@revolution.hippie.lan> References: <20131215.105840.948.1@DOMY-PC> <1387125253.1177.2.camel@revolution.hippie.lan>
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Wiadomo=C5=9B=C4=87 napisana przez Ian Lepore <ian@FreeBSD.org> w dniu = 15 gru 2013, o godz. 17:34: > On Sun, 2013-12-15 at 11:58 +0100, rank1seeker@gmail.com wrote: >> I'm just a step away from making it a default shell for a root. >>=20 >> What is missing is: >> -- >> command completion (it has only path completion) >>=20 >> history doesn't work the way I would like it to. >> With UP/DOWN arrow keys, I can navigate through history, = SEQUENTIALLY. >> Like in [t]csh -> I would like to type first few letters and then = with UP/DOWN arrow keys, navigate through history of CMDs, which starts = with typed string. >>=20 >> If just those 2 features would be implemented, I would be completely = into /bin/sh >=20 > An alternate viewpoint: I would prefer that /bin/sh remain as lean = and > mean as possible, conforming to posix and especially NOT becoming > bloated with interactive usability stuff. If you want a user-friendly > bourne shell and can afford the memory and cycle bloat, use bash.=20 Or zsh, which has a number of advantages, including proper license.
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