Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 07:23:00 -0500 From: Timothy J Luoma <public+FreeBSD@fdt.net> To: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: X desktop contest? + Desktop Env Message-ID: <199811101223.HAA09493@ocalhost> In-Reply-To: <19981110090436.07651@welearn.com.au> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981109094722.19667A-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu> <Pine.BSF.4.05.9811092120310.7784-100000@gamefish.pcola.gulf.net> <19981110090436.07651@welearn.com.au>
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Author: Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 09:04:36 +1100 ID: <19981110090436.07651@welearn.com.au> > The one and only essential is the up arrow for command history, > and I reckon that's the real reason why many of new installers > wish it had bash. All the other shell features can go jump for > the first few months, but command history is essential and csh > doesn't cut it, not by a long shot. Tab-completion saves many many keystrokes and typos. Being able to move to the left&right along the current line is very nice. Being able to write a function at the commandline is quite helpful. Those are reasons why sh isn't enough for me, and why zsh is the default shell on my NeXTStep machines. TjL To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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