Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2021 11:32:36 +0200 From: Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org> To: daniel@morante.net Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [HEADSUP] making /bin/sh the default shell for root Message-ID: <20210922093236.azun2pqciabo3fem@aniel.nours.eu> In-Reply-To: <bea8261f-cf46-a6b5-80b9-b754620323e0@morante.net> References: <20210922083645.4vnoajyvwq6wfhdf@aniel.nours.eu> <bea8261f-cf46-a6b5-80b9-b754620323e0@morante.net>
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On Wed, Sep 22, 2021 at 05:19:38AM -0400, Daniel Morante via freebsd-current wrote: > Will history/completion continue to work the same way? (for example typing > part of the command, pressing UP and having it complete based on history) No, this is a csh specific behaviour. (not it can probably be doable via .shrc, but I haven't checked) Best regards, Bapt > > On 9/22/2021 4:36 AM, Baptiste Daroussin wrote: > > Hello, > > > > TL;DR: this is not a proposal to deorbit csh from base!!! > > > > For years now, csh is the default root shell for FreeBSD, csh can be confusing > > as a default shell for many as all other unix like settled on a bourne shell > > compatible interactive shell: zsh, bash, or variant of ksh. > > > > Recently our sh(1) has receive update to make it more user friendly in > > interactive mode: > > * command completion (thanks pstef@) > > * improvement in the emacs mode, to make it behave by default like other shells > > * improvement in the vi mode (in particular the vi edit to respect $EDITOR) > > * support for history as described by POSIX. > > > > This makes it a usable shell by default, which is why I would like to propose to > > make it the default shell for root starting FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE (not MFCed) > > > > If no strong arguments has been raised until October 15th, I will make this > > proposal happen. > > > > Again just in case: THIS IS NOT A PROPOSAL TO REMOVE CSH FROM BASE! > > > > Best regards, > > Baptiste > > >
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