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**big_k105** · 08-19-2003

i was really curious what everyone thought of the different types of shell. and which one does everyone use or if they even change away from bash. i was also wondering whats the difference between all of them and which i better in your opinion. thanks

**flw** · 08-19-2003

I've always used bash, only because its alway done what I wanted so there was no need for me to change.

**big_k105** · 08-19-2003

well by the look at the results here im guessing that everyone must stick with bash and has never tryed any of the other shell's maybe i will give a new one a try and let you know about it. well if anyone else decides to try another shell let me no what is was like.

**jasonlambert** · 08-19-2003

I've always used bash, we have something different on the BSD server's at work, dont know what it is.

I would like to try the C shell at some point, just to see what the difference is.

Jason

**CopperTop** · 08-19-2003

I use bash at home. At work, I think our UNIX servers use csh. Isn't there a command to find out which shell is being used?

If you hold a Unix shell up to your ear, can you hear the C?

**jasonlambert** · 08-19-2003

Originally Posted by CopperTop

If you hold a Unix shell up to your ear, can you hear the C?

heh, that's been on my work email sig for the last 4 months

**sarumont** · 08-19-2003

lol...that's a good one.

I use BASH on my box and OSX uses tcsh by default. The biggest thing I like about BASH vs. tcsh is that when you double TAB for TAB completion, it lists all the possible choices corresponding to your current text, whereas tcsh doesn't.

**CopperTop** · 08-20-2003

The double tab is definitely a great feature.

We don't even have the single tab completion here at work...

**QuickDraw** · 08-20-2003

oh man, no tab completion? I think that would be like hell in *nix. I have become too reliant on my TAB key ... with just about everything. I even just figured out that they had it for IRC too. me and my TAB key are like best of friends now. Jebus that would suck.

[side note] the network here at work is really ticking me off today. piece of crap government systems. maybe i should go help those fellows out to fix it all. *thinks about it* naww ... im fine here in my office.

**kriss** · 08-20-2003

I have only used bash, mainly because its free and its allways been standard on all of the distro's I've used. :rock:

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