Where can I find the best Unix Shell?


 
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Old 06-21-2005
Question Where can I find the best Unix Shell?

I am new and I would like to know your opinion on the best Unix shell for linux? Smilie
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Old 06-21-2005
Best for what purpose.

Bash is sufficient.
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Old 06-21-2005
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Where can I find the best Unix Shell
Probably /usr/bin Smilie

There you will find sh, ksh, csh, bash, and maybe a few others. One of those is bound to be the best.

Seriously though, I really like the Korn shell. Bash is also a very popular shell.

Thomas

Last edited by tmarikle; 06-21-2005 at 02:14 PM..
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Old 06-21-2005
Computer

Thank you for ur replies. Smilie I am using this shell mostly for c programming. I am starting to create a code for a game but I have no compiler for it. I don't just want to download a c compiler because I might use the Unix shell's other features. Smilie Smilie Smilie

Last edited by faron17; 06-21-2005 at 02:43 PM..
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Old 06-22-2005
The best shell for all-round programming and support has to be .ksh

.zsh has more functionality but is not as widely used and so scripts are not as portable. .ksh is King!
 
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