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Originally Posted by
digioleg54
If we have bash installed, I would go with bash, but it depends of big boss.
But what is you advise, which I can send to my manager use bash or use ksh? Of course the problem will get into "money" issue.
I didn't work a lot in ksh - as I said, I'm a Zsh guy - and do not know where ksh shines over bash. I would be surprised if in your case one had a noticeable performance advantage over the other.
If the choice is between bash and ksh, and money is and issue, you might argue in favour of bash, because this is by default installed on virtually any system I know. If you transfer your application to a new host, it might be that you would have to install ksh first, and since people don't do it in their free time, it indeed costs a litte bit.
Also, if you get stuck somewhere and search for help on the Net, many more people know bash than ksh (or Zsh, for this matter), and can help you. Still, given that bash and ksh have a lot in common, this is a small advantage.
So, my recommendation: First try to find on the Net a page comparing the features of ksh and bash. If you don't find anything which, in your opinion, is a big advantage for ksh, you don't make a mistake when going for bash.