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Old 03-27-2008
Differance between Bourne, Korn and C Shells
What is the differance between "C-Shell", "Korn-Shell" and "Bourne-Shell"? Please explain me!
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Old 03-27-2008
Google for "shell differences and how to change your shell".
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Old 03-27-2008
Differences between Unix shells
Comparison of computer shells - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

My 2 cents: I prefer Korn shell over Bash or csh, because I make use of the floating point arithmetic and hash tables for pattern scanning (Yes I know, awk does that). They help me deal with financial statements and give me more flexibility working with schedules and "spread sheets".

Not that bash or csh are bad. Not at all. It is just a niche for ksh that I use more often.
Last edited by sad_angle; 03-27-2008 at 04:25 AM..
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Old 03-27-2008
See https://www.unix.com/answers-frequent...nt-shells.html
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