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# 155  
Old 09-06-2010
I agree the poll is incomplete. For example it doesn't have this shell either:
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BTW my vote would have been for ZSH.
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# 156  
Old 09-06-2010
Oh, that is far too easy.
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Sorry, I'll stop now.
# 157  
Old 09-06-2010
Code:
yum, install smuckers

Smilie
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# 158  
Old 09-06-2010
LOL, don't forget to
Code:
yum, clean all

afterwards Smilie
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# 159  
Old 09-06-2010
since there are over 45,000 views on this thread with only 789 votes in the poll I would believe that the Z Shell is a clear winner =)
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# 160  
Old 09-06-2010
ksh88 (not ksh93) is the clear winner in the commerical world for cross-platform implementations. The lack of variations is a distinct advantage. However the first "ksh" Shell variant which includes proper date arithmetic (like some implementiations of the BSD "date" command) will get my vote.

IMHO the various inconsistent implementations of the latest attempt at "Posix" are a waste of time. How many commercial scripters set "bash" to "Posix" I wonder?
Last edited by methyl; 09-06-2010 at 10:31 PM.. Reason: grammar
# 161  
Old 09-07-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by stu-nix
since there are over 45,000 views on this thread with only 789 votes in the poll I would believe that the Z Shell is a clear winner =)
Hey!

We're not in the People's Republic of ____________ now!

Votes count as standing.

I was really (really) tempted to close this poll while KSH was ahead. But then I remembered...

We're not in the People's Republic of ____________ now!

Smilie
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