Charles Swiger wrote: > On May 4, 2005, at 5:24 PM, Warner Losh wrote: > >>> Agreed. I consider it a serious misfortune that FreeBSD doesn't use >>> /bin/sh as root's shell. On the other hand, it's easy enough to fix, >>> so I haven't spent my time complaining about this. :-) >> >> >> All BSDs have, since a very long time ago, used /bin/csh as root's >> shell. > > > NEXTSTEP never did; and neither does OS X: > OSX used csh by default until the 10.3 series release. You can still (thankfully) select it. IMHO, csh/tcsh is superior for interactive use, and bash/ksh is superior for scripting. It's amazing what happens when you pick the right tool for the job; hammers are vastly superior at pounding nails, while screw drivers are vastly superior at turning screws. ScottReceived on Wed May 04 2005 - 23:29:44 UTC
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