* Marc Wilson (msw@cox.net) [031128 14:06]: > On Fri, Nov 28, 2003 at 02:20:43PM -0500, Matt Price wrote: > > > You can do it if you're willing to switch to zsh as your shell, though, > > > because it has PRECOMMAND (or whatever zsh calls it). > > > > > eerrrr... I don't think Im ready for that. Maybe soon! > > <shrug> It's still a Bourne-like shell, after all. Many people find zsh to > be more convenient for them than bash. Just ask a zsh user about filename > completion sometime as compared to the hoops you have to jump through in > bash. :) I'm actually a b-a-bash (born-again bourne-again-shell) user after spending a few years with zsh. I originally switched to zsh for the completions (not just filename completion, mind you), but recently found that bash has pretty much caught up with its programmable completion. That and I guess I still know bash better and find that zsh surprised me more often, which is not what I need from my shell. good times, Vineet -- http://www.doorstop.net/ -- http://www.aclu.org/ It's all about Freedom.
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