rhkramer@gmail.com (12020-10-20): > Top posting intentionally as I don't think any (or much) context is required. Then you could just omit it. > I am always impressed with Greg's knowledge of the Bash shell (maybe all > shells), but, wow, Bash seems like a convoluted mess to keep track of all the > little details / gotchas. > > Is there a shell that is better in that respect? Maybe the c-shell? I don't > like c (because I have a hard time programming in it), but if the c-shell has > less intricacies (and is quite consistent with the c language), then maybe > (for me) it is worth switching to (someday ;-) I strongly suggest zsh. Among other advantages, it will not re-expand and re-split variables, even without quotes, and it has a powerful globbing mechanism, with recursive search and filters on files properties (size, ownership, mode). Regards, -- Nicolas George
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