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== Reputation == |
== Reputation == |
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C Shell is obsolete. Most scriptwriters prefer a Bourne-compatible shell, and few users want to learn two flavors of shells. C Shell introduced tilde expansion (<code>ls ~</code>), |
C Shell is obsolete. Most scriptwriters prefer a Bourne-compatible shell, and few users want to learn two flavors of shells. C Shell introduced tilde expansion (<code>ls ~</code>), job control, command history, and aliases, but POSIX shells now have all of those. |
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[http://www.faqs.org/faqs/unix-faq/shell/csh-whynot/ Csh Programming Considered Harmful] and [http://www.grymoire.com/Unix/CshTop10.txt Top Ten Reasons not to use the C shell] give multiple reasons to avoid C Shell. |
[http://www.faqs.org/faqs/unix-faq/shell/csh-whynot/ Csh Programming Considered Harmful] and [http://www.grymoire.com/Unix/CshTop10.txt Top Ten Reasons not to use the C shell] give multiple reasons to avoid C Shell. |
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