From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 18058 invoked by alias); 20 Dec 2014 04:40:11 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-users-help@zsh.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes List-Id: Zsh Users List List-Post: List-Help: X-Seq: 19620 Received: (qmail 7201 invoked from network); 20 Dec 2014 04:39:58 -0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on f.primenet.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-CMAE-Score: 0 X-CMAE-Analysis: v=2.1 cv=D9vw8UVm c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=FT8er97JFeGWzr5TCOCO5w==:117 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=q2GGsy2AAAAA:8 a=oR5dmqMzAAAA:8 a=-9mUelKeXuEA:10 a=A92cGCtB03wA:10 a=wE_P7tKyDR-UU4A15vEA:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 From: Bart Schaefer Message-id: <141219204011.ZM30385@torch.brasslantern.com> Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 20:40:11 -0800 In-reply-to: <5494F1AD.90008@eastlink.ca> Comments: In reply to Ray Andrews "Re: surprise with echo" (Dec 19, 7:49pm) References: <54937E5B.2020008@eastlink.ca> <141218190653.ZM16331@torch.brasslantern.com> <141218215728.ZM28835@torch.brasslantern.com> <5493CC8C.8020704@eastlink.ca> <141219185539.ZM30266@torch.brasslantern.com> <5494F1AD.90008@eastlink.ca> X-Mailer: OpenZMail Classic (0.9.2 24April2005) To: zsh Users Subject: Re: surprise with echo MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii On Dec 19, 7:49pm, Ray Andrews wrote: } } Why did [Paul] decide on a new shell vs. working on/with bash? I never really asked. It may have been that he had to write a simple shell anyway for a class project. I wrote one once. It's a good way to demonstrate that you understand the concepts of unix process control, signaling, and file descriptor I/O. However, bash was always going to be the bourne shell at heart, and zsh was meant to combine the best features of csh and sh in a way that would be easily understood by someone who learned csh first. Bash would never have adopted the default array behavior of zsh, among other things. } Does he keep in touch? We're friends on Facebook. His hobbies now include writing iPhone apps, and geocaching. He hasn't looked at any of the zsh lists in years as far as I know.