From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from gatech.edu (gatech.edu [130.207.244.244]) by werple.mira.net.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) with SMTP id BAA28769 for ; Wed, 16 Aug 1995 01:29:00 +1000 Received: from math (math.skiles.gatech.edu) by gatech.edu with SMTP id AA14282 (5.65c/Gatech-10.0-IDA for ); Tue, 15 Aug 1995 11:30:51 -0400 Received: by math (5.x/SMI-SVR4) id AA06919; Tue, 15 Aug 1995 11:26:10 -0400 Old-Return-Path: Resent-Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 11:06:43 -0400 Old-Return-Path: Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 11:06:43 -0400 Message-Id: <199508151506.LAA22161@a_69s.wpafb.af.mil> From: "Karl E. Vogel" To: carlos@snfep1.if.usp.br Cc: zsh-users@math.gatech.edu Subject: Re: how does zsh compare with other shells bugwise? Organization: Control Data Systems Inc. X-Disclaimer: I don't speak for the USAF or Control Data. Resent-Message-Id: <"TQOuY2.0.ke1.iUBCm"@math> Resent-From: zsh-users@math.gatech.edu X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/56 X-Loop: zsh-users@math.gatech.edu X-Loop: zsh-workers@math.gatech.edu Precedence: list Resent-Sender: zsh-workers-request@math.gatech.edu >> On Mon, 14 Aug 1995 11:46:04 -0300, >> Carlos Carvalho said: C> Obviously zsh [...] has good support, since most bugs posted here usually C> get a fix pretty soon. However it still has a lot of bugs. Since the bugs C> are not easy to tickle, I wonder if it would stand being the default C> shell for hundreds of users, a whole institute. I've been using it as my shell for several years with no complaints, and I've tried tcsh and bash as well. I don't use it for scripts because /bin/sh is a lot smaller. Other than that, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it for an institute. -- Karl Vogel vogelke@c17mis.wpafb.af.mil Control Data Systems, Inc. ASC/YCOA, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433