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Apple Switches tcsh for bash

Posted by pudge on from the one-less-thing-to-change-for-new-accounts dept.

gklinger writes "AppleInsider is reporting that Apple has switched from tcsh to bash in the the latest developer build (7B44) of Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther). There is speculation that the switch was made to appeal to Linux users. Experienced users get pretty religious about their shells so what remains to be seen is how diehard tcsh users will react." I don't know about appealing to Linux users in particular, but I just don't know many people who prefers tcsh these days, on any platform. It seems like everyone is using bash or zsh.

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  1. But unless bash... by computerme · · Score: 5, Funny

    also does "ogg vorbis" i predict still more complaining....

  2. It just fits with Apple's focus on usability by ArmorFiend · · Score: 4, Funny

    This move fits with Apple's focus on usability. To be usable, you have to be pronounceable, and you have to be memorable.

    bash: nice, violent, memorable name
    tcsh: the city in Belorussia?
    Its a no-brainer, really.

  3. Welcome by DevilM · · Score: 5, Funny

    I for one welcome our new bourne again overlords.

  4. Why not something more appealing to non-geeks by kinnell · · Score: 3, Funny

    With their penchant for user friendliness, I'm surprised they didn't choose mudsh

    --
    If I seem short sighted, it is because I stand on the shoulders of midgets
  5. Re:Am i missing something? by XnetZERO · · Score: 2, Funny

    That would mean Mac OS X is configurable. Everybody likes to complain about how Apple sets everything up for you. Now the geek *nix guys can say "Damn you apple for making bash my default shell!" You've saved me a step in my configuration!!!

  6. Groovy! by Alex+Reynolds · · Score: 5, Funny

    For a moment there, I thought the headline read: Apple Switches THC for hash...

    1. Re:Groovy! by vonFinkelstien · · Score: 2, Funny

      Just what were you smokin' when you read that (and where can I get some?)?

  7. How will tcsh users react? by jarran · · Score: 5, Funny
    what remains to be seen is how diehard tcsh users will react

    I imagine it will go something along the lines of...

    user@mac:~$ tcsh
    mac:~>

  8. Re:One of my biggest girpes about OS X by tha_mink · · Score: 3, Funny

    "It's the same mentality that's behind different Islamic sects hating each other even more than they hate Christians."

    Really? How exactly does a default shell in an OS relate to that again?

    Plus if bash comes with it and all you have to do is change default shells, what's the big deal?

    --
    You'll have that sometimes...
  9. Re:Let's get rid of sendmail too by oZZoZZ · · Score: 3, Funny

    emacs sheemacs, it comes with vi, and that's all that matters

    :wq

  10. Re:Let's get rid of sendmail too by Suppafly · · Score: 4, Funny

    Anyway, Apple has enough problems with OS X being RAM-hungry, without enticing people to fill 80MB with a text editor.

    Agreed, using emacs for a simple text editor is like using MS Office as a simple text editor.. Except MS Office is smaller.

  11. Gives new meaning... by Rorshach · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...to the term mac bash-ing.

    ...or bourne again mac user.

  12. Re:One of my biggest girpes about OS X by Trurl's+Machine · · Score: 2, Funny

    Really? How exactly does a default shell in an OS relate to that again?

    They like to bash each other.