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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. Re:But unless bash... by mcgroarty · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Would sure be sweet if the iPod and iTunes did ogg vorbis by default.

    I just ordered a 30g iPod, but I looked long and hard for a similar alternative because of that single feature lacking.

  2. Re:Couldnt anyone that really cares... by Meowing · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    bash is already there, all they're really doing is changing the default for new accounts. Why is this newsworthy? Beats me.

  3. Re:*CSH IS DYING by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    OS X isn't a Unix. It's Unix-like. Time to learn the maybe.

    Maybe Apple isn't paying attention to details after all.

  4. Re:But unless bash... by damiam · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Had you considered the Rio Karma?

    --
    It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.
  5. Re:But unless bash... by mcgroarty · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    No, but I wish I had -- built in Ethernet and USB 2.0 -- that's the shit!

    This one is 40g, 10g more than the iPod, and at the same price. My iPod is still en route -- I may well return it if the Karma is shipping soon and I can verify Linux support.