Red Hat Nullifies Differences Between Bash, Csh 521
Andreas(R) writes "Red Hat Software has revealed that future versions of the distribution will hide the differences between command-line user interfaces, creating a 'more unified shell prompt experience'. 'I don't mind if they rebrand and unify the GNOME and KDE interfaces,' said one Linux longhair. 'Frankly, I rarely use GUIs. But when they start messing with my CLI, then it's personal. I'm not going to sit here and let Red Hat infect my beloved tcsh with those annoying quirks from bash." Ah, nothing like satire that only a small group will truly grok. *grin*
Viper makes me happy (Score:4, Interesting)
M-x viper-mode.
Re:bash? csh? i give my users... (Score:5, Interesting)
It really is much more secure.
Actually, in some old *nixes, that absolutely was NOT the case. If the shell in
Not that this behavious persists today, but just to be safe, use
tzsh (Score:2, Interesting)
Can't wait for vimacs (Score:4, Interesting)
Re: mouse/keyb usage (Score:3, Interesting)
I'm still using the clunky yet compatible QWERTY, but one nice trick to simultaneous mouse/keyboard operation is using the mouse with your left hand (if you're right handed). There are several advantages: