Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!quanta.eng.ohio-state.edu!icarus!kaul From: kaul@icarus.eng.ohio-state.edu (Rich Kaul) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: source code for the /usr/new/csh found on ultrix machines. Message-ID: Date: 9 May 90 14:52:37 GMT References: <968@umvlsi.ecs.umass.edu> <11449@cbmvax.commodore.com> Sender: news@quanta.eng.ohio-state.edu Distribution: usa Organization: Ohio State University Electrical Engineering Lines: 19 In-reply-to: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com's message of 9 May 90 04:03:58 GMT In article <11449@cbmvax.commodore.com> grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins) writes: [ about getting tcsh ...] You may be able to obtain a Sun binary if you fish around a little. I'm not sure that such distribution is entirly kosher, but I've heard that it's not too hard to find. Distributing the binary is legal. Copies are on ftp.uu.net in pub/tcsh. Personally I prefer the GNU shell bash which has all the major features of tcsh but comes with the plus of not having to worry about keeping the csh source from prying eyes, finding the right version of csh against which to apply the tcsh changes, etc. It's a ksh/sh compatible shell, so it's rather nice for those of use who typically write /bin/sh scripts, but it also has things like a nice csh-like history, nicer aliases and other goodies. About the only thing that bash really lacks is good documentation. -=- Rich Kaul | "Every man is given the key to the door kaul@icarus.eng.ohio-state.edu | of heaven; unfortunately, the same key or ...!osu-cis!kaul | opens the door to hell."