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From: ron@topaz.rutgers.edu (Ron Natalie)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Re^2: Should ``csh'' be part of the System V distribution?
Keywords: csh==Berkeley shell, should it be in System V or not?
Message-ID: <May.20.14.46.28.1988.16149@topaz.rutgers.edu>
Date: 20 May 88 18:46:29 GMT
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> Bourne Shell (System V Version):
>	- No easy alias mechanism (functions are inadequate)
Why, seem to wholly sufficient for me.
>	- Offers only a one-time start-up script (.profile (/etc/profile))
Does have .logout compatibility, but it is hidden in the "trap" command.

>C Shell:
>	+ Superior interactive automatic scripts (.cshrc, .login & .logout)
But no system wide .login like /etc/profile.

Of course there are some shells, tcsh and the like you've left out.
However, there is the BRL Bourne Shell, which is the System V R2
shell modified by Doug Gwyn and myself which features:

Full VR2 /bin/sh features (shell functions, etc...)
~user expansions.
Emacs-like command editing (keys are reprogrammable)
Additional startup file (like .cshrc).
Anti-control-D mode (forces you to use logout or exit).
Job Control if you're system supports it.
Optional timeout of idle sessions.
Optional forces superuser prompts to have (#) in them.

-Ron