Subject: Re: Shells
To: Martin Dann <PHAP017@vms.rhbnc.ac.uk>
From: Ale Terlevich <A.I.Terlevich@durham.ac.uk>
List: port-arm32
Date: 12/22/1996 12:27:58
On Fri, 20 Dec 1996, Martin Dann wrote:

> I have just installed RiscBSD 1.2 on my computer, never having used any UNIX
> port before. I would like to know what the difference between the shells is,
> e.g. bash, sh, csh etc.

  V. Basically, bash and tcsh are enhanced (most notably with line 
editing facilities and cursor driven command recall) versions of sh and tcsh.

  Most people use tcsh for user accounts and bash for root.