In message <9709161719.ZM27178@picasso.me.ic.ac.uk>
          "Robert Black" <r.black@ic.ac.uk> wrote:

> The type of shell you use is set in your user entry in the passwd
> file.

As a beginner learning slowly, it looks to me that while learning the
Bourne shell (sh) is pretty much essential, as it's the default, most
experienced users prefer C shell or a derivative as their user shell.

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