Talk:Unix shell
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I couldn't really decide on the proper naming here. I've tried to use unix shell as the more generic term, and a better one than shell, and use things like bourne shell for the more particular terms. comments? --drj
On a lot of linux (and bsd?) systems out there, /bin/sh is still the default, but it is really just a symlink to /bin/bash or similar. Perhaps this could be incorporated?
Oh those poor linux users. On the systems _I_ administrate /bin/sh is not a link to /bin/bash. I'll mention it. --drj
There's lots more could go in here. It doesn't take too long to describe the family tree of the various Unix shells, and compare a few features. Is it really true to describe Bourne as merely the de facto standard? I remember (but can't remember the details) that there was a "shell war" in the Early Days, which Bourne won (over another Bell Labs competitor, I think; definitely not csh). I assume all these curious links to a subpage called bin are just overzealous wikification? User:Tim Goodwin
I was searching the wikipedia to know why a unix "shell" is called so. Might be a good idea to put it in... BilboEd