Path: csiph.com!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Jack Strangio Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Bashing Bash Just a Bit Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2022 04:21:04 -0000 (UTC) Organization: North Star Horizon Builders Club Lines: 26 Message-ID: References: Injection-Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2022 04:21:04 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: reader01.eternal-september.org; posting-host="6239f6ec125c4daf9e8f55d7609adb51"; logging-data="2016353"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18C22jKnw+fE5LxKSssKXj8kijTnh2A1ic=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:tUY5BBTWVM16hKMsUakzu/nPgcc= X-Newsreader: TASS News Reader 3.7.2 jvs [linux] Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:36223 "26C.Z969" <26C.Z969@noaada.net> writes: > I've seen posts here asking how to accomplish this > or that relatively complex task using bash scripts. > > So I'm gonna suggest something horrible ... > > I do have lots of bash scripts, but there comes > a complexity POINT where it's no longer the > scripting language of choice. > > So, once you reach The Point - consider skipping > bash, even c-shell, and using the ubiquitous > PYTHON instead. I've agreed completely so far, until this last point. Personally, I just find C a lot more comfortable to use than Python. So I'd be inclined to change that last sentence to something like: "So, once you reach The Point - consider skipping bash, even c-shell, and using the most comfortable full-featured language of your choice." -- My wife says I have two faults: I don't listen and something else.