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From: =?utf-8?Q?Lawrence_Vel=C3=A1zquez?= <vq@larryv.me>
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Subject: Re: Are there any plans for more readable, modern syntaxes for If statements?
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 00:11:02 -0400
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> On Mar 12, 2020, at 3:00 PM, Vaidas BoQsc <vaidas.boqsc@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>=20
> Are there any plans to have alternative, a more modern C or D like
> syntaxes for IF statements, While loop and the like in Bash?
>=20
> Would it be better to just make a new shell and command language
> similar to Bash instead of adding these alternatives?

FWIW, some of zsh's complex commands have alternative forms that
are visually more C-like, although they have some caveats and are
(obviously) not even remotely portable.

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http://zsh.sourceforge.net/Doc/Release/Shell-Grammar.html#Alternate-Forms-=
For-Complex-Commands

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