Frank Cox wrote: ... > How many "average users" (not administrators) do you know who use a shell > on a Linux box that isn't bash? I can count zero that I know, personally. > Heck, most "average users" actively try to avoid the commandline, let alone > realize that there are different shells available. Or care. Or know how to > change it. Most of my users grew up with SGI systems. They run a csh flavor. > > How many Linux sysadmins do you know who regularly use a shell other than bash > for something other than a very special purpose? Again, I know of zero, myself. I do. I still have my csh notes from 1987 when I started using UNIX. This was from a training held by Convex. Mogens -- Mogens Kjaer, Carlsberg A/S, Computer Department Gamle Carlsberg Vej 10, DK-2500 Valby, Denmark Phone: +45 33 27 53 25, Fax: +45 33 27 47 08 Email: mk@xxxxxx Homepage: http://www.crc.dk