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Linux for Developers: What happened to shell scripts other than bash?

 
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There used to be other popular shell scripting languages like the C Shell, the Bourne Shell, etc. but I rarely hear of them anymore.  Did BASH win?  Why?
 
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Good question, Rick.  Sort answer: yes, in Linux BASH won.  

Longer answer: the Bourne Shell has essentially been replaced by the BASH shell in Linux.  Typically /bin/sh (if it exists) is a symbolic link to /bin/bash.  The Korn shell (another Bourne shell derivative) can be installed on Linux distros, but it rarely is.  

The C shell is rarely used in Linux and even the "new and improved" TCSH isn't used very often.  Plus, the C shell was never designed to be a scripting shell (check out http://www.perl.com/doc/FMTEYEWTK/versus/csh.whynot for the reasons why).

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