Clifton Royston on Nostr: npub1upkp7…4tcwy You're probably right. Most of the people quibbling with you are ...
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You're probably right. Most of the people quibbling with you are in the experienced admin category and from an older generation, so have seen more professionally administered systems and also more weird exceptions.
My main point though was that "echo $SHELL" is simple, works for your suggested shells and more besides, and should be reliable for anyone who hasn't changed their shell since logging in - so should be good for the same group of beginners.
I agree your way is more fun.
You're probably right. Most of the people quibbling with you are in the experienced admin category and from an older generation, so have seen more professionally administered systems and also more weird exceptions.
My main point though was that "echo $SHELL" is simple, works for your suggested shells and more besides, and should be reliable for anyone who hasn't changed their shell since logging in - so should be good for the same group of beginners.
I agree your way is more fun.