What shell do YOU use for scripting or command-line on LL?

[Moltke]

explicitely, because bash is the best shell but it is not the default shell in LL

 
[member=7701]kpanic[/member]
To stablish bash as your default shell you can use the cat and chsh commands. First, in your terminal type

Code:

$ cat /etc/shells

This will list all available/installed shells in your system, then use chsh to change to a different shell, say bash.

Code:

$ chsh -s /usr/bash

it will ask for your password, type it in, logout/login, open a terminal, type

Code:

$ echo $Shell

and you should see the new shell's name displayed.






[member=411]bitsnpcs[/member]  there's a very good book you might find quite helpful; The Linux Shell Scripting Cookbook. You can grab it here: https://gutl.jovenclub.cu/wp-content/upl...okbook.pdf