So I heard "use zsh its so cool" since about 12 years, every 3 month. Here's the new post, just in time.
Don't get me wrong, I use zsh. I also use bash. I end up using more bash than zsh though. The reason are the same as 12 years ago. If zsh was the most popular shell rightnow the same people would be praising bash.
- they're equally fast for what we need them to do
- they've similar features
- bash is everywhere
- bash is the standard for all scripts
- zsh has extra complexity
Oh yeah and stop using pg-up in bash, use ctrl-r. And if different is cool, I don't know, use fish.
Don't get me wrong, I use zsh. I also use bash. I end up using more bash than zsh though. The reason are the same as 12 years ago. If zsh was the most popular shell right now the same people would be praising bash.
- they're equally fast for what we need them to do
- they've similar features
- bash is everywhere
- bash is the standard for all scripts
- zsh has extra complexity
Oh yeah and stop using pg-up in bash, use ctrl-r. And if different is cool, I don't know, use fish.