Do shells have any actual advantages or disadvantages? They can all run any binary, they all support pipes and
> (output to file). Why would one choose
ksh, etc? Why does any shell other than
sh exist in the first place?
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So in terms of functionality, bash extends sh; it does everything a
The other general purpose command shell lineage still used in the *nix world is C shell,
Mostly common differences you may find in Difference between ksh,bash and different shells post on unix.com My opinion that it is like a choice different distros. Everyone chooses what he likes.