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Ask HN: Why Does FreeBSD Default to Csh/Tcsh? Exploring Its Advantages

2 pointsby lijunhao12 months ago
While I&#x27;m not a csh user myself, I appreciate the diverse approaches to shell scripting.<p>I&#x27;m curious to hear from csh users – could any of you share the advantages of using csh ?<p>https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.tcsh.org&#x2F;

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gjvc12 months ago
Because in the 1980s and early 1990s, when BSD was being developed at the CSRG, csh and tcsh were popular.<p>If anything, it&#x27;s retained as a nod to the history and heritage of the system.