mrapple@quack.UUCP (Nick Sayer) (12/15/89)
I have heard of sh, csh, rsh and mush, but what is ksh (the Korn
shell)? My guess is that it is a new shell released with System V,
but that's only a guess.
If I am wrong and it is PD, is it archived anywhere, and if so, where?
Please reply by mail and I will summarize. If any followups are
caught or killed, the secretary will disavow any knowledge of
your action. :-)
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Disclaimer: The BBC would like to appologise for that announcementmrapple@quack.UUCP (Nick Sayer) (12/17/89)
The answer to my question came from David Elliott: >ksh is a version of sh that has been heavily extended. It has been >around for 5 or 6 years, but has never been part of a released system >until System V.4. Most users of ksh either bought it from AT&T (at an >exhorbitant price) or got a copy through some illicit means. Thanks to David and all those who replied. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Nick Sayer | quack!mrapple@uop.edu or cheers!quack!mrapple@apple.com ... or { apple!cheers | pacbell!cogent!uop }!quack!mrapple Packet radio: N6QQQ @ WB6V | (209) 952-5347 300/1200/2400 - login guest Disclaimer: The BBC would like to appologise for that announcement
pjh@mccc.uucp (Pete Holsberg) (12/20/89)
In article <5037@quack.UUCP> mrapple@quack.UUCP (Nick Sayer) writes:
=The answer to my question came from David Elliott:
=
=>ksh is a version of sh that has been heavily extended. It has been
=>around for 5 or 6 years, but has never been part of a released system
=>until System V.4. Most users of ksh either bought it from AT&T (at an
=>exhorbitant price) or got a copy through some illicit means.
=
Or purchased a legal copy from Aspen Technology or other legitimate vendor.
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In article <1989Dec19.205629.19713@mccc.uucp>, pjh@mccc.uucp (Pete Holsberg) writes: > In article <5037@quack.UUCP> mrapple@quack.UUCP (Nick Sayer) writes: > =The answer to my question came from David Elliott: > = > =>ksh is a version of sh that has been heavily extended. It has been > =>around for 5 or 6 years, but has never been part of a released system > =>until System V.4. Most users of ksh either bought it from AT&T (at an > =>exhorbitant price) or got a copy through some illicit means. > = > Or purchased a legal copy from Aspen Technology or other legitimate vendor. It's also available in at least two vendors systems: HP-UX and Concurrent's Xelos. As I understand it, the "exhorbitant" price you pay the AT&T toolchest ($3,000) is for a site license with source code. Doesn't sound like a bad deal to me. -- +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Conor P. Cahill uunet!virtech!cpcahil 703-430-9247 ! | Virtual Technologies Inc., P. O. Box 876, Sterling, VA 22170 | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+