bakke@uunet.uu.net (Jeff Bakke) (02/09/90)
Well, this is a post to thank all those who replied to my request for a
command line editor program for the csh. There were just too many to
reply to directly so I thought this would be the best method.
The following where the command line editors or options that I received in
response to my question:
1 - Tcsh : available via ftp from ohio-state, basically, its a
patch for the csh which has command line editing and some
nice other features.
2 - GNU Bash : An alternate shell program with the best from
ksh and csh with command line editing.
3 - The Reactive KBD posted in volume 8 (?) of the comp.sources.unix
This is a command line editor with EMACS type access, it
runs under any shell by capturing your tty input. It also
tries to "think" what you're going to type next, not just
the last command you typed. Source available.
4 - ILE, similar to the Reactive keyboard but not nearly as functional.
5 - I also received a source code for a keyboard tty handler like
ILE and reactive just today but I haven't had time to test it out.
I finally decided to go with the Reactive keyboard program for the
following reasons:
1. I needed compatibility with the csh interface for other programs
that I run. BASH just won't do it.
2. I found that our local system doesn't have a copy of tcsh online and
that I can't change my user profile to allow me to use a non-standard
shell program as a login shell. I would have to run BASH and tcsh under
my login csh. Plus at 200+K for executable, even though I've got
5 Megs, it still fills up needed space.
3. ILE was just too stripped and limited to be a bargain over reactive.
Well, again, thanks for all the tons of responses and all you're help.
Jeff Bakke
bakke@plains.NoDak.edu