[comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d] Which Un*x-like shell?

elliot@xenna.encore.com (Elliot Mednick) (11/02/90)

There are several shareware/freeware Un*x-like shells out there, but not one
with everything I want.  I would like something that looks like csh (or
cmucsh or tcsh) but a Bourne shell from sys V with aliasing and command-line
editing will do.  MS_SH162 lacks aliasing but has all (or most) of the Bourne
shell features (it is modeled from sys III).  CSHELL131 has aliasing,
command-line editing, and switchchar changing, but none of the piping (but,
it's free!).  4DOS has some of these features, but I don't know how much
it sticks to Un*x conventions.

Also, what are the differences/preferences between the three (that I know
about) Un*x-like utility packages: PICNIX3, UXUTL163, and the Gnuish FUTIL?

I use Un*x at work (sigh, I prefer Multix-type OS's), and I'm trying
to get a orthogonal environment across the systems I use.

Please mail resonses, I will post summary.  (Please, no "I want to know, too"
mail, I WILL post a summary.)

Thanks in advance.
-Elliot
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