Return-Path: Received: from ensim.rackshack.net (root@localhost) by orafaq.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id hABIPJ928571 for ; Tue, 11 Nov 2003 12:25:20 -0600 X-ClientAddr: 66.27.56.212 Received: from www3.fatcity.com (rrcs-west-66-27-56-212.biz.rr.com [66.27.56.212]) by ensim.rackshack.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id hABIOfc28496 for ; Tue, 11 Nov 2003 12:24:41 -0600 Received: (from root@localhost) by www3.fatcity.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) id hABFURa08036 for oracle-l@orafaq.net; Tue, 11 Nov 2003 07:30:27 -0800 Received: by fatcity.com (05-Jun-2003/v1.0g-b73/bab) via fatcity.com id 005D6555; Tue, 11 Nov 2003 07:34:24 -0800 Message-ID: Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 07:34:24 -0800 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L X-Comment: Oracle RDBMS Community Forum X-Sender: Sender: ml-errors@fatcity.com Reply-To: ORACLE-L@fatcity.com Errors-To: ML-ERRORS@fatcity.com From: Subject: RE: for years I have been using korn shell Organization: Fat City Network Services, San Diego, California X-ListServer: v1.0g, build 73; ListGuru (c) 1996-2003 Bruce A. Bergman Precedence: bulk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Concerning pdksh: Unless it has been fixed (and I don't think it has), it is too buggy to be used for scripting. If you are going to download and install ksh, get The Real Thing. If you have way too much time on your hands and want a monster shell -- the biggest of them all, get zsh; it's strictly for certified geeks as evidence by your consumption of Twinkies and Mountain Dew. -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: