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With the news that Catalina will default to zsh instead of bash, I'm finding lots of results telling me about the switch, and that it may cause problems with shell scripts, but I'm not familiar enough with zsh to know what those problems might be. My shell scripts are really not that complicated, but I've only ever used bash on macOS and Linux - zero experience with zsh. Can anyone provide a simple practical comparison, or specific stumbling blocks I will need to know, so that I can start working towards being ready for the new shell when Catalina is released?
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With the news that Catalina will default to zsh instead of bash, I'm finding lots of results telling me about the switch, and that it may cause problems with shell scripts, but I'm not familiar enough with zsh to know what those problems might be. My shell scripts are really not that complicated, but I've only ever used bash on macOS and Linux - zero experience with zsh. Can anyone provide a simple practical comparison, or specific stumbling blocks I will need to know, so that I can start working towards being ready for the new shell when Catalina is released?
terminal bash zsh
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With the news that Catalina will default to zsh instead of bash, I'm finding lots of results telling me about the switch, and that it may cause problems with shell scripts, but I'm not familiar enough with zsh to know what those problems might be. My shell scripts are really not that complicated, but I've only ever used bash on macOS and Linux - zero experience with zsh. Can anyone provide a simple practical comparison, or specific stumbling blocks I will need to know, so that I can start working towards being ready for the new shell when Catalina is released?
terminal bash zsh
asked 8 hours ago
dr.nixondr.nixon
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With the news that Catalina will default to zsh instead of bash, I'm finding lots of results telling me about the switch, and that it may cause problems with shell scripts, but I'm not familiar enough with zsh to know what those problems might be. My shell scripts are really not that complicated, but I've only ever used bash on macOS and Linux - zero experience with zsh. Can anyone provide a simple practical comparison, or specific stumbling blocks I will need to know, so that I can start working towards being ready for the new shell when Catalina is released?
terminal bash zsh
terminal bash zsh
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Change your shell now and test - no need to wait.
chsh -s /bin/zsh
All the scripts that depend on bash syntax will still find and call bash. Also, I would estimate 95% of macOS users don't use a command line and of those that do, another 95% won't have to change anything significant or at all. (I'd wager it's more like 10% of the 1% that know shells exist need to do anything other than port a couple lines in their .dot files)
Your prompt will change and if you changed your prompt on bash, the way to change it on zsh is no harder and no less documented than bash.
The newer shells would fail to ever get off the ground if they broke major items or caused a painful adaptation period. If you want a more fundamental change and really want a shell you need to think about and requires training and intention to adopt - try fish.
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Change your shell now and test - no need to wait.
chsh -s /bin/zsh
All the scripts that depend on bash syntax will still find and call bash. Also, I would estimate 95% of macOS users don't use a command line and of those that do, another 95% won't have to change anything significant or at all. (I'd wager it's more like 10% of the 1% that know shells exist need to do anything other than port a couple lines in their .dot files)
Your prompt will change and if you changed your prompt on bash, the way to change it on zsh is no harder and no less documented than bash.
The newer shells would fail to ever get off the ground if they broke major items or caused a painful adaptation period. If you want a more fundamental change and really want a shell you need to think about and requires training and intention to adopt - try fish.
answered 8 hours ago
bmike♦bmike
163k46298640
add a comment |
Change your shell now and test - no need to wait.
chsh -s /bin/zsh
All the scripts that depend on bash syntax will still find and call bash. Also, I would estimate 95% of macOS users don't use a command line and of those that do, another 95% won't have to change anything significant or at all. (I'd wager it's more like 10% of the 1% that know shells exist need to do anything other than port a couple lines in their .dot files)
Your prompt will change and if you changed your prompt on bash, the way to change it on zsh is no harder and no less documented than bash.
The newer shells would fail to ever get off the ground if they broke major items or caused a painful adaptation period. If you want a more fundamental change and really want a shell you need to think about and requires training and intention to adopt - try fish.
answered 8 hours ago
bmike♦bmike
163k46298640
add a comment |
Change your shell now and test - no need to wait.
chsh -s /bin/zsh
All the scripts that depend on bash syntax will still find and call bash. Also, I would estimate 95% of macOS users don't use a command line and of those that do, another 95% won't have to change anything significant or at all. (I'd wager it's more like 10% of the 1% that know shells exist need to do anything other than port a couple lines in their .dot files)
Your prompt will change and if you changed your prompt on bash, the way to change it on zsh is no harder and no less documented than bash.
The newer shells would fail to ever get off the ground if they broke major items or caused a painful adaptation period. If you want a more fundamental change and really want a shell you need to think about and requires training and intention to adopt - try fish.
answered 8 hours ago
bmike♦bmike
163k46298640
Change your shell now and test - no need to wait.
chsh -s /bin/zsh
All the scripts that depend on bash syntax will still find and call bash. Also, I would estimate 95% of macOS users don't use a command line and of those that do, another 95% won't have to change anything significant or at all. (I'd wager it's more like 10% of the 1% that know shells exist need to do anything other than port a couple lines in their .dot files)
Your prompt will change and if you changed your prompt on bash, the way to change it on zsh is no harder and no less documented than bash.
The newer shells would fail to ever get off the ground if they broke major items or caused a painful adaptation period. If you want a more fundamental change and really want a shell you need to think about and requires training and intention to adopt - try fish.
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