For Terminal users which shell do you use most often?

[Brian K. Mitchell]

For Terminal users which shell do you use most often? 

[Lawrence]

I like csh, but that's just because I learned the script syntax when messing around with it at uni 'way back when'.

These days, I mostly just use whatever the system defaults to - probably zsh or bash.

[Dr. Nathan Parker]

Bash since I had a weather script that required it.

[Brian K. Mitchell]

19 hours ago, Lawrence said:

These days, I mostly just use whatever the system defaults to - probably zsh or bash.

Before MacOS Catalina the Terminal's default was bash, but since MacOS Cataline the default has been Zsh. However, bash and a few other shell are still in included in MacOS Terminal and you can switch to them if like without having to download anything.

[mike waterhouse]

The Bourne again shell of course (former Linux user)😛

[David Purton]

Surely this forum is filled with PowerShell users /ducks

[Brian K. Mitchell]

6 hours ago, David Purton said:

Surely this forum is filled with PowerShell users /ducks

@David Purton Oh, I just found out it is possible to download PowerShell  for MacOS' Terminal:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/install/installing-powershell-on-macos?view=powershell-7.4

 

[Dr. Nathan Parker]

Yep.

[Solly]

Well, I do enjoy looking at sea shells on the beach! I probably have written more things for csh even though zsh seems to be the default shell more often these days. I think the order of my encounters has been sh, csh (with my most scripting experience in the UNIX days), bash (with LINUX), and recently zsh on multiple platforms. I haven't done shell scripts for quite a few years now since I mostly stay in the GUI.  Old skill die quickly if not used.

 

—Joseph