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SpeedVin

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Registered: 2009-04-29

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[Solved] ZSH , and BASH config file's.

Hello
For quite time I want to try zsh shell.
I think why not it's faster , compatible with bash and have adventages over bash (I read wiki page).
And here's my queston after configuration of zsh and using it I can delate bash package and evry bash file?
Thanks for answers

Last edited by SpeedVin (2009-08-09 14:04:26)

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From: NJ, USA

Registered: 2007-08-04

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Re: [Solved] ZSH , and BASH config file's.

Hello
For quite time I want to try zsh shell.
I think why not it's faster , compatible with bash and have adventages over bash (I read wiki page).
And here's my queston after configuration of zsh and using it I can delate bash package and evry bash file?
Thanks for answers

No! Arch linux uses bash to run all of its scripts. You would not be able to boot.

Changing your login shell is not the same thing as changing sh.

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SpeedVin

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From: Poland

Registered: 2009-04-29

Posts: 955

Re: [Solved] ZSH , and BASH config file's.

Hello
For quite time I want to try zsh shell.
I think why not it's faster , compatible with bash and have adventages over bash (I read wiki page).
And here's my queston after configuration of zsh and using it I can delate bash package and evry bash file?
Thanks for answers

No! Arch linux uses bash to run all of its scripts. You would not be able to boot.

Changing your login shell is not the same thing as changing sh.

Ok thanks for answer I will stay with Bash

Last edited by SpeedVin (2009-08-09 14:19:29)

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SpeedVin

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From: Poland

Registered: 2009-04-29

Posts: 955

Re: [Solved] ZSH , and BASH config file's.

Hello
For quite time I want to try zsh shell.
I think why not it's faster , compatible with bash and have adventages over bash (I read wiki page).
And here's my queston after configuration of zsh and using it I can delate bash package and evry bash file?
Thanks for answers

No! Arch linux uses bash to run all of its scripts. You would not be able to boot.

Changing your login shell is not the same thing as changing sh.

But I have next question what if I modife initscript's rc.local,shutdown and other to use zsh (change #!/bin/bash to #!/bin/zsh)?

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Ramses de Norre

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From: Leuven - Belgium

Registered: 2007-03-27

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Re: [Solved] ZSH , and BASH config file's.

Bash and zsh aren't completely compatible, you'll most probably run into trouble. Booting will also be slower because zsh starts slower then bash (due to the shell being bigger, it has a lot more features).

rine

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From: Germany

Registered: 2008-03-04

Posts: 217

Re: [Solved] ZSH , and BASH config file's.

Hello
For quite time I want to try zsh shell.
I think why not it's faster , compatible with bash and have adventages over bash (I read wiki page).
And here's my queston after configuration of zsh and using it I can delate bash package and evry bash file?
Thanks for answers

No! Arch linux uses bash to run all of its scripts. You would not be able to boot.

Changing your login shell is not the same thing as changing sh.

But I have next question what if I modife initscript's rc.local,shutdown and other to use zsh (change #!/bin/bash to #!/bin/zsh)?

I wouldn't recommend that. bash and zsh aren't 100% compatible.

I'm just asking myself why you would want to remove bash. You can switch to zsh completely for every imaginable use but still let bash there for scripts that have #!/bin/bash. It's just a few MB on your hard disk, shouldn't be a problem.

Ramses de Norre

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From: Leuven - Belgium

Registered: 2007-03-27

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Re: [Solved] ZSH , and BASH config file's.

You can switch to zsh completely for every imaginable use but still let bash there for scripts that have #!/bin/bash. It's just a few MB on your hard disk, shouldn't be a problem.

That and bash is faster for interpreting scripts.

SpeedVin

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From: Poland

Registered: 2009-04-29

Posts: 955

Re: [Solved] ZSH , and BASH config file's.

No! Arch linux uses bash to run all of its scripts. You would not be able to boot.

Changing your login shell is not the same thing as changing sh.

But I have next question what if I modife initscript's rc.local,shutdown and other to use zsh (change #!/bin/bash to #!/bin/zsh)?

I wouldn't recommend that. bash and zsh aren't 100% compatible.

I'm just asking myself why you would want to remove bash. You can switch to zsh completely for every imaginable use but still let bash there for scripts that have #!/bin/bash. It's just a few MB on your hard disk, shouldn't be a problem.

Hmm I just install apps like that:
One app for one thing

Last edited by SpeedVin (2009-08-09 15:17:27)

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Re: [Solved] ZSH , and BASH config file's.

You can switch to zsh completely for every imaginable use but still let bash there for scripts that have #!/bin/bash. It's just a few MB on your hard disk, shouldn't be a problem.

That and bash is faster for interpreting scripts.

Prove it!

I said the above jokingly, but do you have links to any benchmarks?

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rine

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From: Germany

Registered: 2008-03-04

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Re: [Solved] ZSH , and BASH config file's.

But I have next question what if I modife initscript's rc.local,shutdown and other to use zsh (change #!/bin/bash to #!/bin/zsh)?

I wouldn't recommend that. bash and zsh aren't 100% compatible.

I'm just asking myself why you would want to remove bash. You can switch to zsh completely for every imaginable use but still let bash there for scripts that have #!/bin/bash. It's just a few MB on your hard disk, shouldn't be a problem.

Hmm I just install apps like that:
One app for one thing

It's not only an app but also a scripting language. You wouldn't remove perl just because you use python, right?

SpeedVin

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From: Poland

Registered: 2009-04-29

Posts: 955

Re: [Solved] ZSH , and BASH config file's.

I wouldn't recommend that. bash and zsh aren't 100% compatible.

I'm just asking myself why you would want to remove bash. You can switch to zsh completely for every imaginable use but still let bash there for scripts that have #!/bin/bash. It's just a few MB on your hard disk, shouldn't be a problem.

Hmm I just install apps like that:
One app for one thing

It's not only an app but also a scripting language. You wouldn't remove perl just because you use python, right?

I know thanks I think anyway I will try zsh

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