Re: Do `>& -` and `<& -` also work?

[Chet Ramey]

On 5/12/21 11:32 AM, Peng Yu wrote:
> > You'll understand why people are reluctant to help you with your effort,
> > then. The ROI is only good for you.
>
> This is not necessarily true. If there were a shell (probably mainly
> for shell programming purposes but not necessarily for interactive
> use) that is faster than bash but mostly compatible to bash, why
> wouldn't it be beneficial to anybody currently using bash.

It all depends on what you consider "mostly compatible" and where the
"simplifications" are. There are several existing shells with fewer
interactive features and fewer programming features than bash that run
faster in many cases. The intersection between those shells and bash is
the POSIX-conformant feature set.

> After all, many projects start with personal hobbies and eventually
> turns into something influential. You just never know what could
> happen.

That's true. The question is whether or not people want to scratch your
personal itch.

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Chet Ramey, UTech, CWRU    chet@case.edu    http://tiswww.cwru.edu/~chet/