`sh' is a fine program, but:

    - it lacks history

    - it has quoting problems (no example given!)

    - input is rescanned `interestingly'

    - nested backquoted commands are a mess

Nevertheless, is _actually works_ and is a damn fine piece of engineering.

The same can never be said for `ksh' or `csh'.

I wanted `sh', but it needed to be cleaned up (ie. I'd have to hack in
Eighth/Ninth Edition features -- again).  `rc' does that job, and Byron's
implementation is _one of the few programs I have ever seen_ that just
_compiles_ and works with a _trivial_ amount of work.

                                 Boyd Robert     boyd@prl.dec.com

Bourne Shell is however ALWAYS available on every UNIX system!
As such if you write your shell script write it will work on any
UNIX system without need for any extras, like perl, rc, bash, etc...

                                 Anthony Thyssen   anthony@cit.gu.edu.au