Should you use zsh? .
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The document discusses whether to switch from bash to zsh, noting that zsh offers easier customization and is backwards compatible with bash. It mentions that macOS has switched its default shell from bash to zsh due to licensing changes. Ultimately, the choice depends on personal preference, and users can continue using bash if they prefer.
Should you use zsh? .
- 1. zsh? Stay with bash or switch to zsh Ted Talk
- 2. Should you switch to zsh?
- 3. No
- 4. No - ish ● zsh is easier to customize than bash ● zsh was built on top of bash, tsh, ksh so it is backwards compatible However ● zsh is still the default on most unix machines ● If you’re happy with your bash setup then why bother So ● No
- 5. macOS (OS X) defaults to zsh! ● Apple was shipping bash as the default shell in macOS ● It switched to zsh ● Because bash went from operating under GNU General Public license v2 (GPLv2) to GNU General Public licence v3 (GPLv3) ● And Tim (and or his lawyers) did not like that
- 6. But wait! All the Cool MLE folks are using it
- 7. You’re wrong I am going to do it anyway Out of the box it’s boring - do one or some combination of the following ● Manually edit .zshrc ● Install oh my zsh ● Install zsh for humans
- 8. The real answer It depends Do it if you want Or Just type bash Whenever you open a terminal in macOS