system administration tasks, task automation
Bash is powerful for basic automation but can become unwieldy with complex logic due to its syntax quirks.
complex automation requiring consistent quoting rules, tasks involving complex subshell behavior
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I do use bash for all its worth. Every possible intentional or hack bashism. Require bash, but leverage bash to within an inch of it's life and require nothing else.
Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: Scripting while leveraging all its features and hack bashisms
A Terminal + Bash ZSH is soooo sticky because they are VERY good at what they do once you learn the basics and quirks.
Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: General command-line interface and shell scripting
I spend much less time wondering how to make sense of it all... something I can hardly say about bash.
Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: General shell scripting and system administration.
Compare that to Bash where you're constantly context-switching between quoting rules and subshell behavior.
Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: automation (implied comparison)
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