Linux/Unix-like OS users: What shell do you use as default?

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What shell do you use as default?
Bash 57%  57%  [ 8 ]
Zsh 29%  29%  [ 4 ]
Fish 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Ksh 14%  14%  [ 2 ]
Tcsh 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Csh 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Other 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Total votes : 14

Abstract_Logic
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23 Aug 2021, 8:23 pm

I'm just curious what shells my fellow Linux/Unix-like OS Aspies have as their default, to potentially generate discussion and sharing of configurations, screenshots, and tips. :-)

I use Zsh as my default and I haven't used anything else for a long time. Zsh's Fish-like syntax highlighting and autosuggestion capabilities are the main features that keep me from going back to Bash. I've used Fish for a bit but it doesn't really comply with the POSIX standards I've gotten used to on Zsh and Bash. If anyone's interested, my Zsh configuration can be seen at https://git.envs.net/hyperreal/dotfiles


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26 Aug 2021, 10:27 am

I use bash because I'm relatively new to linux and it seems to be default in the distros I've tried. TBH I was only dimly aware that there were alternatives (but of course there are, it's linux).


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26 Aug 2021, 10:43 am

zsh on Manjaro and I like it way better than bash (Manjaro switched the default shell not so long ago).


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30 Aug 2021, 10:43 pm

bash on my FreeBSD servers and zsh on my MacBook


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20 Oct 2021, 6:44 pm

I'm nondenominational on this.



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04 Nov 2021, 9:11 pm

OpenBSD's KSH is simple but very useful.


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