Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 25th Jan 2007 00:43 UTC
Microsoft "Once upon a time, when DOS walked the earth, the command line was the primary user interface for most of our computers. Then, Windows came along, and Microsoft seemed set on leaving the command prompt to dry up and wither into obscurity. Fortunately, Microsoft has again turned its attention to the command line and, in so doing, has produced one of the most compelling new Windows features eWEEK Labs has ever had the pleasure to test: Windows PowerShell."
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RE[3]: Once upon a time
by Messere on Thu 25th Jan 2007 06:48 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: Once upon a time"
Messere
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2006-10-12

"but for an interactive shell bash cannot be beat. bash is the best interactive command line tool that exists today for shell work, period."

Fish (Friendly Interactive SHell: http://roo.no-ip.org/fish/ ) is a really nice attempt to build user friendly command line (especially for novice users) and polish some Bash rough edges.

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