From:	"Weiqi Gao" <weiqigao AT crl DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: 4DOS vs. bash
Date:	25 Jan 1997 23:19:04 GMT
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K.A.R.L. <farega AT usc DOT es> wrote in article <32E4DF34 DOT 4D19 AT usc DOT es>...

>I've been reading about bash in the news and in the faq, and I was
>wondering if it is worth the effort of moving from 4DOS to bash.

Bash is more powerful than 4DOS (user defined functions, here documents,
etc.).  But 4DOS is more DOS compatible (launches Windows 3.1, etc.).  Bash
is definitely worth learning, but I'm afraid you cannot replace 4DOS with
it.

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Weiqi Gao
weiqigao AT crl DOT com

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