bash script question

[Gary Kline]

On Tue, Dec 01, 2009 at 11:10:33PM +0100, Polytropon wrote:
> On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 13:45:55 -0800, Gary Kline <kline at thought.org> wrote:
> > 	Hi guys, 
> > 
> > 	Here's a bash-related question, kind-of.  Is there any way to
> > 	automagically run my .csrhc thru a script and wind up with a
> > 	bash script?
> 
> csh and (ba)sh use dufferent syntax and variable names.
> But you could write an easy "search and replace" translator
> for the .cshrc settings, which are mostly
> 
> 	alias foo = 'bar'
> 	set var = value
> 	setenv envvar = value
> 
> but for some of them, there's no bash equivalent (e. g.
> set promptchars and set promt in cshrc, but PS1 in bash).
> 
> I'm not aware of an already existing mechanism that does
> this. Running one shell from the other doesn't transport
> most of the settings.
> 

	Ah, Polyt to the rescue.  I already have things like setenv
	aliased to ksh/zsh/borne-again/ and probably even  /bin/sh ||
	/bin/ash. 

	I thought that especially bash was still persnikity.  It used 
	to be centuries ago, so I just stuck with zsh.   Another deal
	was that I rarely use root, so it didn't worth it.  But now, 
	sweating the End of Days, yup.

	I'll see if vim can come to the resuce.  thankee.

	gary


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