On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 21:00:33 -0400 Eli Schwartz via arch-general <arch-general@archlinux.org> wrote: > On 08/18/2016 08:35 PM, Kyle Terrien via arch-general wrote: > > I haven't used PowerShell much. But in briefly looking at it, the > > commands are very verbose compared to Unix/Linux. E.g. grep is > > something like Get-Item. > > > > My Windows survival kit currently consists of Cygwin, which still > > kicks butt to this day. You could even run a full X server under > > Cygwin. > > This. Absolutely this. > > Why would anyone want to use an overly-verbose scripting language like > PowerShell as an interactive shell, **unless it was their only > option**?
If you think PowerShell is bad, you should try batch. ;-) If I remember correctly, there aren't even structured if statements. There is reason why PowerShell was invented: batch stunk so badly. --Kyle -- The computer can't tell you the emotional story. It can give you the exact mathematical design, but what's missing is the eyebrows. - Frank Zappa
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