I've returned to Linux but I miss PowerShell
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I've returned to Linux but I miss PowerShell
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Re: I've returned to Linux but I miss PowerShell
#2But can't you just use fish?
Re: I've returned to Linux but I miss PowerShell
#3But can't you just use fish?
Why not just install Powershell for linux?[1]
[1] : https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/insta...
Re: I've returned to Linux but I miss PowerShell
#4But can't you just use fish?
I put a note at the end about that: the lack of a `set -e` / fail fast equivalent was a dealbreaker for me.
Re: I've returned to Linux but I miss PowerShell
#5But can't you just use fish?
Why not just install Powershell for linux?[1] [1] : https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/insta...
I could but no one else on my team (which is used to Linux) would touch my scripts.
It’s just too foreign for Linux devs whereas it ships with Windows.
Re: I've returned to Linux but I miss PowerShell
#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why not just install Powershell for linux?[1] [1] : https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/insta...
I could but no one else on my team (which is used to Linux) would touch my scripts. It’s just too foreign for Linux devs whereas it ships with Windows.
Proprietary 'shell' vs. linux DIY/customized setup.
There are a multiple publically accessible/usable sources which can be found via search engine(s) to extend bash / unix shell functionality based on points discussed in topic link.
few article link topic snippits:
* approaches to autocompletion : [0][1]
* 'man' command and/or cli option -h to cli command shows 'docstring' / options
* jq resources for shell plugin[2]
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[0] https://faun.pub/configure-bash-auto-completion-tab-completi...
Re: I've returned to Linux but I miss PowerShell
#7What about Nushell? It's still a separate install on all platforms, and not POSIX compliant (for reasons). But for me it's got all the benefits of powershell without the verboseness and imo a less obscure data structure.
Re: I've returned to Linux but I miss PowerShell
#8PowerShell is just so good. The fact that it's a shell but I can use every output like a C# object is just terrific. No more awk or sed etc. lovely!
Re: I've returned to Linux but I miss PowerShell
#9You can use powershell on linux: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/insta...
Re: I've returned to Linux but I miss PowerShell
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why not just install Powershell for linux?[1] [1] : https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/insta...
I could but no one else on my team (which is used to Linux) would touch my scripts. It’s just too foreign for Linux devs whereas it ships with Windows.
Nowadays a lot of people script in python