No. Learn Bash. The biggest benefit of bash is that you're virtually guaranteed to find it on any linux server. It's ubiquity is its strength. Write a bash scri

No. Learn Bash. The biggest benefit of bash is that you're virtually guaranteed to find it on any linux server. It's ubiquity is its strength. Write a bash script once and take comfort in the fact that it will be able to run on virtually any server for years to come. Does bash have a bunch of cryptic syntax and weird quirks? Sure, but that cryptic syntax and those weird works should remain pretty stable in the coming decades.