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> I have no idea why NT chose CMD.EXE as their command shell Because the OS is a sequel and replacement to DOS, and so it has a DOS-like shell. Speaking as a
by lproven 3y ago
> I have no idea why NT chose CMD.EXE as their command shell
Because the OS is a sequel and replacement to DOS, and so it has a DOS-like shell.
Speaking as a former professional VMS, DOS, Windows and NT sysadmin:
I preferred CMD to any Unix shell, and I still do. I had boxes to run. I am not a programmer and I don't want programmers' tools.
It is much more use to me to be able to do:
move *.00? oldlogs
And have it pick all files matching the wildcard and move them to the folder -- without needing to be told it's a folder -- than it is for me to be able to write shell scripts.
- floating-io 3y agoI think you'll need to provide a better example, since the equivalent in most unix shells is... mv *.00? oldlogs Just sayin'. =)
- rogerbinns 3y agoI see your =) and raise you this: ren *.htm *.html