POSIX Shell is text for good reasons, but file names aren't (necessarily) text. So POSIX shells aren't very well-suited to dealing with file names, requiring ar

POSIX Shell is text for good reasons, but file names aren't (necessarily) text. So POSIX shells aren't very well-suited to dealing with file names, requiring arcane hackery to be portable & safe. It'd be easier with any sort of type system to distinguish file names from text, object orientation isn't necessary at all.