True. And I find myself struggling more than I'd like to tame the beast. That said, putting my devil's advocate hat on, if you and I were to start afresh not k

True. And I find myself struggling more than I'd like to tame the beast. That said, putting my devil's advocate hat on, if you and I were to start afresh not knowing shell, we'd struggle too. And truth be told, I'm not objective enough to tell if it's easier to learn shell programming or systemd config for a neophyte.