I have in fact read them. I have even been very explicit and clear about my reading of them in the hopes that you will either understand what I am saying, or c

I have in fact read them. I have even been very explicit and clear about my reading of them in the hopes that you will either understand what I am saying, or correct my misunderstanding. It is unfortunate that you wish to do neither. I made a very simple point: you do not know rc, and are comparing bash to ruby and then blindly assuming that comparison applies to rc vs ruby. It does not.