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diff --git a/Etc/FAQ.yo b/Etc/FAQ.yo index 171b2f9d7..9f0d99d45 100644 --- a/Etc/FAQ.yo +++ b/Etc/FAQ.yo @@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ Chapter 2: How does zsh differ from...? 2.5. bash? 2.6. Shouldn't zsh be more/less like ksh/(t)csh? 2.7. What is zsh's support for Unicode/UTF-8? +2.8. Why does my bash script report an error when I run it under zsh? Chapter 3: How to get various things to work 3.1. Why does `$var' where `var="foo bar"' not do what I expect? @@ -135,7 +136,6 @@ Chapter 3: How to get various things to work 3.28. How do I edit the input buffer in $EDITOR? 3.29. Why does `which' output for missing commands go to stdout? 3.30. Why doesn't the expansion mytt(*.{tex,aux,pdf}) do what I expect? -3.31. Why does my bash script report an error when I run it under zsh? Chapter 4: The mysteries of completion 4.1. What is completion? @@ -936,6 +936,67 @@ sect(What is zsh's support for Unicode/UTF-8?) fully below, see `Multibyte input and output'. +sect(Why does my bash script report an error when I run it under zsh?) +label(28) + + em(tl;dr:) bash is not the reference implementation of zsh, and zsh is not + a bug-for-bug compatible reimplementation of bash. + + bash and zsh are different programming languages. They are not + interchangeable; programs written for either of these languages will, + in general, not run under the other. (The situation is similar with + many other pairs of closely-related languages, such as Python 2 and + Python 3; C and C++; and even C89 and C11.) + + When bash and zsh behave differently on the same input, whether zsh's + behaviour is a bug does not depend on what bash does on the same + input; rather, it depends on what zsh's user manual specifies. + (By way of comparison, it's not a bug in Emacs that mytt(:q!) doesn't + cause it to exit.) + + That being said, the bash and zsh languages do have a common subset, and it is + feasible to write non-trivial pieces of code that would run under either of + them, if one is sufficiently familiar with both of them. However, + a difference between bash's behaviour and zsh's does not imply that + zsh has a bug. The difference might be a bug in zsh, a bug in bash, or + a bug in neither shell + (see link(3.1)(31) for an example). + + The recommended way to deal with these differences depends on what kind + of piece of code is in question: a myem(script) or a myem(plugin). + + For em(scripts) emdash() external commands that + are located in tt($PATH), or located elsewhere and are executed by + giving their path explicitly (as in mytt(ls), mytt(/etc/rc.d/sshd), + and mytt(./configure)) emdash() the answer is simple: + + Don't run bash scripts under zsh. If the scripts were written for + bash, run them in bash. There's absolutely no problem with having + mytt(#!/usr/bin/env bash) scripts even if mytt(zsh) is your shell for + interactive sessions. + + In fact, if you've recently changed to zsh, we myem(recommend) that + you keep your scripts as mytt(#!/usr/bin/env bash), at least for + a while: this would make the change more gradual and flatten your + learning curve. Once you're used to zsh, you can decide for each + script whether to port it to zsh or keep it as-is. + + For myem(plugins) emdash() pieces of code + executed within the shell itself, loaded via the mytt(.), + mytt(source), or mytt(autoload) builtins, added to mytt(.zshrc), or + pasted interactively at the shell prompt emdash() one may consider it + worthwhile to invest the effort to make them runnable under either shell. + However, as mentioned above, doing so requires one to be familiar with both + shells, and either steer clear of their differences or handle them explicitly + with conditional code (such as mytt(if test -n "$ZSH_VERSION")). + + In summary, + if you'd like to run a bash script or plugin under zsh, you must port the script or plugin + properly, reviewing it line by line for differences between the two + languages and adjusting it accordingly, just like you would + when translating a book from American English to British English. + + chapter(How to get various things to work) sect(Why does mytt($var) where mytt(var="foo bar") not do what I expect?) @@ -969,7 +1030,7 @@ label(31) whether you really want this behaviour, as it can produce unexpected effects for variables with entirely innocuous embedded spaces. This can cause horrendous quoting problems when invoking scripts written - for other shells (see link(3.31)(331)). The natural way to produce + for other shells (see link(2.8)(28)). The natural way to produce word-splitting behaviour in zsh is via arrays. For example, verb( set -A array one two three twenty @@ -2053,67 +2114,6 @@ sect(Why doesn't the expansion mytt(*.{tex,aux,pdf}) do what I expect?) parse! -sect(Why does my bash script report an error when I run it under zsh?) -label(331) - - em(tl;dr:) bash is not the reference implementation of zsh, and zsh is not - a bug-for-bug compatible reimplementation of bash. - - bash and zsh are different programming languages. They are not - interchangeable; programs written for either of these languages will, - in general, not run under the other. (The situation is similar with - many other pairs of closely-related languages, such as Python 2 and - Python 3; C and C++; and even C89 and C11.) - - When bash and zsh behave differently on the same input, whether zsh's - behaviour is a bug does not depend on what bash does on the same - input; rather, it depends on what zsh's user manual specifies. - (By way of comparison, it's not a bug in Emacs that mytt(:q!) doesn't - cause it to exit.) - - That being said, the bash and zsh languages do have a common subset, and it is - feasible to write non-trivial pieces of code that would run under either of - them, if one is sufficiently familiar with both of them. However, - a difference between bash's behaviour and zsh's does not imply that - zsh has a bug. The difference might be a bug in zsh, a bug in bash, or - a bug in neither shell - (see link(3.1)(31) for an example). - - The recommended way to deal with these differences depends on what kind - of piece of code is in question: a myem(script) or a myem(plugin). - - For em(scripts) emdash() external commands that - are located in tt($PATH), or located elsewhere and are executed by - giving their path explicitly (as in mytt(ls), mytt(/etc/rc.d/sshd), - and mytt(./configure)) emdash() the answer is simple: - - Don't run bash scripts under zsh. If the scripts were written for - bash, run them in bash. There's absolutely no problem with having - mytt(#!/usr/bin/env bash) scripts even if mytt(zsh) is your shell for - interactive sessions. - - In fact, if you've recently changed to zsh, we myem(recommend) that - you keep your scripts as mytt(#!/usr/bin/env bash), at least for - a while: this would make the change more gradual and flatten your - learning curve. Once you're used to zsh, you can decide for each - script whether to port it to zsh or keep it as-is. - - For myem(plugins) emdash() pieces of code - executed within the shell itself, loaded via the mytt(.), - mytt(source), or mytt(autoload) builtins, added to mytt(.zshrc), or - pasted interactively at the shell prompt emdash() one may consider it - worthwhile to invest the effort to make them runnable under either shell. - However, as mentioned above, doing so requires one to be familiar with both - shells, and either steer clear of their differences or handle them explicitly - with conditional code (such as mytt(if test -n "$ZSH_VERSION")). - - In summary, - if you'd like to run a bash script or plugin under zsh, you must port the script or plugin - properly, reviewing it line by line for differences between the two - languages and adjusting it accordingly, just like you would - when translating a book from American English to British English. - - chapter(The mysteries of completion) |