> The benefit of shell scripting is that it is simple enough to have as a tertiary language that you can pickup and use after a six month hiatus. I've been usi

> The benefit of shell scripting is that it is simple enough to have as a tertiary language that you can pickup and use after a six month hiatus. I've been using/abusing traditional shell scripting languages for over a decade now and I still struggle with the rough edges (especially quoting/escaping/argument passing).