> I have wondered why we have case/esac, if/fi but while/done. With the reverse-keyword convention we'd get "od", not "elihw", though. while ... for ..

> I have wondered why we have case/esac, if/fi but while/done. With the reverse-keyword convention we'd get "od", not "elihw", though. while ... for ... do do ... ... od od The 'od' utility already existed, apparently, so Bourne opted for "done". [edit: typos]