Is there any reason to use Powershell on Linux? (lemmy.world)

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I have used bash, zsh, ksh, and now powershell. I am by no means an expert on UNIX shells. I could get all my work done on any one of these. My main shell is Zsh with some oh-my-zsh plugins because I'm lazy. What can you do in powershell that you can't do in any other shell? Also, does the shell you use even matter? Sorry if this is a dumb question.

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[-] F04118F@feddit.nl 4 points 4 months ago

This is the way! I also like using zsh with oh-my-zsh as an interactive shell, but I still write my scripts in Bash. They can run anywhere (and most scripts you'll find online are also in Bash)

[-] astrsk@fedia.io 3 points 4 months ago

Yup, same. I prefer zsh and omz, but I write all my shell scripts in bash for portability and compatibility.

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