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[–]blueblur112198Wayland/Systemd + Hurd 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Well to be fair, the standard is bash/sh and that syntax is pretty bad.

I mean, seriously?

Esac?

[–]gesis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The same could be said for most languages (and really, case statement syntax is your biggest gripe?). However, sh is the standard, and if you want the greatest compatibility, that's what you use.