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So I like the idea of a cleaner higher level version of BASH that still works like BASH but doesn't have the baggage of it's evolution.

Key feature has to be output that is no less readable than the average bash script. Which it seems to be.



> Key feature has to be output that is no less readable than the average bash script. Which it seems to be.

So does smashing your head into the keyboard while holding the shift key.

I use bash but it's not a pretty language.


Well, if someone wants a portable and a bit higher level version of shell scripts, then the classic answer for that is Perl.




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