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Yeah bash has some of the worst syntax of any language I've used. Why do if statements have a semicolon in the middle of them?? Why does it use `[[` and `]]`? why does `if` end with `fi ` but `while` ends with `done` ?

people who rip on powershell but prefer bash make no sense to me at all



> people who rip on powershell but prefer bash make no sense to me at all

They're used to it, that's all. Just like how people used to US Customary find SI units weird and confusing.




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