Summary of shell facilities

      
                    Bourne   C    TC   Korn   BASH
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command history        No   Yes   Yes   Yes    Yes

command alias          No   Yes   Yes   Yes    Yes

shell scripts          Yes  Yes   Yes   Yes    Yes

filename completion    No   Yes*  Yes   Yes*   Yes

command line editing   No   No    Yes   Yes*   Yes

job control            No   Yes   Yes   Yes    Yes

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* not the default setting for this shell


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