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I've really been considering learning zsh. The main reason I haven't bit the bullet is because bash is everywhere. I don't want to become as fluent in zsh as I am in bash, only to feel crippled when I inevitably have to work without zsh.

So, for those that frequently shift between zsh and bash (or ash, dash, etc.), what is the experience like?

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Since both bash and zsh are 'sh' derived shells, it's not a huge context flip. It's analogous to flipping between your highly tuned (vim|emacs) config, vs logging into a new AWS image with the default version's config: You still know how to get around, but all the bells and whistles are turned off.

I haven't had much trouble with flipping back and forth. At my company the sys admins won't install zsh on live boxes, but are willing to put it on dev boxes. So I end up dropping to bash whenever I'm on a live box.

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