Re^6: system call windows

Hence my usual advice to just avoid the shell

Hm. Sounds a little like advising people to wear condoms at all times rather than just when appropriate.

With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'

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Re^7: system call windows by haukex (Archbishop) on Mar 10, 2019 at 23:01 UTC
Hence my usual advice to just avoid the shell [... and only use it if one knows what one is doing.] Sounds a little like advising people to wear condoms at all times rather than just when appropriate. That's a pretty good analogy for what I said: If one knows and trusts one's user, one doesn't need to "wear a condom" and can put their input into the shell unprotected (although it can still be useful to prevent accidents). But if one is going to be sleeping with the entire internet...	[reply]

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Re^7: system call windows
by haukex (Archbishop) on Mar 10, 2019 at 23:01 UTC

Hence my usual advice to just avoid the shell [... and only use it if one knows what one is doing.]
Sounds a little like advising people to wear condoms at all times rather than just when appropriate.

That's a pretty good analogy for what I said: If one knows and trusts one's user, one doesn't need to "wear a condom" and can put their input into the shell unprotected (although it can still be useful to prevent accidents). But if one is going to be sleeping with the entire internet...

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