From: Dave Bass Date: 2008-07-12T20:59:20+09:00 Subject: Re: can ruby replace bash scripts for linux script Greg Hauptmann wrote: > Is ruby up to replacing bash shell scripts for this? (eg calling > commands, eg rsynch, getting responses etc? Yes, but this is exactly what Perl was developed for originally: a scripting language superior to csh, awk, etc. Ruby has its roots in Perl syntax, but whether you need its object orientation for system scripting is debateable. On WinXP it seems that Ruby's start-up time is much slower than Perl's. I haven't used Ruby much on Linux but I suspect that Perl may be faster there too, given that Perl has been well tuned for speed over the years. Dave -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.