OK, I've given it a good whole year. I'm calling it: zsh's supposed benefits don't justify the move from bash. I'm gonna get the latest bash and go back to using that.
Important to recall that the real main supposed advantage is that it's licensing better suits our Cupertino overlords.
@carlton ? That’s the reason? Is there a handy link you know of explaining this more? I was surprised by the decision and this makes more sense than some marginal developer happiness reason.
FWIW, I’ve been using zpresto for years and it basically gives me most of niceties of fish I like, without the compatibility questions
@mrchrisadams Well, there's no official but this kind of thing is the common take:
> Apple hasn’t explained exactly why it’s making this change, but …Apple is stuck using version 3.2 of bash that has been licensed under GPLv2, as newer versions are licensed under GPLv3.
https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/4/18651872/apple-macos-catalina-zsh-bash-shell-replacement-features
"zpresto" — I shall have a look. Ta!