I'm more interested in what the Oil shell has been doing, it has a higher potential roof while keeping backwards compatibility rather than the current standard of affairs 10ish year development cycle of a new shell with slight improvements.

Switching shells can be a massive pain in the ass, so if we're making a change, it has to be worth it.

Oil looks like it could be worth it and then some.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Fish was worth it because it works in a way that suits me, and I could tell just by reading its excellent manual.

If you look at Oil and it looks like it suits you, I'm sure it'll suit you. 👍

For my taste, Oil seems too similar to bash at first glance, and the fact that it has a dedicated "Quirks" section in the docs is a major red flag for me. Personally.