csh-considered-harmful

The Debian policy for scripts explicitly warns against using csh and tcsh as scripting languages.

For more information please consult:

Scripts (Section 10.4) in the Debian Policy Manual

The tag is present in Lintian version 2.114.163. That is the most recent version we know about.

We use semantic versions. The patch number is a commit step indicator relative to the 2.114.0 release tag in our Git repository.

You can find the detection logic for this version at commit ea05801. For merge requests, please use the latest version in the Lintian check shell/csh.

Visibility: warning

The following 28 source packages in the archive triggered the tag 170 times (in any Lintian version).

We found 25 overrides. The tag performed 85% of the time.

acl2

/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/acl2-infix/examples/doinfix:1]

bedops

/bin/tcsh [usr/bin/bam2bed_gnuParallel:1]
/bin/tcsh [usr/bin/bam2bed_sge:1]
/bin/tcsh [usr/bin/bam2bed_slurm:1]
/bin/tcsh [usr/bin/bam2starch_gnuParallel:1]
/bin/tcsh [usr/bin/bam2starch_sge:1]
/bin/tcsh [usr/bin/bam2starch_slurm:1]
/bin/tcsh [usr/bin/starchcluster_gnuParallel:1]
/bin/tcsh [usr/bin/starchcluster_sge:1]
/bin/tcsh [usr/bin/starchcluster_slurm:1]

blimps

/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/blimps-examples/examples/blimps/blimps.blkprob.csh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/blimps-examples/examples/blimps/blimps.blksort.csh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/blimps-examples/examples/blimps/multimat.csh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/blimps-examples/examples/cobbler/cobbler.csh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/blimps-examples/examples/codehop/codehop.csh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/blimps-examples/examples/codehop/coduse.csh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/blimps-examples/examples/processor/calibrate.csh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/blimps-examples/examples/processor/process.csh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/blimps-examples/examples/processor/test.csh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/blimps-examples/examples/protomat/calibrate.csh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/blimps-examples/examples/protomat/protomat.csh:1]

buddy

/bin/tcsh [usr/share/doc/libbdd-dev/examples/runregression:1]
/bin/tcsh [usr/share/doc/libbdd-dev/examples/runtest:1]

condor

/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/htcondor/examples/sh_loop:1]

/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/ctn/examples/add-accession-numbers:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/ctn/examples/create_common:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/ctn/examples/createdirectory:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/ctn/examples/create_icons:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/ctn/examples/create_icons.94:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/ctn/examples/fillImageDBScript:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/ctn/examples/his_layout:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/ctn/examples/icon_script:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/ctn/examples/img_layout:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/ctn/examples/pacs_layout:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/ctn/examples/print_layout:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/ctn/examples/start_clients:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/ctn/examples/start_img_server:1]

doris

/bin/csh [usr/share/doris/ascii2ascii_UTM:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doris/ascii2grdAutoMinMaxHDR:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doris/ascii2ps:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doris/ascii2ps.gmt-v3:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doris/baseline.doris.csh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doris/coregpm.doris:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doris/cpx2ps:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doris/envisat_dump_header2doris.csh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doris/gammaReadfiles.csh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doris/heightamb:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doris/lonlatCoh2ascii:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doris/lonlathei2ascii:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doris/phasefilt.doris:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doris/plotcpm:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doris/plotcpm.erroffsets:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doris/plotoffsets:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doris/plotoffsets.bruno:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doris/plotoffsets_cc:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doris/viewanddel:1]

emboss

/bin/csh [usr/share/EMBOSS/test/memtest/purify.csh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/EMBOSS/test/memtest/valgrind.csh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/EMBOSS/test/qa/qatest.csh:1]

ferret-vis

/bin/csh [usr/bin/Fpatch:1]

ftools-fv

/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/ftools-fv/examples/scripts/XPAScript.csh:1]

gridengine

- # Too bad, for now. May be fixed in next release.
/bin/csh [usr/share/gridengine/pvm/src/aimk:1]
- # Too bad, for now. May be fixed in next release.
/bin/csh [usr/share/gridengine/util/dl1.csh:1]
- # Too bad, for now. May be fixed in next release.
/bin/csh [usr/share/gridengine/util/dl2.csh:1]

handbrake

tcsh [usr/share/doc/handbrake-cli/examples/tst.aspect:1]

icom

/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/icom/examples/qsy/bbc.sh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/icom/examples/qsy/cfh.sh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/icom/examples/qsy/kmi.sh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/icom/examples/qsy/qsy.sh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/icom/examples/qsy/w1aw.sh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/icom/examples/qsy/wlo.sh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/icom/examples/qsy/wom.sh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/icom/examples/qsy/woo.sh:1]

jigl

- # rotate(1), a convenience script, is written for csh. Not really attractive, but that's the choice of upstream. No need for a lintian reminder.
/bin/csh [usr/bin/rotate:1]

libcam-pdf-perl

/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/libcam-pdf-perl/examples/asciify:1]

librdf-query-perl

/usr/bin/tcsh [usr/share/doc/librdf-query-perl/examples/bin/failing_earl_tests.sh:1]
/usr/bin/tcsh [usr/share/doc/librdf-query-perl/examples/bin/passing_earl_tests.sh:1]

lmod

/bin/csh [usr/share/lmod/6.6/init/csh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/lmod/6.6/init/cshrc:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/lmod/6.6/init/tcsh:1]

/bin/csh [usr/bin/ctlib:1]
/bin/csh [usr/bin/fcaps:1]
/bin/csh [usr/bin/gcaps:1]
/bin/csh [usr/bin/MakeNcl:1]
/bin/csh [usr/bin/ncargcc:1]
/bin/csh [usr/bin/ncargex:1]
/bin/csh [usr/bin/ncargf77:1]
/bin/csh [usr/bin/ncargf90:1]
/bin/csh [usr/bin/ncargfile:1]
/bin/csh [usr/bin/ncargrun:1]
/bin/csh [usr/bin/ncargversion:1]
/bin/csh [usr/bin/ncarvversion:1]
/bin/csh [usr/bin/ncl_convert2nc:1]
/bin/csh [usr/bin/ncl_filedump:1]
/bin/csh [usr/bin/ncl_grib2nc:1]
/bin/csh [usr/bin/ncl_quicklook:1]
/bin/csh [usr/bin/ng4ex:1]
/bin/csh [usr/bin/nhlcc:1]
/bin/csh [usr/bin/nhlf77:1]
/bin/csh [usr/bin/nhlf90:1]
/bin/csh [usr/bin/pre2ncgm:1]
/bin/csh [usr/bin/scrip_check_input:1]
/bin/csh [usr/bin/WRAPIT:1]

/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/ns2/examples/tcl/ex/hdlc/run.tcl:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/ns2/examples/tcl/ex/red-pd/allTCP/allTCP.sh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/ns2/examples/tcl/ex/red-pd/allUDP/allUDP.sh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/ns2/examples/tcl/ex/red-pd/mix/mix.sh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/ns2/examples/tcl/ex/red-pd/multi/multi.sh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/ns2/examples/tcl/ex/red-pd/PIdent/PIdent.sh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/ns2/examples/tcl/ex/red-pd/pktsVsBytes/pktsVsBytesA.sh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/ns2/examples/tcl/ex/red-pd/pktsVsBytes/pktsVsBytes.sh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/ns2/examples/tcl/ex/red-pd/response/response.sh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/ns2/examples/tcl/ex/red-pd/runall.sh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/ns2/examples/tcl/ex/red-pd/singleVsMulti/singleVsMulti.sh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/ns2/examples/tcl/ex/red-pd/testFRp_tcp/testFRp_tcp.sh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/ns2/examples/tcl/ex/red-pd/testFRp/testFRp.sh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/ns2/examples/tcl/ex/red-pd/tfrc/tfrc.sh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/ns2/examples/tcl/ex/red-pd/varying/varying.sh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/ns2/examples/tcl/ex/red-pd/web/web.sh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/ns2/examples/tcl/ex/xcp/parking_lot_topo/run-parking-lot-topo:1]

parallel

- # parallel supports all kind of interpreters ... also the "harmful" ones:
csh [usr/bin/env_parallel.csh:1]
- # parallel supports all kind of interpreters ... also the "harmful" ones:
tcsh [usr/bin/env_parallel.tcsh:1]

petsc

/bin/csh [usr/share/petsc/3.16/share/petsc/examples/src/dm/tests/scripts/ex4.script:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/petsc/3.16/share/petsc/examples/src/dm/tests/scripts/ex6.script:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/petsc/3.16/share/petsc/examples/src/ksp/ksp/tests/scripts/ex10.asm:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/petsc/3.16/share/petsc/examples/src/ksp/ksp/tests/scripts/ex10_asm_matbaij:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/petsc/3.16/share/petsc/examples/src/ksp/ksp/tests/scripts/ex10_asm_mpibaij:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/petsc/3.16/share/petsc/examples/src/ksp/ksp/tests/scripts/ex10_bjacobi_mpibaij:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/petsc/3.16/share/petsc/examples/src/ksp/ksp/tests/scripts/ex10_blu:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/petsc/3.16/share/petsc/examples/src/ksp/ksp/tests/scripts/ex10_lu:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/petsc/3.16/share/petsc/examples/src/ksp/ksp/tests/scripts/ex10_lu_blocks:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/petsc/3.16/share/petsc/examples/src/ksp/ksp/tests/scripts/ex10.script:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/petsc/3.16/share/petsc/examples/src/ksp/ksp/tests/scripts/ex10_seqbdiag:1]

portsentry

/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/portsentry/examples/ignore.csh:1]

qflow

- # tcsh is used by most of the scripts in qflow. It would be overkill to reimplement these in bash:
/usr/bin/tcsh [usr/bin/qflow:1]
- # tcsh is used by most of the scripts in qflow. It would be overkill to reimplement these in bash:
/usr/bin/tcsh [usr/lib/qflow/scripts/checkdirs.sh:1]
- # tcsh is used by most of the scripts in qflow. It would be overkill to reimplement these in bash:
/usr/bin/tcsh [usr/lib/qflow/scripts/cleanup.sh:1]
- # tcsh is used by most of the scripts in qflow. It would be overkill to reimplement these in bash:
/usr/bin/tcsh [usr/lib/qflow/scripts/graywolf.sh:1]
- # tcsh is used by most of the scripts in qflow. It would be overkill to reimplement these in bash:
/usr/bin/tcsh [usr/lib/qflow/scripts/magic_db.sh:1]
- # tcsh is used by most of the scripts in qflow. It would be overkill to reimplement these in bash:
/usr/bin/tcsh [usr/lib/qflow/scripts/magic_drc.sh:1]
- # tcsh is used by most of the scripts in qflow. It would be overkill to reimplement these in bash:
/usr/bin/tcsh [usr/lib/qflow/scripts/magic_gds.sh:1]
- # tcsh is used by most of the scripts in qflow. It would be overkill to reimplement these in bash:
/usr/bin/tcsh [usr/lib/qflow/scripts/magic_view.sh:1]
- # tcsh is used by most of the scripts in qflow. It would be overkill to reimplement these in bash:
/usr/bin/tcsh [usr/lib/qflow/scripts/netgen_lvs.sh:1]
- # tcsh is used by most of the scripts in qflow. It would be overkill to reimplement these in bash:
/usr/bin/tcsh [usr/lib/qflow/scripts/opensta.sh:1]
- # tcsh is used by most of the scripts in qflow. It would be overkill to reimplement these in bash:
/usr/bin/tcsh [usr/lib/qflow/scripts/opentimer.sh:1]
- # tcsh is used by most of the scripts in qflow. It would be overkill to reimplement these in bash:
/usr/bin/tcsh [usr/lib/qflow/scripts/qflow.sh:1]
- # tcsh is used by most of the scripts in qflow. It would be overkill to reimplement these in bash:
/usr/bin/tcsh [usr/lib/qflow/scripts/qrouter.sh:1]
- # tcsh is used by most of the scripts in qflow. It would be overkill to reimplement these in bash:
/usr/bin/tcsh [usr/lib/qflow/scripts/replace.sh:1]
- # tcsh is used by most of the scripts in qflow. It would be overkill to reimplement these in bash:
/usr/bin/tcsh [usr/lib/qflow/scripts/vesta.sh:1]
- # tcsh is used by most of the scripts in qflow. It would be overkill to reimplement these in bash:
/usr/bin/tcsh [usr/lib/qflow/scripts/yosys.sh:1]
- # tcsh is used by most of the scripts in qflow. It would be overkill to reimplement these in bash:
/usr/bin/tcsh [usr/share/qflow/tech/osu018/osu018.sh:1]
- # tcsh is used by most of the scripts in qflow. It would be overkill to reimplement these in bash:
/usr/bin/tcsh [usr/share/qflow/tech/osu035/osu035.sh:1]
- # tcsh is used by most of the scripts in qflow. It would be overkill to reimplement these in bash:
/usr/bin/tcsh [usr/share/qflow/tech/osu050/osu050.sh:1]

samba

/bin/csh [usr/share/doc/samba/examples/smbadduser.in:1]

sift

/bin/csh [usr/lib/sift/bin/seqs_chosen_via_median_info.csh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/lib/sift/bin/SIFT_for_submitting_fasta_seq.csh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/lib/sift/bin/SIFT_for_submitting_NCBI_gi_id.csh:1]
/bin/csh [usr/share/sift/blimps/docs/coduse.csh:1]

sptk

/bin/csh [usr/libexec/sptk/bin/da:1]
/bin/csh [usr/libexec/sptk/bin/glogsp:1]
/bin/csh [usr/libexec/sptk/bin/grlogsp:1]
/bin/csh [usr/libexec/sptk/bin/gseries:1]
/bin/csh [usr/libexec/sptk/bin/gwave:1]
/bin/csh [usr/libexec/sptk/bin/mgc2mgclsp:1]
/bin/csh [usr/libexec/sptk/bin/mgclsp2mgc:1]
/bin/csh [usr/libexec/sptk/bin/us16:1]
/bin/csh [usr/libexec/sptk/bin/uscd:1]
/bin/csh [usr/libexec/sptk/bin/wav2raw:1]

util-linux

/bin/tcsh [usr/share/doc/util-linux/examples/getopt-example.tcsh:1]

votca-tools

csh [usr/share/votca/VOTCARC.csh:1]