Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bash syntax and semantics

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was Delete as a how to guide. Gnangarra 13:43, 3 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Prescriptive content which makes no attempt to not read like a howto. Previously removed from Bash for same, then shunted into Talk:Bash in an ill-judged move to preserve it against policy, and finally moved here to get if off talk. Possible transcription candidate, but it's not really well-written enough that it matters. Chris Cunningham 09:25, 24 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Transwiki this. Certainly a reduced version is appropriate for the Bash page in the same way programming language articles cover interesting features of syntax and provide examples, but something of this length is more appropriate for a tutorial. Doesn't Wikibooks have a Bash tutorial? --Gwern (contribs) 15:39 24 October 2007 (GMT)
• Keep. I'm guilty of creating this page. I did so after seeing how the Python (programming language) is handled in the wikipedia. In the case of Python, there is a Python syntax and semantics page for the express purpose of explaining the language syntax. The quality of the Python syntax page is better; but the bash syntax page has just started. It should be given some time to improve. Jeff Carr 01:09, 25 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep needs improvement ( and a limited version on the bash page ), this page is particularly useful as wikipedia is used as a 1st point of contact for new linux users! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.45.210.78 (talk) 12:59, 30 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. While widely used bash (IMHO) does not have enough of historical notability to keep such an info. I could imagine a page documenting how Unix shell syntax had changed over time. Pavel Vozenilek 18:43, 31 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.