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Re: /bin/sh or /bin/ash
On Tue, Jun 07, 2005 at 10:20:17PM -0700, Matthew Dillon wrote:
>
>:I just discovered /bin/sh is really ash, per /usr/src/bin/sh/TOUR (it
>:supports $(( 1 + 2 )) whereas Bourne sh does not), so I was wondering
>:should sh be a symlink to ash? I don't even see ash in my PATH.
>:
>:// George
>:
>:--
>:George Georgalis, systems architect, administrator Linux BSD IXOYE
>
> No, I think its best not to make a link. We already have enough
> shell names to deal with, it would just add confusion.
Do you think "anyone will ever go back" and would you accept a dfports
patch to adjust vim syntax highlighting accordingly? -- that's my
primary concern, whenever I do arithmetic in /bin/sh scripts, I error
highlighting...
some links:
http://www.in-ulm.de/~mascheck/various/shells/index.html#foot1
http://www.in-ulm.de/~mascheck/bourne/
http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/feature/11232.html
http://georg.f-451.net/shells/
http://shelldorado.com/links/
// George
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George Georgalis, systems architect, administrator Linux BSD IXOYE
http://galis.org/george/ cell:646-331-2027 mailto:george@xxxxxxxxx
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