http://www.mikebroberts.com/blogtastic/archives/164 Mike Roberts on life and technology Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:20:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://www.mikebroberts.com/blogtastic/archives/164#comment-1212 Mike Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:46:15 +0000 http://www.mikebroberts.com/blogtastic/archives/164#comment-1212 I agree, so the most-correct but unwritten third option would be to correct the scripts to only use /bin/sh features. I agree, so the most-correct but unwritten third option would be to correct the scripts to only use /bin/sh features.

]]> http://www.mikebroberts.com/blogtastic/archives/164#comment-1211 Nat Tue, 24 Apr 2007 07:19:14 +0000 http://www.mikebroberts.com/blogtastic/archives/164#comment-1211 You shouldn't use bash features in a script that runs /bin/sh. A "#!/bin/sh" line at the start of the script is a guarantee of posix compliance and portability. If you want to use bash, put /bin/bash in the hash-bang line. You shouldn’t use bash features in a script that runs /bin/sh. A “#!/bin/sh” line at the start of the script is a guarantee of posix compliance and portability. If you want to use bash, put /bin/bash in the hash-bang line.

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