Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2009 17:16:10 +0100 From: Chris Rees <utisoft@googlemail.com> To: Martin McCormick <martin@dc.cis.okstate.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can a Bourn Shell Script put itself in the background? Message-ID: <b79ecaef0906060916k167944bsf140a33821ae908b@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200906061210.n56CAl8e018383@dc.cis.okstate.edu> References: <200906061210.n56CAl8e018383@dc.cis.okstate.edu>
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2009/6/6 Martin McCormick <martin@dc.cis.okstate.edu>: > This also works in Linux's /bin/sh which I believe is an alias > for bash so occasionally little things work differently. > Usually is, but in some it's linked to dash. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DashAsBinSh Also, you should ONLY use POSIX-compatible commands/extensions in /bin/sh scripts, or you cause breakage on many systems (including the BSDs). Chris -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in a mailing list?
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