Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 22:42:10 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Rolf G Nielsen <lazlar@lazlarlyricon.com> Cc: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?D=E1nielisz_L=E1szl=F3?= <laszlo_danielisz@yahoo.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bash script question Message-ID: <20091201224210.15ab009d.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <4B15774A.5040700@lazlarlyricon.com> References: <560275.79074.qm@web30808.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <4B15774A.5040700@lazlarlyricon.com>
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On Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:06:34 +0100, Rolf G Nielsen <lazlar@lazlarlyricon.com> wrote: > Why are you using bash? To make a shell script as portable as possible, > use /bin/sh. Bash is a third party shell, that isn't included in a base > installation (you're not using bash as root's shell, are you?). By using > /bin/sh, you make sure the script will run without having to install any > ports. That's a very good advice. Using sh is strongly recommended for maximal portability. Use sh if you're not requiring features that are bash-only. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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