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Date:      Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:02:07 +0100
From:      Rolf G Nielsen <lazlar@lazlarlyricon.com>
To:        Gary Kline <kline@thought.org>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: bash script question
Message-ID:  <4B15925F.7060909@lazlarlyricon.com>
In-Reply-To: <20091201214554.GA98830@thought.org>
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Gary Kline wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 01, 2009 at 10:42:10PM +0100, Polytropon wrote:
>> 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.
>>
>>
> 
> 	Hi guys, 
> 
> 	Here's a bash-related question, kind-of.  Is there any way to
> 	automagically run my .csrhc thru a script and wind up with a
> 	bash script?
> 
> 	gary
> 
> 
>>
>> -- 
>> Polytropon
>> Magdeburg, Germany
>> Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
>> Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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If by "Is there any way" you mean "is it possible", the answer would 
have to be yes. The next question is most likely "has anyone written 
such a script?" and to that question, someone else will have to provide 
the answer.

Rolf Nielsen



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