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> References: <560275.79074.qm@web30808.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <4B15774A.5040700@lazlarlyricon.com> <20091201224210.15ab009d.freebsd@edvax.de> <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, ... >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > 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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