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[Ed Robitaille]

On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 10:45:31 -0500
Bob Bell <bbell at macroped.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Jan 12, 2005 at 12:15:46AM -0500, Derek Martin wrote:
> >   #!/bin/sh
> >   # NEVER start shell scripts as #!/bin/bash -- it can lead to strange
> >   # and unintended results.
> 
> Like what?  I've never had a problem.  If I specifically am using bash
> features, I always say "/bin/bash", as "/bin/sh" could mean Bourne shell
> or POSIX shell.
If I'm not mistaken, If #!/bin/sh is used the shell will use what is set for the user variable $SHELL when a user logs in. I use zsh and have SHELl set for /bin/zsh.
The predominant scripting $SHELL seems to be bash.
Ed

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