RE: ash vs. bash
On 19-Jul-99 Michael Meskes wrote:
> After reading at least parts of the discussion I decided to try ash as sh
> just to learn that netscape doesn't even start anymore. It just says:
>
> /usr/bin/X11/netscape: 104: Syntax error: Bad substitution
>
> Okay, my netscape version may not be up-to-date. But I have read something
> along these lines in other mails too.
>
This is an old bug in netscape, it is fixed in new versions. He uses printf
and a few other bash specific items. Simply edit the script so it calls
/bin/bash.
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