Re: Several reason a minimal POSIX /bin/bash is a bad idea

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Subject: Re: Several reason a minimal POSIX /bin/bash is a bad idea
From: Clint Adams <schizo@debian.org>
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 14:21:45 -0400
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> Bash already runs a restricted mode when called as sh, and since it is
> already in use on a Debian system, why add more load to memory by adding
> another, more restrictive sh just for shell scripts?

Already in use?  There are presently no instances of bash running on my
system, and the only script I can find which uses bash is /etc/init.d/rc.


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