Re: PW#5-1: Bash vs Bourne shell
On Tue, Jan 13, 1998 at 11:34:21PM +0100, Christian Schwarz wrote:
> Restrict your script to POSIX features when possible so that it may
> use /bin/sh as its interpreter. If your script works with ash, it's
> probably POSIX compliant, but if you are in doubt, use /bin/bash.
I'd prefer it if the most often used non-POSIX features of bash could be
listed in an appendix, making it easier for maintainers to know which
constructs to avoid.
Ray
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