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Re: Login Shell/Profile: Stop the Madness



Wayne wrote:
> 
> Huh?
> 
> % which sh
> /bin/sh
> % ls -l /bin/sh
> /bin/sh -> bash

>From man bash

If bash is invoked with the name sh, it tries to mimic the startup
behavior of historical versions of sh as closely as possible, while
conforming to the POSIX standard as well.

Also /bin/sh doesn't need to be a symlink to bash it could be a link to
ash


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	Do I detect a note of sarcasm?

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