Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 13:45:55 -0800 From: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: =?iso-8859-1?Q?D=E1nielisz_L=E1szl=F3?= <laszlo_danielisz@yahoo.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Rolf G Nielsen <lazlar@lazlarlyricon.com> Subject: Re: bash script question Message-ID: <20091201214554.GA98830@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <20091201224210.15ab009d.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <560275.79074.qm@web30808.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <4B15774A.5040700@lazlarlyricon.com> <20091201224210.15ab009d.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Tue, Dec 01, 2009 at 10:42:10PM +0100, Polytropon wrote: > On Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:06:34 +0100, Rolf G Nielsen <lazlar@lazlarlyricon.com> wrote: > > Why are you using bash? To make a shell script as portable as possible, > > use /bin/sh. Bash is a third party shell, that isn't included in a base > > installation (you're not using bash as root's shell, are you?). By using > > /bin/sh, you make sure the script will run without having to install any > > ports. > > That's a very good advice. Using sh is strongly recommended > for maximal portability. Use sh if you're not requiring > features that are bash-only. > > Hi guys, Here's a bash-related question, kind-of. Is there any way to automagically run my .csrhc thru a script and wind up with a bash script? gary > > > -- > Polytropon > Magdeburg, Germany > Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 > Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org The 7.31a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php
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