[Bio-Linux] zsh

[Tony Travis]

Dan Swan wrote:
> Hello,
> 
>> Under Ubuntu 8.04 LTS "bash" adopts a (very) strict POSIX compatibility
>> mode when invoked as "sh". This has caused me some problems with (other
>> people's!) shell scripts that use "#!/bin/sh", but expect to run "bash".
> 
> This is due to Ubuntu replacing /bin/sh with /bin/dash - not bash.  A
> widely unpopular move from the forum posts it generated when it
> hapepend.

Hello, Dan.

I've learnt something today, because I didn't know about the /bin/bash 
vs. /bin/dash issue in Ubuntu. BTW, what I've learnt today is that I 
don't know everything about Ubuntu ;-)

Actually, I think it's a good thing that scripts using /bin/sh as their 
interpreter conform to POSIX. However, this breaks a few things...

Thanks,

	Tony.
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