> Randall R Schulz wrote: > > > > You're most likely accustomed on your Linux system to "/bin/sh" > > being BASH. On Cygwinm /bin/sh is ASH, and it is far more minimal > > in its implementation of the POSIX shell standard, and does not > > provide "==" as an equivalent for "=" in the "test" (a.k.a. "[") > > built-in. > > While there is an info file on bash, and even a man entry, there > seems to be nothing whatsoever about ash on the system. If we are > not able to use the abilities of bash,
Put "#!/bin/bash" (no quotes) at the top of the script in question and go nuts. As far as ash docs are concerned, a quick Google reveals little other than that ash apparently stands for "[Kenneth] Almquist's sh". You'll probably have more success looking for "POSIX shell standards". -- Gary R. Van Sickle Brewer. Patriot. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
