Ben Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:58:58 +0100 > Michelle Konzack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > But if they are concerned about the memory footprint of the shell > used by default as /bin/sh, that is another matter. They can always > install dash and symlink /bin/sh to it. This will not break scripts > that use bash (unless they call bash as #!/bin/sh, but if they do, > that's a bug in the script).
I believe he meant that. The memory footprint[1] of bash is bothering in old PC's, so there are real benefits trying to make without it; even on command line sessions where alternative shell, like /bin/mksh, whose capabilities will surpise even the bash enthusiasts. Jari [1] Stem desktop project for Debian See near the end, under heading "4.3 Can I save even more memory - how?" and Picture 17 titled "Memory consumption of various shells." http://debian.cante.net/stem/faq/index.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
