On Wed, 24 Oct 2018 18:05:54 -0400, Steve wrote in message <20181024180554.4f657...@mydesk.domain.cxm>:
> On Wed, 24 Oct 2018 07:31:04 +0200 > "J. Fahrner" <j...@fahrner.name> wrote: > > > > One wish: please use /bin/sh (dash) for the shell, don't use bash. > > Bash has a lot more overhead because it is optimized for interactive > > usage. Many developers don't mind about that and always use bash, > > even for simple start scripts were they don't need it. > > > > Jochen > > Thanks Jochen, > > I always, always, ALWAYS use #!/bin/sh and never use #!/bin/bash. > > #!/bin/sh is a computer language. > > #!/bin/bash is a development environment. > > It's not dash on every computer, but it's almost always something more > secure and less bloaty than bash. > > I promise I'll use #!/bin/sh to start every run script, and will ask > all who help me to do the same. ..a viable nag function idea for these run scripts: if #!/bin/sh is #!/bin/bash or #!/bin/zsh etc fancy bloat, recommend installing safer etc #!/bin/dash. ..can be done annoyingly, e.g. with a pop-up with 2 buttons, "Dismiss AGAIN..." and "Ok, install /bin/dash Now, so this Damned Pop-Up NEVER Pops Up Again!!!" -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
