On Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:06:16 +0100 Polytropon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Especially in Linux, it's common to prefix scripts with #!/bin/bash >which won't work in FreeBSD, because it's #/usr/local/bin/bash there. >Linux has no problem running #!/bin/sh scripts because there's a >symlink /bin/sh -> /bin/bash. > >My advice for maximum interoperability and compatibility between Linux >and UNIX: If you're not using any bash specific techniques in your >scripts, start them with #!/bin/sh instead of #!/bin/bash. > >The sh shell is the UNIX standard scripting shell, while Linux's >one is bash. I usually just use: #!/usr/bin/env bash It seems to work on both Linux and FBSD. -- Jerry [EMAIL PROTECTED] His life was formal; his actions seemed ruled with a ruler.
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