On Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:39:00 +1000, Adam Carter wrote: > >> /bin/sh is a symlink to bash. > > > > Which runs as sh when run from the symlink. > > I dont understand. "runs as" usually means "runs under the user
That's one possible use of the term, but English rarely has one meaning per phrase. > context" to me - are you saying bash has an sh compatibility mode? Yes. "If bash is invoked with the name sh, it tries to mimic the startup behavior of historical versions of sh as closely as possible, while conforming to the POSIX standard as well." -- Neil Bothwick If a turtle doesn't have a shell, is he homeless or naked?
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