David T-G wrote:
> > it seems kind of silly to me - i rarely use the bourne shell but i
> > like the fact that it's there in bsd systems (and that if i specify
> > /bin/sh that's exactly what i'm getting).
> 
> No, it's not silly at all -- /bin/sh is one of the things that can be
> found on any unix system, and shell scripts are so basically
> fundamental that they will be necessary everywhere and you might even
> be expected to take your own scripts and move them from box to box.
> 
> Doing away with /bin/sh would be a Very Bad Thing.

agreed.  i meant it was kind of silly that linux uses bash instead of
the bourne shell.  i was certainly not trying to suggest that we abolish
the bourne shell!

w

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