On Sat, Jul 24, 1999 at 10:50:34AM +0200, Carlo Strozzi wrote: > On Fri, Jul 23, 1999 at 05:41:40PM +0200, Josip Rodin wrote: > > > >BTW, how would it behave with /bin/sh -> /usr/bin/ksh ? (or with putting > >ksh in some other, more available place, like /bin) > > Hmm ... while I see a good point in linking /bin/sh to a minimal > true-bourne shell, I would not recommend doing the other way around, > otherwise we can just as well leave it to link to bash. If someone > (i.e. everybody) wants to use something better for interactive use > then they are supposed to have /bin/bash in /etc/passwd, or to use > chsh(1) to change it some other shell. ksh is still smaller than bash, and offers a command history, etc.--it can replace ash _and_ bash. It might also be nice at some sites for compatability with other systems that use ksh as /bin/sh. Mike Stone
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