[tlug] Re: Bourne Shell is the most appropriate scripting language

[Jim <jep200404@example.com>]

Botond Botyanszki wrote:

> > > Portability is a good thing, so write according to the Bourne shell. 
> > > It's the most standard. 
> 
> By which you mean #!/bin/bash

No. 

When I say "write according to the Bourne shell", 
I mean to restrict what one writes to the 
classic abilities of the Bourne shell, 
avoiding the advanced features of newer shells 
(such as but not limited to not bash). 

Of course, on a Linux box, the most likely program one 
would use to _execute_ a classic Bourne shell script 
would be bash. 

There is a distinction languages and the programs used to execute them. 
I.e., there is a distinction in which dialect one _writes_ in 
and which proram one is likely to use to _execute_ it. 

Remember that the original question was 

   What is the most appropriate scripting language

not what is the most appropriate program to run program 
written in that language, although I've addressed both 
issues.