Re: Bourne Shell is the most appropriate scripting language (was Re: [tlug] What is the most appropriate scripting language)

["Josh Glover" <jmglov@example.com>]

On 16/01/07, Botond Botyanszki <tlug@example.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 15 Jan 2007 18:05:38 -0500
> Jim <jep200404@example.com> wrote:
>
> > which is why I wrote:
> >
> > > Portability is a good thing, so write according to the Bourne shell.
> > > It's the most standard.
>
> By which you mean #!/bin/bash

He probably meant #!/bin/sh, actually. I don't use any bash-isms in my
shell scripts specifically to avoid the situation you described, where
my scripts won't run on other Unices.

-Josh