[CentOS] OT - Any true bourne shells out there for linux?

Bent Terp bent at terp.se
Tue Nov 9 06:37:20 UTC 2010


On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 12:13 AM, Kwan Lowe <kwan.lowe at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 3:06 PM, Phil Savoie <psavoie1783 at rogers.com> wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Was wondering if anyone knows there are any separate rpms to be able to
>> install a true bourne shell and not one linked to bash.
>
> Bash has some options to run in compatibility mode. Not sure what you
> need, but may do the trick.  It's useful if you need to build on Linux
> then move to another environment.

In that case, tcshell might be a viable alternative. It's more like an
addon for all OS's so the differences might well be smaller. Just a
thought, not a thoroughly tested opinion.

BR Bent



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