On 4/26/2016 7:27 PM, Alice Wonder wrote: > > bash is mostly compatible with bourne (can run most bourne scripts) > which is why /bin/sh is a symlink to /bin/bash on GNU and most other > *nix systems. when bash is invoked as /bin/sh, it reverts to more Bourne like behaviors in some circumstances where the default is not compatible. Most of the script developers at my $job seem to prefer ksh for serious scripting, apparently its more consistent. -- john r pierce, recycling bits in santa cruz