[CentOS] Bourne shell deprecated?

[John R Pierce]

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.



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john r pierce, recycling bits in santa cruz