gino peregrini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tuesday 07 August 2001 14:17, Jan Schaumann wrote:
> > $> su
> > $> echo -e "#!/bin/sh\n\nexec /usr/bin/blackbox"
> I had to edit the command a little. My shell didn't want the ! and there
> was extra new-line.
>
> I really appreciate the help from you, Jamin, and and John. I've got it
> working, but (maybe more important) I've learned more about BB and Linux.
See, and I've learned something about different shells now. Apparently,
bash and (t)csh don't like "#!/bin/sh" in an echo, while ksh doesn't
mind. I forgot that "!" is a special character (history) in other
shells - now how does one DO "echo "#!/bin/sh" in, say, bash? Anybody?
-Jan
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