Jordan Hubbard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: Oliver Fromme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Not all users use /bin/sh. Scripts needn't be written
> > in /bin/sh ...
>
> Actually, just to jump in and correct this, scripts *should* be
> written in /bin/sh.
It depends.
I often happen to write zsh scripts, but only if I'm sure
that they don't really have to be portable, and that I am
the only one who will ever use them. When I was young, I
also wrote a few tcsh scripts (*ouch*), but I discontinued
doing that long ago. :-)
I agree with you 100% that portable scripts should use
/bin/sh and nothing else.
And to come back on topic: Portable scripts also should
_not_ assume that there are no limits on the length of
shell commands. On the other hand, portable scripts can
legitimately assume that xargs supports -i and -I, which
ours doesn't.
Regards
Oliver
PS: FWIW, I also write a lot of awk scripts, which is my
favourite scripting language, but this is really getting
off-topic ...
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