On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 08:44:14 -0500 Martin McCormick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Paul Chvostek writes: > > This is actually just the difference between sh and bash. You'll > > see the latter error if you type `a = 5` in bash in any OS. It > > just so happens that most Linux distributions don't have a real sh: > > I kind of thought that was the real issue. While > something like this is maybe slightly annoying at times, the > differences in, say, arithmetic handling and loops can sometimes > mean rewriting parts of shell scripts depending on whether it is > going to run in BSD or Linux. That's why there is a POSIX standard, and why many people think it's bad idea to get into the habit of using bash specific scripts. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
