> On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 04:46:04PM -0700, John Meissen wrote:
> > Make sure you're using the correct shell. Ubuntu sets /bin/sh to 'dash'
> > by default, which is a limited shell that doesn't have all of the 
> > capabilities of normal 'bash'. Supposedly makes running scripts 
> > quicker.
>  
> This is Perl, not shell.
> 

Doh! 

I knew that. Then I promptly forgot. :-P 

When he said
 
 > "No such file or directory at /home/ubuntu/bin/test line 99."
 > 
 > which is the 'open' in the script.

my brain interpreted that as complaining it couldn't find a file named 'open',
which implied some internal feature was missing/not working. Which was
consistent with my experiences with bash/dash.

<sheepish grin>



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