> > > * Using -p" for starting non-interactive shell scipts is AFAIK a NO-OP, > > e.g. > > -- snip -- > > #!/bin/ksh -p > > -- snip -- > > should be replaced with > > -- snip -- > > #!/bin/ksh > > -- snip -- > > I've recently been burned by this one. lucreate or luupgrade (I > forget which) blew up due to missing -p and having some questionable > stuff in the file pointed to by $ENV.
Indeed. I think the rule should be exactly the opposite of Roland's advice: "-p" should be mandatory in all shell scripts. (We've been burned by this internally many, many times.) -- meem
