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Most *nix server and cloud nodes use bash for the shell. You're right about embedded systems but they're not usually the target platform for a config management

Most *nix server and cloud nodes use bash for the shell. You're right about embedded systems but they're not usually the target platform for a config management system like this one or Ansible.

yjftsjthsd-h 7y ago
Yeah, I was mostly thrown by the reference to openwrt. I'm sure most/all GNU/Linux systems ship BASH.
- shakna 7y ago
  Debian ship's dash for /bin/sh doesn't it?
  - detaro 7y ago
    but also ships bash for interactive use, so #!/bin/bash will just work, which you should be doing anyways in scripts that want bash.
    - abathur 7y ago
      /usr/bin/env bash?
    - mdaniel 7y ago
      If you use `env` instead, it'll pick up more recent versions of bash available on the path, such as the one installed by homebrew #!/usr/bin/env bash