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We need to support the most common OS in the world, debian. default shell: dash bashisms are forbidden in every corner of the world, sorry https://askubuntu.c
by rurban 4y ago
We need to support the most common OS in the world, debian. default shell: dash
bashisms are forbidden in every corner of the world, sorry
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1277922/what-are-syntax-differences-between-bash-and-dash https://askubuntu.com/questions/1277922/what-are-syntax-diff...
- orra 4y agoBy default, dash provides /bin/sh on Debian. But that doesn't prevent people targeting /bin/bash instead. I'll also note that BusyBox supports [[.
- zokier 4y agoWho is this "we"
- rurban 4y agoDevelopers
- yrro 4y agobash is Essential: yes in Debian. /bin/bash is available on every Debian system.
- rurban 4y agoBut not in POSIX, and not in FreeBSD. There it is at /usr/local/bin/bash if you install it.