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i guess the idea is that you can scp the output script to a machine that has only a minimal *nix install and run it there without having to install anything mor

by zem 2y ago

i guess the idea is that you can scp the output script to a machine that has only a minimal *nix install and run it there without having to install anything more. so bash, bc and sed but not python or ruby

fluidcruft 2y ago
That's an argument for POSIX sh, not bash.
- zem 2y ago
  that is definitely true! though i wonder whether bash is ubiquitous enough these days that it can serve as an acceptable "we can rely on this being there" shell.