Mail Archives: cygwin/1999/06/03/14:11:12
--- Ian Zimmerman <itz AT lbin DOT com> wrote:
> Glenn Spell wrote:
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>
> Why do we need ash anyway - what's the trouble with using just bash as
> sh? I tried using ash several times on my Linux boot floppies to save
> space, but I always concluded it wasn't worth the trouble, bash is just
> so much better even for noninteractive use. Instead I saved space by
> not including any executables that had a corresponding bash built-in,
> and rewriting several others as scripts.
Bash is a heavyweight and slows down processing. Ash was included only
beginning with b19. So, you can do as you did if you don't need the processing
speed. Personally I prefer having the extra speed from the lighter ash package.
===
YAWIA,
Earnie Boyd <mailto:earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
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