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Date:	Tue, 05 Aug 2003 21:14:55 +0100
From:	David Selby <cygwin AT pusspaws DOT net>
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Subject:	Yes but I don't understand ...
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Randall R Schulz wrote:

> David,
>
> At 12:28 2003-08-05, David Selby wrote:
>
>> I have hit a problem with bash ... as a sample program I have ...
>
>
> Your problem is that /bin/sh is ash, not BASH. To get BASH, use /bin/bash
>
>
>> #!/bin/sh
>>
>> Dave
>

You are dead right, I tried

/bin/bash <script>

and it worked perfectly, but I am afraid I do not understand why ...
echo $BASH_VERSION
Tells me I have bash

I call cygwin with ...
c:\cygwin\win\rxvt.exe -e \bin\bash --login -i
ie bash

Where did ash (a stripped down bash?) come in ?

Dave




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