From: earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com (Earnie Boyd)
Subject: Re: [Beta-20.1 Win95osr2] Make problem with shell commands
30 Dec 1998 11:45:57 -0800
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To: "Andrew M. Bishop" <amb AT gedanken DOT demon DOT co DOT uk>
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---"Andrew M. Bishop" <amb AT gedanken DOT demon DOT co DOT uk> wrote:
Hi Andrew,
> 
> I have had two answers to this question by e-mail and both have told
> me to make sure that /bin/sh.exe == /bin/bash.exe.  This advice is
> however a contradiction to the FAQ which states that the /bin/sh.exe
> should be the sh.exe from the installation.  Can I therefore ask that
> the FAQ be corrected on this point.
> 

NO! /bin/sh.exe should _now_ (for version b20) be the original.

> Unfortunately changing /bin/sh to be bash did not solve the problem.
> 
> The operation of the '[' program should not be affected by which shell
> it is running under provided that shell is a Bourne shell replacement.

The following may correct this problem:

cp test.exe [.exe


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