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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 10:39:30 -0400 (EDT)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
To: "Gary R. Van Sickle" <g DOT r DOT vansickle AT worldnet DOT att DOT net>
cc: CBFalconer <cbfalconer AT yahoo DOT com>, <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: RE: Ash manual/info. (was: Re: "==" operand not found)
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On Thu, 24 Oct 2002, Gary R. Van Sickle wrote:

> > Randall R Schulz wrote:
> > >
> > > You're most likely accustomed on your Linux system to "/bin/sh"
> > > being BASH. On Cygwinm /bin/sh is ASH, and it is far more minimal
> > > in its implementation of the POSIX shell standard, and does not
> > > provide "==" as an equivalent for "=" in the "test" (a.k.a. "[")
> > > built-in.
> >
> > While there is an info file on bash, and even a man entry, there
> > seems to be nothing whatsoever about ash on the system.  If we are
> > not able to use the abilities of bash,
>
> Put "#!/bin/bash" (no quotes) at the top of the script in question and
> go nuts.
>
> As far as ash docs are concerned, a quick Google reveals little other
> than that ash apparently stands for "[Kenneth] Almquist's sh".  You'll
> probably have more success looking for "POSIX shell standards".

'man sh' should get you the ash manpage.
	Igor
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