X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,TW_PD,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: How does one change the default shell? X-KeepSent: E9EFD825:17ACBB83-85257792:007F6ACD; type=4; name=$KeepSent Message-ID: From: RISINGP1 AT nationwide DOT com Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:13:05 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com > > Ah, so you mean how to change /bin/sh to be pdksh instead of bash. Simple: > > > > cp /bin/{pdk,}sh > > > > But be prepared to redo that every time you upgrade bash via setup.exe, > > and don't come crying to the list if things break that were expecting > > bash when they got pdksh. Thanks. I was hoping to effect the change environmentally - not have to change exe's. Should I follow that route, no crying will ensue. I will probably just continue using the shebang line for safety. - Phil -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple