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Old 03-29-2007
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Originally Posted by jim mcnamara
It will probably work if /bin/ksh is a link to zsh. This is common on a lot of our Linux boxes here.

On most Linux distros I've used, /bin/ksh is pdksh, which differs from the standard AT&T ksh in some important respects.
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What CFA J & I are telling you is that the best practice is to use the magic at the top of your script.

Actually, I am not saying that. A shebang is usually unnecessary, and reduces the portablility of a script.