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Old 02-28-2011
Question Difference between "/bin/bash" & "/bin/sh"
what if the difference between
Code:
 #!/bin/sh

and

Code:
#!/bin/bash

I wrote a script with the second heading now when i change my heading to the first one ...the script is not executing well....im not getting the required output....any solution to this problem...or do i have to start the code again with #!/bin/sh ?Smilie
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Old 02-28-2011
If using the first one is a problem, the simple answer is: don't use it.

What OS are you using?

Code:
#!/bin/sh

is usually a link to bash, ksh or something else, like dash, and may, or may not run those shells slightly differently when invoked as sh.

On Solaris, sh means sh - the original Borne Shell. On AIX sh means ksh, and on Linux sh generally means bash (or dash), etc.

Look at both to see what they are.
Code:
ls -l /bin/bash
ls -l /bin/sh

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Old 02-28-2011
im using...
ubuntu 9.1
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Old 02-28-2011
So "the difference" would likely be that /bin/sh is actually the dash shell, and /bin/bash is, well, the bash shell.
 
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