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Re:Safe ways to do things in bash by yani on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @05:33AM (#17072735)
Availability is a big issue. It is nearly impossible to get a seasoned sysadmin to install fish for you when bash is available.
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Re:Safe ways to do things in bash by h1d on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @05:49AM (#17072796)
If you're convinced your productivity may change by ditching bash, I'm not sure what kind of counterargument the sysadmin will bring.
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Re:Safe ways to do things in bash by petee on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @07:39AM (#17073203)
Avoiding the next Shellshock? As bad as it was, who knows what goodies an even less-audited shell has in store
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Re:Safe ways to do things in bash by h1d on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @10:52AM (#17074337)
Using bash never prevented the problem in the first place.
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Re:Safe ways to do things in bash by petee on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @12:24PM (#17075138)
Bash was the problem

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shellshock_(software_bug)

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