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Re:Bash functions are better than I thought by gkfasdfasdf on Monday November 01, 2021 @10:12AM (#29066802)
> Bash is also not in Debian's shell (/bin/sh). In that place, there is no tolerance of bashisms.

When writing a bash script, shouldn't you be setting the shebang to /bin/bash which is available on Debian?

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Re:Bash functions are better than I thought by chasil on Monday November 01, 2021 @03:44PM (#29071985)
Bash is the default interactive shell, but the Almquist shell is the default for /bin/sh, and must be used for all system startup activity.

It is otherwise advisable when speed or portability are required.

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