Re: /bin/sh portability question
On Fri, Sep 23, 2005 at 12:48:39PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
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> Peter Eriksen wrote:
> > path=$(dirname $0)
> > ...
> > ./git.sh: syntax error at line 4: `path=$' unexpected
>
> I think $(foo) is required by POSIX.
I believe that Solaris and others (AIX IIRC) have /bin/sh linked
to /bin/ksh, and it behaves as the POSIX shell when run as /bin/ksh, but
behaves as a much more true-to-bourne shell when run as /bin/sh.
Joel
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