On August 2, 2016 12:16:13 AM EDT, grarpamp <grarp...@gmail.com> wrote:
>On 8/1/16, rysiek <rys...@hackerspace.pl> wrote:
>> lines of Bash it has been made simpler. Comments, pull requests,
>criticism
>> welcome.
>
>It's not posix sh(1) compatible, nor appear need any bashism.
>there function is (), source is . , == isn't, [[ is deprecated,
>which is then bash too.
>Intermixes standard $() and lazy backquotes.
>Don't tell people to consider running backquotes, because they will ;)
>

In the days of Linux and /bin/sh being a link to bash who needs posix sh(1) 
compatibility ..?

I'm joking of course. Embedded devices don't always have the luxury, and the 
BSDs still have an actual Bourne shell without all the bashisms (it's picked up 
a couple but mainly just better keyboard handling).


John

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