David Crayford says... > ...It would be fantastic to have bash as the default shell for z/OS but that > ain't gonna happen anytime soon :)
FWIW: Here's how I tend to work on z/OS. * I leave my default login shell (in the OMVS segment) as /bin/sh. * I have my .profile/.bash_profile/.bashrc files set up to switch me to bash immediately (though my files are set up to work with /bin/sh , just in case). * I usually write shell scripts with a #!/bin/sh shebang (giving up some bash features in scripts). It works for me. I get bash interactive behavior, but my scripts don't require bash. Yes, a compromise, but one I consider acceptable. The Rocket bash port has some advantages in a mixed-encoding environment (_BPXK_AUTOCVT=ON). Since I run nearly all my shells in an emacs buffer anyway, shell interactive behavior isn't something I usually care much about anyway. :-) -- Jerry ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
