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by tpoacher 1357 days ago
bash isnt posix???

if bash isnt posix then wth is? if you told me "British English isnt actually English" I'd be less surprised than bash and posix.
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yjftsjthsd-h 1357 days ago
> bash isnt posix???

No

> if bash isnt posix then wth is?

POSIX sh (https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/V...).

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plonk 1357 days ago
POSIX defines a shell that's not completely compatible with Bash. IIRC Ubuntu's `sh` command actually runs bash in a special "POSIX-compatible" mode that's really bare-bones.
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