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by throw0101d 731 days ago
> Where is POSIX actually useful today?

Defining a stable API to code against?

> And with many things being Linux (or Linux-like like WSL) the need for this might be less?

Define "being Linux". RHEL? Ubuntu? Other? Is /bin/sh linked to Bash or something?

* https://mywiki.wooledge.org/Bashism

* https://linux.die.net/man/1/checkbashisms

> Are Android and/or iOS fully POSIX compliant?

UNIX® Certified Products include macOS:

* https://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/register/

POSIX:

* https://posix.opengroup.org/register.html