Timeline for Are there still systems around with a /bin/sh binary?
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| Nov 10, 2016 at 12:13 | comment | added | JdeBP | You are taking issue with the premise of the question. Such commentary is mis-placed against an answer. | |
| Nov 9, 2016 at 18:48 | comment | added | user232326 | I believe that what is intended with some binary placed or symlinked in '/bin/sh' is what matters. All systems AFAIK have a /bin/sh. None AFAIK ships with an old ATT sh. As an example, dash in debian systems is intended to be as close as is possible to an old /bin/sh. | |
| Nov 9, 2016 at 18:43 | comment | added | user232326 | I fail to understand why a symlink is that important. If in the /bin directory I do ln ksh sh, there is a hardlink called sh, it is not a symlink. Is it a sh binary? | |
| Nov 9, 2016 at 10:53 | vote | accept | dr_ | ||
| Nov 9, 2016 at 8:50 | comment | added | JdeBP | I would have been quite content for you to have had the points. No worries. @schily is an occasional Stack Exchange contributor. Maybe xe will fill in Schillix and OpenSolaris. | |
| Nov 9, 2016 at 8:34 | comment | added | JdeBP | There's stuff to say about OpenSolaris and Schillix too. | |
| Nov 9, 2016 at 8:32 | history | made wiki | Post Made Community Wiki by Fox | ||
| Nov 9, 2016 at 8:28 | history | edited | JdeBP | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Have some more stuff. |
| Nov 9, 2016 at 8:19 | history | answered | Fox | CC BY-SA 3.0 |