(Fwd) Re:Bash Programming

[Paul King]

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From:           	Paul King <pking123-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg at public.gmane.org>
To:             	Devin Whalen <devin-Gq53QDLGkWIleAitJ8REmdBPR1lH4CV8 at public.gmane.org>
Subject:        	Re: [TLUG]: Bash Programming
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Date sent:      	Wed, 18 Aug 2004 21:15:19 -0400

> > Bash-2.05b supports array, as evidenced by Linux box.  Your scripts runs
> > okey here on 2.05b and 3.0.
> 
> Ok...I ran it with ./file.sh and it worked fine!!  What is the
> difference between ./ and sh?  I don't want to make the same mistake
> again.

sh script.sh
runs the script as though the line 
   #! /bin/sh
were inserted at the beginning of the script.

./script.sh
runs the script as if it has execute privelages and the line
   #! /bin/sh
is inserted at the beginning of the script. In fact, script.sh should have
execute privelages if it to be run this way.

> 
> When things like this happen I begin to realize how little I know about
> computers :).
> 
> Thanks for the help.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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