[oclug] .bash_profile scripting

[Ian! D. Allen]

Adrian Irving-Beer wrote:
> but it's important not to get into that habit if you want to write
> generic POSIX-compatible shell scripts (e.g. ones that can always
> safely use #!/bin/sh instead of #!/bin/bash).

Yes indeed!  If you decide to go non-POSIX, make it a conscious decision
and realize what you lose when you can't run your scripts anywhere
but Linux.  Losing portability for the sake of == vs. = isn't worth it.

And start all your scripts with

#!/bin/sh -u

so that you find your spelling errors sooner rather than later.

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