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Eric the Red · Nov 17th, 2006, 3:31 PM

I'm just starting unix and I've learned most of the basics like browsing through directory trees, creating files using 'vi' and such (well way more than that actually.. lol).

So today I decided to move onto scripts. One thing that I don't understand is why use the 'bash' command or (bourne shell) before creating a script. I understand that going into the bourne shell is where you should be scripting. What is the different shell for? Why not just stay in whatever shell you're using. Is there any advantage to using the bourne again shell (the bash command) over the default shell?

Nov 17th, 2006, 3:31 PM	#1
Eric the Red Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 214 Rep Power: 0	Starting to use Unix I'm just starting unix and I've learned most of the basics like browsing through directory trees, creating files using 'vi' and such (well way more than that actually.. lol). So today I decided to move onto scripts. One thing that I don't understand is why use the 'bash' command or (bourne shell) before creating a script. I understand that going into the bourne shell is where you should be scripting. What is the different shell for? Why not just stay in whatever shell you're using. Is there any advantage to using the bourne again shell (the bash command) over the default shell? __________________ Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back.