Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!uunet!hsi!stevens
From: stevens@hsi.UUCP (Richard Stevens)
Newsgroups: unix-pc.general
Subject: Re: ksh as replacement for sh on 3b1
Summary: ksh on 3b1
Message-ID: <901@hsi86.hsi.UUCP>
Date: 7 Dec 89 20:22:13 GMT
References: <1049@icus.islp.ny.us> <12028@cbnews.ATT.COM> <1717@mtunb.ATT.COM>
Distribution: unix-pc
Organization: Health Systems Intl., New Haven, CT
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In article <1717@mtunb.ATT.COM>, jcm@mtunb.ATT.COM (John McMillan) writes:
> 
> 1) Replacing SH with KSH is a serious breach of sanity.
> 	KSH is ALMOST a superset of SH -- but the differences are VERY
> 	REAL.  It can waste hours or days for support people when folks
> 	play this game.

That's funny, because the latest release of the KornShell from the
Toolchest specifically lists the UNIX-PC as one of the systems
on which ksh has been used as a replacement for sh.  Perhaps you're
referring to the older version of ksh (circa 1986) that  comes with
the 3b1 ?

	Richard Stevens
	Health Systems International, New Haven, CT
	   stevens@hsi.com
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