Sortix volatile manual

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PROPER-SH(5)

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PROPER-SH(5)

NAME

proper-sh — name of a better non-interactive shell

SYNOPSIS

/etc/proper-sh

DESCRIPTION

The sh(1) program is a thin wrapper that invokes sortix-sh(1) on interactive use, but this shell is primitive and cannot execute most scripts, so non-interactive uses of sh(1) instead searches for the name of a better shell to execute in this order:

The shell named in the SORTIX_SH_BACKEND environment variable.
The shell named in the /etc/proper-sh file.
dash(1), if installed.
sortix-sh, if no better shell was found.

ENVIRONMENT

SORTIX_SH_BACKEND: The name of a better non-interactive shell, taking precedence if set over the /etc/proper-sh file.

FILES

/etc/proper-sh: File containing the name of a better non-interactive shell.