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David Starks-Browning 2001-05-29 18:11:29 +00:00
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@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ bash$ cd //MACHINE/Share
bash$ mkdir -p path/to/new/dir
@end example
@subsection Why doesn't my script work?
@subsection Why doesn't my shell script work?
There are two basic problems you might run into. One is the fact that
/bin/sh is really ash, and is missing some features you might expect in
@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ There are two basic problems you might run into. One is the fact that
@item No job control
@item No getopts
@item No functions exported
@item Must use `.' instead of `source' (true of sh and ksh too, not just ash)
@end itemize
Or it could be a permission problem, and Cygwin doesn't understand that