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Interesting bash bug with a certain script.

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This script triggers an interesting result with bash versus sh.

(echo '\n' && echo "echo '\n'" > foo.sh && sh foo.sh)|wc -l

Running it with /bin/bash.

jason@Yog-Sothoth » Documents » $ (echo '\n' && echo "echo '\n'" > foo.sh && sh foo.sh)|wc -l
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Running it with /bin/sh.

$ (echo '\n' && echo "echo '\n'" > foo.sh && sh foo.sh)|wc -l
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This is a very strange bug, but just small differences between the bash and sh shells. Something to be aware of I guess. This should really not affect the Linux OS as a whole, scripts are very well written on Linux and there should be nothing to worry about.


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