Re: I would like to see "cmd" alias for "bash" binary in every distribution

[Chet Ramey]

On 4/24/20 9:24 AM, Eli Schwartz wrote:
> On 4/24/20 9:17 AM, Vaidas BoQsc wrote:
>> Why the zero possibility.
> Why should bash.git force this on people? I strongly object to this
> proposed force-takeover of a global name in the $PATH for insufficient
> rationale, and furthermore I'm personally bothered by the idea of
> invoking bash as 'cmd', refuse to do so myself, and strongly recommend
> that others do NOT use such an alias.
> 
> There now. Tell me why this opinion, which I'm confident is shared by
> many people, should be overruled. What's the incentive for Chet to do so?

It's not actually up to me -- even though I'm not in favor. It's up to the
Linux distros, and to the other vendors who ship bash.

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