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.

SEE ALSO

dash(1), sh(1)