Re: /bin/sh is not really bash? [was: git stash damaged?]

[cyg Simple <cygsimple at gmail dot com>]

On 1/26/2017 5:52 AM, Olivier FAURAX wrote:
> Le 20/01/2017 à 16:20, Brian Inglis a écrit :
>> Looks similar to mine except my group owner is Administrators.
>> Only thing I can suggest is run admin/elevated bash then
>>     chgrp Administrators /usr/libexec/git-core/*
>> using local language for Administrators and retest if that makes
>> any difference?
> 
> I found a workaround by replacing:
> #!/bin/sh
> by:
> #!/bin/bash
> in the first line of /usr/libexec/git-core/git-submodule
> 
> This might be related to:
> https://cygwin.com/faq/faq.html#faq.using.shell-scripts
> 
> However, I didn't change any permission when "bash" worked instead of "sh".
> 
> Also, the previous link says that "/bin/sh is really bash", but:
> $ /bin/sh --version
> 
> $ /bin/bash --version
> GNU bash, version 4.3.48(8)-release (x86_64-unknown-cygwin)
> 
> Is this expected?
> 

No.

$ sh --version
GNU bash, version 4.3.48(8)-release (x86_64-unknown-cygwin)

You might want to check what your /bin/sh actually is or perhaps just
remove it and set the symlink yourself.

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