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4.3: Other Bourne Shell Features

  • Major Differences From The Bourne Shell Major differences between Bash and the Bourne shell.

    • Bash implements essentially the same grammar, parameter and variable expansion, redirection, and quoting as the Bourne Shell. Bash uses the POSIX 1003.2 standard as the specification of how these features are to be implemented. There are some differences between the traditional Bourne shell and Bash; this section quickly details the differences of significance. A number of these differences are explained in greater depth in subsequent sections.

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