Re: Scheduling Jobs - Last day of the month - HOWTO?

Michael B. Johnson wrote:
I disagree. I believe that Bash /is/ very definitely closely related to
Linux.

Bash predates Linux.

Therefore, because the shell is so closely tied to the operating
system...

The shell is not closely tied to the OS. As far as the kernel is concerned
it's just another process.

...and because bash is a commonly used shell...

There are a number of POSIX-compliant shells that could be substituted for
Bash on most Linux users' systems without them noticing.
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John Hasler
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Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI USA
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