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Note that these script begin with a line saying #!/bin/sh. This will force the script to be interpreted by the Posix shell even if the user is using another, incompatible, type of shell. Your system might require a different initial line. If you leave the line out, the user's current shell will be used.



Tim Love 2010-04-27