[issue16353] add function to os module for getting path to default shell
R. David Murray
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Fri Nov 2 22:28:35 CET 2012
R. David Murray added the comment:
The "system default shell" (which should always be a /bin/sh workalike, I think) should always be the default. Any other shell should be something that has to be specified explicitly. At least, that's the way most posix programs work, I think. As Chris said, different shells can use different syntax, so if you want to write portable code you want to be able to expect /bin/sh by default.
So at a minimum we want a function for the system default shell. Anything else is a bonus :)
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