[Info-vax] CLI editing, was: Re: VMS - Virtual Terminals - A security risk way back yonder OR was that an Old Wives Tale ?

[Craig A. Berry]

On 2/13/16 4:07 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:

> Linux has only bash in sh mode, but bsd still has real sh.

Ubuntu switched to dash as sh a few years ago.[1] I'd be surprised if
others have not followed suit but I haven't been paying attention. The
main advantage is speed, but in theory a simpler shell without all the
interactive features of bash might also have fewer security holes.

[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DashAsBinSh