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mkasberg
Asked: 2018-08-13 13:36:23 +0800 CST

How Can I Make /bin/sh point to /bin/bash?

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In Ubuntu, /bin/sh points to /bin/dash by default.

I want to use /bin/bash as my system-wide shell for /bin/sh. What is the best way to do this?

bash dash-shell

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  1. Best Answer

    As shown on this Ubuntu wiki page, you should run

    sudo dpkg-reconfigure dash

    and select the option not to use /bin/dash as the default shell. Making the change this way will not only fix the symlink /bin/sh, but will also configure other parts of your system to behave correctly, such as making sure that man sh points to the bash manpage instead of the dash one.

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