/bin/sh symbolic link not working properly
I am using i3, and by default, it uses sh when starting process with the i3 config exec command. This is fine and dandy, but that means the environmental variables created in my .zshrc do not get carried over to child process of i3 (pretty much any program I open).
To fix this, I tried changing the /bin/sh symbolic link to point to /bin/zsh instead like so:
$ which sh
/bin/sh
$ sudo rm /bin/sh
$ sudo ln -s /bin/zsh /bin/sh
This creates the symbolic link I expected it to:
$ ls -la /bin/sh
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 Mar 13 22:16 /bin/sh -> /bin/zsh
$ which sh
/bin/sh
However, when I try to run sh, sh starts intead of zsh. The same occurs when I run /bin/sh. I logged out and then logged back in. It did not change anything.
/bin/zsh and zsh commands start zsh as expected.
shell zsh symlink i3
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I am using i3, and by default, it uses sh when starting process with the i3 config exec command. This is fine and dandy, but that means the environmental variables created in my .zshrc do not get carried over to child process of i3 (pretty much any program I open).
To fix this, I tried changing the /bin/sh symbolic link to point to /bin/zsh instead like so:
$ which sh
/bin/sh
$ sudo rm /bin/sh
$ sudo ln -s /bin/zsh /bin/sh
This creates the symbolic link I expected it to:
$ ls -la /bin/sh
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 Mar 13 22:16 /bin/sh -> /bin/zsh
$ which sh
/bin/sh
However, when I try to run sh, sh starts intead of zsh. The same occurs when I run /bin/sh. I logged out and then logged back in. It did not change anything.
/bin/zsh and zsh commands start zsh as expected.
shell zsh symlink i3
edited 3 hours ago
Rui F Ribeiro
41.5k1481140
asked 3 hours ago
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From the manual page: "Zsh tries to emulate sh or ksh when it is invoked as sh or ksh respectively" - are you sure that's not what's happening here?
– steeldriver
3 hours ago
Wow, you are completely correct. Sorry, I should have looked more carefully at the man page or experimented with the shell more.
– James Mchugh
3 hours ago
It's still a fair question imho - in particular, perhaps one of the shell experts might be able to explain exactly what features/behviors are and are not emulated
– steeldriver
3 hours ago
@steeldriver Interestingly enough though, it seems to mimicshto the point that it doesn't even look at the .zshrc file, so none of my environmental variables get setup. Maybe I'll just explicitly useexec zsh -c "some command"in the i3 config file instead.
– James Mchugh
2 hours ago
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I am using i3, and by default, it uses sh when starting process with the i3 config exec command. This is fine and dandy, but that means the environmental variables created in my .zshrc do not get carried over to child process of i3 (pretty much any program I open).
To fix this, I tried changing the /bin/sh symbolic link to point to /bin/zsh instead like so:
$ which sh
/bin/sh
$ sudo rm /bin/sh
$ sudo ln -s /bin/zsh /bin/sh
This creates the symbolic link I expected it to:
$ ls -la /bin/sh
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 Mar 13 22:16 /bin/sh -> /bin/zsh
$ which sh
/bin/sh
However, when I try to run sh, sh starts intead of zsh. The same occurs when I run /bin/sh. I logged out and then logged back in. It did not change anything.
/bin/zsh and zsh commands start zsh as expected.
shell zsh symlink i3
edited 3 hours ago
Rui F Ribeiro
41.5k1481140
asked 3 hours ago
James MchughJames Mchugh
61
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I am using i3, and by default, it uses sh when starting process with the i3 config exec command. This is fine and dandy, but that means the environmental variables created in my .zshrc do not get carried over to child process of i3 (pretty much any program I open).
To fix this, I tried changing the /bin/sh symbolic link to point to /bin/zsh instead like so:
$ which sh
/bin/sh
$ sudo rm /bin/sh
$ sudo ln -s /bin/zsh /bin/sh
This creates the symbolic link I expected it to:
$ ls -la /bin/sh
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 Mar 13 22:16 /bin/sh -> /bin/zsh
$ which sh
/bin/sh
However, when I try to run sh, sh starts intead of zsh. The same occurs when I run /bin/sh. I logged out and then logged back in. It did not change anything.
/bin/zsh and zsh commands start zsh as expected.
shell zsh symlink i3
shell zsh symlink i3
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Rui F Ribeiro
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From the manual page: "Zsh tries to emulate sh or ksh when it is invoked as sh or ksh respectively" - are you sure that's not what's happening here?
– steeldriver
3 hours ago
Wow, you are completely correct. Sorry, I should have looked more carefully at the man page or experimented with the shell more.
– James Mchugh
3 hours ago
It's still a fair question imho - in particular, perhaps one of the shell experts might be able to explain exactly what features/behviors are and are not emulated
– steeldriver
3 hours ago
@steeldriver Interestingly enough though, it seems to mimicshto the point that it doesn't even look at the .zshrc file, so none of my environmental variables get setup. Maybe I'll just explicitly useexec zsh -c "some command"in the i3 config file instead.
– James Mchugh
2 hours ago
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From the manual page: "Zsh tries to emulate sh or ksh when it is invoked as sh or ksh respectively" - are you sure that's not what's happening here?
– steeldriver
3 hours ago
Wow, you are completely correct. Sorry, I should have looked more carefully at the man page or experimented with the shell more.
– James Mchugh
3 hours ago
It's still a fair question imho - in particular, perhaps one of the shell experts might be able to explain exactly what features/behviors are and are not emulated
– steeldriver
3 hours ago
@steeldriver Interestingly enough though, it seems to mimicshto the point that it doesn't even look at the .zshrc file, so none of my environmental variables get setup. Maybe I'll just explicitly useexec zsh -c "some command"in the i3 config file instead.
– James Mchugh
2 hours ago
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From the manual page: "Zsh tries to emulate sh or ksh when it is invoked as sh or ksh respectively" - are you sure that's not what's happening here?
– steeldriver
3 hours ago
From the manual page: "Zsh tries to emulate sh or ksh when it is invoked as sh or ksh respectively" - are you sure that's not what's happening here?
– steeldriver
3 hours ago
Wow, you are completely correct. Sorry, I should have looked more carefully at the man page or experimented with the shell more.
– James Mchugh
3 hours ago
Wow, you are completely correct. Sorry, I should have looked more carefully at the man page or experimented with the shell more.
– James Mchugh
3 hours ago
It's still a fair question imho - in particular, perhaps one of the shell experts might be able to explain exactly what features/behviors are and are not emulated
– steeldriver
3 hours ago
It's still a fair question imho - in particular, perhaps one of the shell experts might be able to explain exactly what features/behviors are and are not emulated
– steeldriver
3 hours ago
@steeldriver Interestingly enough though, it seems to mimic
sh to the point that it doesn't even look at the .zshrc file, so none of my environmental variables get setup. Maybe I'll just explicitly use exec zsh -c "some command" in the i3 config file instead.– James Mchugh
2 hours ago
@steeldriver Interestingly enough though, it seems to mimic
sh to the point that it doesn't even look at the .zshrc file, so none of my environmental variables get setup. Maybe I'll just explicitly use exec zsh -c "some command" in the i3 config file instead.– James Mchugh
2 hours ago
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It turns out zsh was launching properly, but it was mimicking sh. I should have read the man page more carefully. As @steeldriver pointed out, the man page states: "Zsh tries to emulate sh or ksh when it is invoked as sh or ksh respectively"
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It turns out zsh was launching properly, but it was mimicking sh. I should have read the man page more carefully. As @steeldriver pointed out, the man page states: "Zsh tries to emulate sh or ksh when it is invoked as sh or ksh respectively"
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It turns out zsh was launching properly, but it was mimicking sh. I should have read the man page more carefully. As @steeldriver pointed out, the man page states: "Zsh tries to emulate sh or ksh when it is invoked as sh or ksh respectively"
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It turns out zsh was launching properly, but it was mimicking sh. I should have read the man page more carefully. As @steeldriver pointed out, the man page states: "Zsh tries to emulate sh or ksh when it is invoked as sh or ksh respectively"
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From the manual page: "Zsh tries to emulate sh or ksh when it is invoked as sh or ksh respectively" - are you sure that's not what's happening here?
– steeldriver
3 hours ago
Wow, you are completely correct. Sorry, I should have looked more carefully at the man page or experimented with the shell more.
– James Mchugh
3 hours ago
It's still a fair question imho - in particular, perhaps one of the shell experts might be able to explain exactly what features/behviors are and are not emulated
– steeldriver
3 hours ago
@steeldriver Interestingly enough though, it seems to mimic
shto the point that it doesn't even look at the .zshrc file, so none of my environmental variables get setup. Maybe I'll just explicitly useexec zsh -c "some command"in the i3 config file instead.– James Mchugh
2 hours ago