Use env bash to make script more portable #7
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Some systems might not have the `/bin/bash` link, they might just have a `/bin/sh` that detects whether to run `sh` or `bash` automatically. One example of this is NixOS, or the BSDs. Instead you can rely on the `env` utility to figure out where `bash` is, using the user's `PATH`. `env` will look into all the available paths and use the first path that matches the binary you're looking for, which should make this script more portable.
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Some systems might not have the
/bin/bashlink, they might just have a/bin/shthat detects whether to runshorbashautomatically. One example of this is NixOS, or the BSDs.Instead you can rely on the
envutility to figure out wherebashis, using the user'sPATH.envwill look into all the available paths and use the first path that matches the binary you're looking for, which should make this script more portable.