Best practice is to use /usr/bin/env <something> rather than a direct link.
This approach invokes whatever version of <something> appears first in $PATH. Importantly, this respects the user's choice in situations like virtualenv's and allows the scripts to be run on a wider range of platforms.
jtrutna
commented
6 years ago
Best practice is to use
/usr/bin/env <something>rather than a direct link.This approach invokes whatever version of
<something>appears first in$PATH. Importantly, this respects the user's choice in situations like virtualenv's and allows the scripts to be run on a wider range of platforms.