On NixOS, shells like sh and bash aren't found in /bin; rather, they're stored elsewhere and found in the system environment. Because of this, #!/bin/bash will fail to find the bash shell on NixOS systems.
On the contrary, #!/usr/bin/env sh is compatible with all Linux systems.
munshkr
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3 years ago
On NixOS, shells like
shandbasharen't found in/bin; rather, they're stored elsewhere and found in the system environment. Because of this,#!/bin/bashwill fail to find the bash shell on NixOS systems.On the contrary,
#!/usr/bin/env shis compatible with all Linux systems.