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Using dash or ksh as default shell
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this post was submitted on 29 Jan 2026
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Bash is 10-16KB of ram, dash is 3-5KB of ram. Does it really matter at that point?
I could imagine an it would matter more to people working with embedded devices.
Also some people just like learning or doing random things. Nothing wrong with some exploration, discovery or learning.
That's why I'm asking that question :) A lot of discussions are on Reddit and I hate Reddit so to avoid using it I'm asking here.