From: bwv549 <jtprince@...>
Date: 2006-08-10T04:55:11+09:00
Subject: Re: access built-in shell commands like 'history' or 'fc'

> Could it be that Ruby is using a different shell than you are used to?
> I think it uses /bin/sh by default (not sure).

Perhaps that is part of it.  However, on this suggestion, I entered the
suggested shell (/bin/sh).  However, the behavior hasn't changed,
although the 'history' command works fine in this shell.

Just for reference, this is what I get when checking what this shell
is:

  % /bin/sh --version
    GNU bash, version 3.1.17(1)-release (i486-pc-linux-gnu)
    Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

I'm on Ubuntu 6.X, just for reference.

Thanks