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16.10 The Restricted Shell
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4If Bash is started with the name `rbash', or the `--restricted' or `-r'
5option is supplied at invocation, the shell becomes restricted. A
6restricted shell is used to set up an environment more controlled than
7the standard shell. A restricted shell behaves identically to `bash'
8with the exception that the following are disallowed or not performed:
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10 * Changing directories with the `cd' builtin.
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12 * Setting or unsetting the values of the `SHELL', `PATH', `ENV', or
13 `BASH_ENV' variables.
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15 * Specifying command names containing slashes.
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17 * Specifying a filename containing a slash as an argument to the `.'
18 builtin command.
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20 * Specifying a filename containing a slash as an argument to the `-p'
21 option to the `hash' builtin command.
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23 * Importing function definitions from the shell environment at
24 startup.
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26 * Parsing the value of `SHELLOPTS' from the shell environment at
27 startup.
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29 * Redirecting output using the `>', `>|', `<>', `>&', `&>', and `>>'
30 redirection operators.
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32 * Using the `exec' builtin to replace the shell with another command.
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34 * Adding or deleting builtin commands with the `-f' and `-d' options
35 to the `enable' builtin.
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37 * Using the `enable' builtin command to enable disabled shell
38 builtins.
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40 * Specifying the `-p' option to the `command' builtin.
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42 * Turning off restricted mode with `set +r' or `set +o restricted'.
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44These restrictions are enforced after any startup files are read.
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46When a command that is found to be a shell script is executed (*note
47Shell Scripts::), `rbash' turns off any restrictions in the shell
48spawned to execute the script.
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