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Are you sure it's not already installed? The command that you used will always return &quot;Not a directory&quot;, even when bash is installed. That's because /bin/bash is an executable file, not a directory.<br />
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To run a script using bash, use this syntax:<br />

<pre><code id="code-20-40298854-1">bash your_script.sh</code></pre>
Do you get an error when you try that?
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Are you sure it's not already installed? The command that you used will always return "Not a directory", even when bash is installed. That's because /bin/bash is an executable file, not a directory.

To run a script using bash, use this syntax:


bash your_script.sh

Do you get an error when you try that?

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I am running Red Hat 6.x<br />
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I get the foolowing results from the following command:<br />
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[root@mmclnt1 bin]# cd /bin/bash<br />
-bash: cd: /bin/bash: Not a directory<br />
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How do I install bash on my machine ?
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I am running Red Hat 6.x

I get the foolowing results from the following command:

[root@mmclnt1 bin]# cd /bin/bash
-bash: cd: /bin/bash: Not a directory

How do I install bash on my machine ?

/bin/bash

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