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When I adb into a device with Cyanogenmod, I'm presented with a nice bash shell, color prompt, and bashrc. I don't see a symlink from /system/xbin/bash to /system/bin/sh. How do they set the default shell to bash instead of sh? I looked through rc files, but didn't find anything. I'd like to do the same on my Android build, which isn't Cyanogenmod.

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After re-installing from scratch with CM7, I'm taken to sh instead of bash. Now the question is how to set bash as default.

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Vanilla CM7 (built from source) drops me at sh, not bash, when I use adb to connect. What build are you using? – eldarerathis♦ Feb 10 '12 at 2:00
It's 7.1.0.1 for the ViewSonic G Tablet. I didn't build from sources though. – Ravi Feb 10 '12 at 2:37

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I didn't have my Android with me right now to test, but with the Android Terminal Emulator if you go to the menu, you might be able to use the "Command line" or "Initial command" option.

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