1 6.10 The Restricted Shell
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4 If Bash is started with the name `rbash', or the `--restricted' or `-r'
5 option is supplied at invocation, the shell becomes restricted. A
6 restricted shell is used to set up an environment more controlled than
7 the standard shell. A restricted shell behaves identically to `bash'
8 with the exception that the following are disallowed or not performed:
10 * Changing directories with the `cd' builtin.
12 * Setting or unsetting the values of the `SHELL', `PATH', `ENV', or
15 * Specifying command names containing slashes.
17 * Specifying a filename containing a slash as an argument to the `.'
20 * Specifying a filename containing a slash as an argument to the `-p'
21 option to the `hash' builtin command.
23 * Importing function definitions from the shell environment at
26 * Parsing the value of `SHELLOPTS' from the shell environment at
29 * Redirecting output using the `>', `>|', `<>', `>&', `&>', and `>>'
30 redirection operators.
32 * Using the `exec' builtin to replace the shell with another command.
34 * Adding or deleting builtin commands with the `-f' and `-d' options
35 to the `enable' builtin.
37 * Using the `enable' builtin command to enable disabled shell
40 * Specifying the `-p' option to the `command' builtin.
42 * Turning off restricted mode with `set +r' or `set +o restricted'.
44 These restrictions are enforced after any startup files are read.
46 When a command that is found to be a shell script is executed (*note
47 Shell Scripts::), `rbash' turns off any restrictions in the shell
48 spawned to execute the script.