%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ Dash Dash is a POSIX compliant shell. It can be installed as /bin/sh or as the default shell for either root or a second user with a userid of 0. It depends on fewer libraries than the Bash shell and is therefore less likely to be affected by an upgrade problem or disk failure. Dash is also useful for checking that a script is completely compatible with POSIX syntax. Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &dash-md5sum; Download size: &dash-size; Estimated disk space required: &dash-buildsize; Estimated build time: &dash-time; User Notes: Install Dash by running the following commands: ./configure --bindir=/bin --mandir=/usr/share/man && LC_ALL=C make Now, as the root user: make install --bindir=/bin: This parameter places the dash binary into the root filesystem. Dash sources /etc/profile and $HOME/.profile /etc/profile $HOME/.profile Update /etc/shells to include the Dash shell by issuing the following command as the root user: cat >> /etc/shells << "EOF" /bin/dash EOF Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories dash None None Short Description dash is a POSIX compliant shell. dash