%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ ksh-&ksh-version; ksh Introduction to ksh ksh is the AT&T Korn Shell. You must agree to the terms of the CPL-1.0 license in order to download the sofware. The download site is password protected, and the username and password are stored at the bottom of this license. Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &ksh-md5sum; Download size: &ksh-size; Estimated disk space required: &ksh-buildsize; Estimated build time: &ksh-time; Additional Downloads Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &init-md5sum; Download size: &init-size; User Notes: Installation of ksh Unlike other BLFS packages, you will need to first create a working directory in which to extract the sources and perform the build. Install ksh by running the following commands: mkdir ksh && cd ksh && tar -xzvf ../INIT.&ksh-version;.tgz && tar -xzvf ../ast-ksh.&ksh-version;.tgz && bin/package make The test suite for this package requires other packages from the AT&T ast software library, namely nmake, in which case, you'd be better to install the ast-base package using the same instructions. The package command will accept a test argument to test the package. Now, as the root user: install -v -m755 -oroot -groot arch/linux.i386/bin/ksh /bin && install -v -m644 -oroot -groot arch/linux.i386/man/man1/sh.1 \ /usr/share/man/man1/ksh.1 Command Explanations bin/package make: This command rebuilds the ast INIT package and builds the ast ksh package. Configuring ksh Config Files ksh sources /etc/profile, /etc/suid_profile, and $HOME/.profile. /etc/profile $HOME/.profile /etc/suid_profile Configuration Information Update /etc/shells to include the ksh shell by issuing the following command as the root user: cat >> /etc/shells << "EOF" /bin/ksh EOF Contents Installed Program Installed Libraries Installed Directories ksh None None Short Description ksh is the AT&T ast Korn shell. ksh