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1<sect2>
2<title>Installation of Sh-utils</title>
3
4<para>
5Install Shellutils by running the following commands:
6</para>
7
8<blockquote><literallayout>
9 <userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;</userinput>
10 <userinput>make &amp;&amp;</userinput>
11 <userinput>make install &amp;&amp;</userinput>
12 <userinput>cd /usr/bin &amp;&amp;</userinput>
13 <userinput>mv date echo false pwd stty /bin &amp;&amp;</userinput>
14 <userinput>mv su true uname hostname /bin</userinput>
15</literallayout></blockquote>
16
17</sect2>
18
19<sect2>
20<title>FHS compliance notes</title>
21
22<para>
23There is a command installed in this package which is named test. It is often
24used in shell scripts to evaluate conditions, but if more often encountered
25under the form <command>[ condition ]</command>. These brackets are built into
26the bash interpreter, but the FHS dictates that there should exist a
27<filename>[</filename> binary. We create that in this way, while still in the
28<filename>/usr/bin</filename> directory:
29</para>
30
31<blockquote><literallayout>
32 <userinput>ln -s test [</userinput>
33</literallayout></blockquote>
34
35</sect2>
36
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