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A tale of two shells: bash or dash

A tale of two shells: bash or dash

Posted Aug 6, 2009 10:00 UTC (Thu) by epa (subscriber, #39769)
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Do you remember early Minix, when the standard /bin/sh shell was lean and fast, but with ash available as a more comfortable but bloated alternative for interactive use?


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