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Package: dash (0.5.4-9)

POSIX-compliant shell

The Debian Almquist Shell (dash) is a lightweight POSIX-compliant shell derived from ash.

It can be usefully installed as /bin/sh (because it executes scripts faster than bash), or as the default shell for the superuser. It depends on fewer libraries than bash, and is therefore less likely to be affected by an upgrade problem or a disk failure. It is also useful for checking the POSIX compliance of scripts.

Tags: Implemented in: C, User Interface: Command Shell, Role: Program, Scope: Utility

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  • dep: libc0.1 (>= 2.7-1) [kfreebsd-amd64, kfreebsd-i386]
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    also a virtual package provided by libc0.1-udeb
  • dep: libc0.3 (>= 2.7-1) [hurd-i386]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc0.3-udeb
  • dep: libc6 (>= 2.5-5) [m68k]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6-udeb
    dep: libc6 (>= 2.7-1) [not alpha, hurd-i386, ia64, kfreebsd-amd64, kfreebsd-i386, m68k]
  • dep: libc6.1 (>= 2.7-1) [alpha, ia64]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6.1-udeb

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alpha 100.0 kB252 kB [list of files]
amd64 93.2 kB220 kB [list of files]
arm 87.1 kB208 kB [list of files]
armel 88.9 kB212 kB [list of files]
hppa 96.8 kB224 kB [list of files]
hurd-i386 84.5 kB204 kB [list of files]
i386 84.9 kB160 kB [list of files]
ia64 123.6 kB344 kB [list of files]
kfreebsd-amd64 (unofficial port) 95.7 kB182 kB [list of files]
kfreebsd-i386 (unofficial port) 86.8 kB168 kB [list of files]
m68k 82.3 kB204 kB [list of files]
mips 97.6 kB256 kB [list of files]
mipsel 97.7 kB256 kB [list of files]
powerpc 95.8 kB236 kB [list of files]
s390 95.8 kB228 kB [list of files]
sparc 89.1 kB216 kB [list of files]