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Package: dash (0.5.4-11)

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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Architecture Package Size Installed Size Files
alpha 104.0 kB256 kB [list of files]
amd64 99.4 kB232 kB [list of files]
arm 91.2 kB212 kB [list of files]
armel 92.7 kB216 kB [list of files]
hppa 102.1 kB232 kB [list of files]
hurd-i386 90.1 kB212 kB [list of files]
i386 90.5 kB168 kB [list of files]
ia64 127.7 kB348 kB [list of files]
kfreebsd-amd64 (unofficial port) 99.8 kB190 kB [list of files]
kfreebsd-i386 (unofficial port) 90.9 kB174 kB [list of files]
m68k 86.4 kB208 kB [list of files]
mips 101.7 kB264 kB [list of files]
mipsel 101.8 kB264 kB [list of files]
powerpc 99.9 kB240 kB [list of files]
s390 99.9 kB232 kB [list of files]
sparc 93.2 kB220 kB [list of files]