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Package: dash (0.5.5.1-2)

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: libc6 (>= 2.7-1) [not alpha, ia64]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6-udeb
  • 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 105.0 kB260 kB [list of files]
amd64 100.5 kB236 kB [list of files]
armel 93.7 kB220 kB [list of files]
hppa 103.2 kB236 kB [list of files]
i386 91.6 kB216 kB [list of files]
ia64 128.8 kB352 kB [list of files]
mips 102.8 kB268 kB [list of files]
mipsel 102.9 kB268 kB [list of files]
powerpc 101.0 kB244 kB [list of files]
s390 101.0 kB236 kB [list of files]
sparc 94.2 kB224 kB [list of files]