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authorDavid E. O'Brien <obrien@FreeBSD.org>2005-04-28 19:27:28 +0000
committerDavid E. O'Brien <obrien@FreeBSD.org>2005-04-28 19:27:28 +0000
commit2492f124254fc7d5797923799b91735381cb87ad (patch)
treec1e3b0e034a0cac35d5a5bca54478278a3bd5196 /shells/bash2/pkg-descr
parent- Update to 5.0 (diff)
Tweak pkg-descr, break out /etc/shell editing as seperate target, install
examples. Also use the modern nobs bsd.port.mk provides. PR: 30732 Submitted by: Cyrille Lefevre <clefevre@citeweb.net>
Notes
Notes: svn path=/head/; revision=134329
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-Bash is the GNU Project's Bourne
-Again SHell, an interactive shell with Bourne shell syntax (/bin/sh);
-but also with interactive command line editing, job control on
-architectures that support it, Csh-like history features and brace
-expansion, and a slew of other stuff. For more information on the
-features of Bash that are new to this type of shell, see the file
-`documentation/features.texi'. There is also a processed DVI file
-there, as well as a large man page.
+Bash is the GNU Project's Bourne Again SHell
+An interactive shell with Bourne shell syntax (/bin/sh);
+It is intended to conform to the IEEE POSIX P1003.2/ISO 9945.2 Shell and
+Tools standard. It includes the following features:
+interactive command line editing, job control on architectures that support it,
+Korn shell (ksh) features, Csh-like history features and brace expansion,
+history and command re-entry, job control, shell functions and aliases,
+arrays, arithmetic, ANSI-C quoting, tilde expansion, brace expansion,
+substring capabilities, indirect variable expansion, expanded i/o capabilities,
+control of builtin commands, help, shell optional behavior, prompt
+customization, security, directory stack, POSIX mode, internationalization,
+and command timing.
+
+For more information on the features of Bash that are new to this type
+of shell, see the file `documentation/features.texi'.
+There is also a processed DVI file there, as well as a large man page.
WWW: http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/
http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/~chet/bash/bashtop.html