Bash-2.05b
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## Bash-2.05b

The Bash package contains the Bourne-Again SHell.

    Approximate build time:  1.2 SBU
    Required disk space:     27 MB

Bash installation depends on: Binutils, Coreutils, Diffutils, Gawk, GCC, Glibc, Grep, Make, Ncurses, Sed.

### Installation of Bash

Bash contains several known bugs. Fix these with the following patch:

    patch -Np1 -i ../bash-2.05b-2.patch

Now prepare Bash for compilation:

    ./configure --prefix=/tools

Compile the program:

    make

(If you insist on testing the results, then issue: `make tests`.)

Then install it and its documentation:

    make install

And make a link for the programs that use sh for a shell:

    ln -s bash /tools/bin/sh

###

The details on this package are found in the section called “Contents of Bash”.

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