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From: chet@po.cwru.edu (Chet Ramey)
Subject: [gnu.bash.bug] BASH Frequently-Asked Questions
Organization: Case Western Reserve University
Summary: A's to Q's about BASH, the Bourne-Again SHell
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Last-Modified: Wed Sep  4 14:31:54 EDT 1996
FAQ-Version: 1.7
Bash-Version: 1.14.7
URL: ftp://slc2.ins.cwru.edu/pub/bash/FAQ

This is the Bash FAQ, version 1.7, for Bash version 1.14.7.

This document contains a set of frequently-asked questions concerning
Bash, the GNU Bourne-Again Shell.  Bash is a freely-available command
interpreter with advanced features for both interactive use and shell
programming.

Another good source of basic information about shells is the collection
of FAQ articles periodically posted to comp.unix.shell.

Questions and comments concerning this document should be sent to
chet@po.cwru.edu.

This document is available for anonymous FTP with the URL

ftp://slc2.ins.cwru.edu/pub/bash/FAQ

Contents:
1)  What is it?
2)  What's the latest version?
3)  Where can I get it?
4)  What's the `Posix 1003.2 standard'?
5)  On what machines will bash run?
6)  How does bash differ from sh, the Bourne shell?
7)  How does bash differ from the Korn shell, version ksh88?
8)  What is the bash `posix mode'?
9)  How can I build bash with gcc?
10) Why does bash run a different version of `command' than
    `which command' says it will?
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