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Date:      Fri, 29 Oct 1999 22:13:00 +0200 (CEST)
From:      Matthias Buelow <mkb@altair.mayn.de>
To:        FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject:   docs/14601: tiny sh.1 correction
Message-ID:  <199910292013.WAA01260@altair.mayn.de>

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>Number:         14601
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       sh.1 wrongly says bash is a ksh clone
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Oct 29 13:20:00 PDT 1999
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Matthias Buelow
>Release:        FreeBSD 3.3-19990926-STABLE i386
>Organization:
>Environment:

	3.3-STABLE

>Description:

	This is pedantic but I'm bored, so there...

	The sh(1) manpage incorrectly labels bash as a ksh clone;
	this can easily be corrected since the pdksh ksh88 clone
	is offered through the ports/packages mechanism.

>How-To-Repeat:

	rtfm

>Fix:
	
--- sh.1.old	Fri Oct 29 20:57:17 1999
+++ sh.1	Fri Oct 29 20:57:58 1999
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 specification for the shell.  This version has many features which make
 it appear
 similar in some respects to the Korn shell, but it is not a Korn
-shell clone (run GNU's bash if you want that).  Only features
+shell clone (run pdksh from the ports/packages if you want that).  Only features
 designated by POSIX, plus a few Berkeley extensions, are being
 incorporated into this shell.
 This man page is not intended to be a tutorial or a complete


>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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