slackbuilds/system/ksh
Daniel LEVAI 6e55b80a3c system/ksh: Updated for version openbsd48.
Signed-off-by: Robby Workman <rworkman@slackbuilds.org>
2010-11-22 19:44:10 +01:00
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patches system/ksh: Added (OpenBSD ksh ported to Linux) 2010-05-15 10:38:12 +02:00
README system/ksh: Updated for version openbsd48. 2010-11-22 19:44:10 +01:00
doinst.sh system/ksh: Updated for version openbsd48. 2010-11-22 19:44:10 +01:00
ksh.SlackBuild system/ksh: Updated for version openbsd48. 2010-11-22 19:44:10 +01:00
ksh.info system/ksh: Updated for version openbsd48. 2010-11-22 19:44:10 +01:00
slack-desc system/ksh: Updated for version openbsd48. 2010-11-22 19:44:10 +01:00

README

This package is a patched version of the OpenBSD ksh, which is based on
the original PD-ksh, but heavily modified and maintained by OpenBSD
developers. "Patched" means ported to Linux.
You can download the source package from a mirror listed in the
slackbuild's info file, or you can always checkout the latest source
from OpenBSD's repository.

PD-ksh is a clone of the AT&T Korn shell.

PD-ksh has most of the ksh88 features, not much of the ksh93 features,
and a number of its own features.  It is free and quite portable - you 
should be able to compile it easily on pretty much any unix box. 
The vi editing mode is better (IMHO) than that of ksh88 or ksh93
(command/file completion using tab (optional), less buggy).