diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'appendixa/bash-desc.xml')
| -rw-r--r-- | appendixa/bash-desc.xml | 26 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/appendixa/bash-desc.xml b/appendixa/bash-desc.xml index 921c269ea..418a49423 100644 --- a/appendixa/bash-desc.xml +++ b/appendixa/bash-desc.xml @@ -6,22 +6,16 @@ <sect3><title>Program file descriptions</title> -<sect4><title>bash</title> -<para>bash is the Bourne-Again SHell, which is a widely used command -interpreter on Unix systems. The bash program reads from standard -input (the keyboard). A user types something and the program will evaluate -what he has typed and do something with it, like running a -program.</para></sect4> - -<sect4><title>bashbug</title> -<para>bashbug is a shell script to help the user compose and mail bug -reports concerning bash in a standard format.</para></sect4> - -<sect4><title>sh</title> -<para>sh is a symlink to the bash program. When invoked as sh, bash -tries to mimic the startup behavior of historical versions of sh as closely -as possible, while conforming to the POSIX standard as -well.</para></sect4> +<para><command>bash</command> is a widely-used command interpreter. It +performs all kinds of expansions and substitutions on a given command line +before executing it, thus making this interpreter a powerful tool.</para> + +<para><command>bashbug</command> is a shell script to help the user +compose and mail bug reports concerning bash in a standard format.</para> + +<para><command>sh</command> is a symlink to the bash program. When invoked +as sh, bash tries to mimic the startup behavior of historical versions of sh as +closely as possible, while conforming to the POSIX standard as well.</para> </sect3> |