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<sect2>
<title>Installation of Sh-utils</title>
<para>
Install Shellutils by running the following commands:
</para>
<blockquote><literallayout>
<userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr &&</userinput>
<userinput>make &&</userinput>
<userinput>make install &&</userinput>
<userinput>cd /usr/bin &&</userinput>
<userinput>mv date echo false pwd stty /bin &&</userinput>
<userinput>mv su true uname hostname /bin</userinput>
</literallayout></blockquote>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>FHS compliance notes</title>
<para>
There is a command installed in this package which is named test. It is often
used in shell scripts to evaluate conditions, but is more often encountered
in the form of <command>[ condition ]</command>. These brackets are built into
the bash interpreter, but the FHS dictates that there should be a
<filename>[</filename> binary. We create that in this way, while still in the
<filename>/usr/bin</filename> directory:
</para>
<blockquote><literallayout>
<userinput>ln -s test [</userinput>
</literallayout></blockquote>
</sect2>
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