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diff --git a/gnu/packages/bash.scm b/gnu/packages/bash.scm index aa3f397a52..bc91993978 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/bash.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/bash.scm @@ -85,13 +85,12 @@ %standard-phases))) (synopsis "The GNU Bourne-Again SHell") (description - "Bash is the shell, or command language interpreter, that will appear in -the GNU operating system. Bash is an sh-compatible shell that incorporates -useful features from the Korn shell (ksh) and C shell (csh). It is intended -to conform to the IEEE POSIX P1003.2/ISO 9945.2 Shell and Tools standard. It -offers functional improvements over sh for both programming and interactive -use. In addition, most sh scripts can be run by Bash without -modification.") + "Bash is the shell, or commandline interpreter, of the GNU system. It +is compatible with the Bourne Shell, but it also integrates useful features +from the Korn Shell and the C Shell and new improvements of its own. It +allows commandline editing, unlimited command history, shell functions and +aliases, and job control while still allowing most sh scripts to be run +without modification.") (license gpl3+) (home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/")))) |