# Source: dash
# Package: dash
# Versions: dash (0.5.3-7), dash (0.5.4-1ubuntu3)
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Description: The Debian Almquist Shell
 "dash" is a POSIX compliant shell that is much smaller than "bash".
 We take advantage of that by making it the shell on the installation
 root floppy, where space is at a premium.
 .
 It can be usefully installed as /bin/sh (because it executes scripts
 somewhat faster than "bash"), or as the default shell either of root
 or of a second user with a userid of 0 (because it depends on fewer
 libraries, and is therefore less likely to be affected by an upgrade
 problem or a disk failure).  It is also useful for checking that a
 script uses only POSIX syntax.
 .
 "bash" is a better shell for most users, since it has some nice
 features absent from "dash", and is a required part of the system.
Description-es: La consola del alquimista de Debian
 «dash» (Debian Almquist Shell) es una consola POSIX mucho más pequeña que
 bash. Nos aprovechamos de eso metiéndola como consola del disquete raíz de
 la instalación, donde el espacio escasea.
 .
 Puede ser útil instalado como /bin/sh (porque ejecuta scripts algo más
 rápido que «bash»), o como la consola predeterminada, ya sea de root o de
 un usuario secundario con userid 0 (porque depende de pocas bibliotecas, y
 por tanto es menos sensible a problemas de actualización o de disco).
 También es útil para comprobar que un script usa sólo la sintaxis de POSIX.
 .
 «bash» es una consola mejor para la mayoría de los usuarios, ya que tiene
 algunas buenas características que no están en «dash», y es una parte
 necesaria del sistema.

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