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Description: POSIX-compliant shell
 The Debian Almquist Shell (dash) is a lightweight POSIX-compliant shell
 derived from ash.
 .
 It can be usefully installed as /bin/sh (because it executes scripts
 faster than bash), or as the default shell for the superuser.  It
 depends on fewer libraries than bash, and is therefore less likely to
 be affected by an upgrade problem or a disk failure. It is also
 useful for checking the POSIX compliance of scripts.
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.
--- 41245	Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
+++ 1518	Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
-POSIX-compliant shell
- The Debian Almquist Shell (dash) is a lightweight POSIX-compliant shell
- derived from ash.
+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
- faster than bash), or as the default shell for the superuser.  It
+ somewhat faster than "bash"), or as the default shell either of root
- depends on fewer libraries than bash, and is therefore less likely to
+ or of a second user with a userid of 0 (because it depends on fewer
- be affected by an upgrade problem or a disk failure. It is also
+ libraries, and is therefore less likely to be affected by an upgrade
- useful for checking the POSIX compliance of scripts.
+ 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.