mksh-R59c

Introduction to mksh

The mksh package provides the MirBSD Korn Shell, which is a small, fast, and reliable shell suitable for both scripting and interactive use.

mksh Dependencies

Optional

Ed (for 3 tests)

Installation of mksh

Install mksh by executing the following commands:

sh Build.sh -r

To test the results, issue ./mksh test.sh.

Now as the root user:

install -vDm755 mksh   -t /usr/bin/ &&
install -vDm644 mksh.1 -t /usr/share/man/man1/

Configuring mksh

Configuration Information

As the root user, update /etc/shells to include the mksh shell:

cat >> /etc/shells << "EOF"
/usr/bin/mksh
EOF

Contents

Installed Programs: mksh
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

mksh

is the MirBSD Korn Shell