lfs-book/chapter06/shellutils-inst.xml

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<title>Installation of Sh-utils</title>

<para>Install Shellutils by running the following commands:</para>

<para><screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install &amp;&amp;
mv /usr/bin/{basename,date,echo,false,hostname} /bin &amp;&amp;
mv /usr/bin/{pwd,sleep,stty,su,test,true,uname} /bin &amp;&amp;
mv /usr/bin/chroot /usr/sbin</userinput></screen></para>

</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 class="directory">/bin</filename> directory:</para>

<para><screen><userinput>ln -sf test /bin/[</userinput></screen></para>

</sect2>