bash
Port variant std
Summary GNU Bourne Again SHell
Package version 5.3
Homepage http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/bash.html
Keywords shells
Maintainer nobody
License GPLv3+
Other variants static
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Last modified 13 JUL 2025, 15:44:40 UTC
Port created 23 APR 2017, 04:32:16 UTC
Subpackage Descriptions
set This is the bash:std metapackage. It pulls in all subpackages of bash:std.
primary This is GNU Bash. Bash is the GNU Project's Bourne Again SHell, a complete implementation of the POSIX.2 shell spec, but also with interactive command line editing, job control on architectures that support it, csh-like features such as history substitution and brace expansion, and a slew of other features.
loadables This subpackage contains the loadable buildins for bash.
dev This is the developer subpackage of the bash:std port. It may contain headers, pc files, static and PIC libraries and SO links.
nls This is the native language support subpackage of the bash:std port.
man This is the man page subpackage of the bash:std port.
docs This is the documents subpackage of the bash:std port.
info This is the GNU Info manual page subpackage of the bash:std port.
Configuration Switches (platform-specific settings discarded)
NLS ON Native Language Support STATIC OFF Build static executables and/or libraries
Package Dependencies by Type
Build (only) ncurses:dev:std
texinfo:primary:std
libiconv:dev:std
gettext:dev:std
gettext:bldtools:std
gettext:tools:std
gettext:solinks:std
bison:primary:std
Build and Runtime ncurses:primary:std
libiconv:primary:std
gettext:primary:std
Runtime (only) ncurses:terminfo:std
indexinfo:single:std (info subpackage)
Download groups
main mirror://GNU/bash
patches mirror://GNU/bash/bash-5.3-patches
Distribution File Information
62dd49c44c399ed1b3f7f731e87a782334d834f08e098a35f2c87547d5dbb269 11354270 bash/bash-5.3.tar.gz
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srt:std Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) Protocol
vte:std Virtual Terminal Emulator widget
x264:std H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Video Encoder
xfce4-dev-tools:std Xfce development tools
xmlto:std Front-end to an XSL toolchain
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