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Re: RFD: Essential packages, /, and /usr



Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> wrote:

>> Further, /bin/bash is available and provides both type and test as
>> builtins.

> Bad news for any Debian port that wants to use ash as its Essential
> shell, then.

I hate to break it to you but all the shells that could potentially
serve as /bin/sh in Debian provide type and test as builtins.  That
includes ash.
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