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knc1 · 10-12-2013, 10:24 AM

The Kindles run Busybox Ash, which has less features and other differences from Bash.

But there is a lot more documentation available for Bash.
A link for your reference bookmarks: http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/

Your distribution of Linux probably has it installed:

Code:

core2quad ~ $ busybox ash
BusyBox v1.18.4 (Ubuntu 1:1.18.4-2ubuntu2) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.

~ $ whatever
ash: whatever: not found

~ $ exit
core2quad ~ $

It is unlikely that your distribution will be running the same **version** that the Kindles are, but for other than final testing, a way to develop on your 'larger' machine.

10-12-2013, 10:24 AM	#2
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	The Kindles run Busybox Ash, which has less features and other differences from Bash. But there is a lot more documentation available for Bash. A link for your reference bookmarks: http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/ Your distribution of Linux probably has it installed: Code: core2quad ~ $ busybox ash BusyBox v1.18.4 (Ubuntu 1:1.18.4-2ubuntu2) built-in shell (ash) Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands. ~ $ whatever ash: whatever: not found ~ $ exit core2quad ~ $ It is unlikely that your distribution will be running the same version that the Kindles are, but for other than final testing, a way to develop on your 'larger' machine. Last edited by knc1; 10-12-2013 at 10:39 AM.