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Old 07-21-2014, 01:45 PM   #998
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Originally Posted by williamrochira View Post
Just wondering... What does the "exec esys/bin/busybox ash" command achieve? Whether or not I run this, just setting the PATH variable seems to work for me, so is it still necessary?

Will.
It replaces the currently executing (very old, Amazon provided) copy of the command line interpreter with the new one.

You will notice the differences when you try to run ash ('sh') scripts.
The old version provided on your Kindle is a real headache to use at times.
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