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From: gt1111a@prism.gatech.edu (Vincent Fox)
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Subject: Re: Does SUN offer ksh (Korn shell?)
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Date: 5 Jun 91 14:17:00 GMT
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fangchin@elaine54.stanford.edu (Chin Fang) writes:

>The subject pretty much says what I would like to know.  If Sun does not
>offer Korn shell, where can I get it?  BTW, I am using SUN OS 4.1.1 on
>SPARCstations, [1s, 1+s and 2s] I got ksh on DECstations and IBM RS6000s
>and would like very much to have ksh on SUNs as well

No, but I wish they would. You have to purchase a site license from AT&T.
This will get you source code, and you can then compile and use it on
anything at your site. I keep hoping more companies will include it. What
kills me is that many System V machines like SGIs don't come with it.
-- 
Vincent Fox (That's Mr. Bucko to you)|Georgia Tech, the only place where Friday
Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA             |is only two working days away from Monday.
SR-71: gt1111a@prism.gatech.edu      |  -- Uttered by David Sonnier during
Pony Express:...!gatech!prism!gt1111a|     CS3602 lab 5/10/1991 ~ 1730 EDT