sh(1): Modernize the introduction a bit.

In particular, remove the text about ksh-like features, which are usually
taken for granted nowadays. The original Bourne shell is fading away and for
most users our /bin/sh is one of the most minimalistic they know.
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.\" from: @(#)sh.1 8.6 (Berkeley) 5/4/95
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
.Dd October 31, 2010
.Dd November 12, 2010
.Dt SH 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
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utility is the standard command interpreter for the system.
The current version of
.Nm
is in the process of being changed to
conform with the
.St -p1003.2
is close to the
.St -p1003.1
specification for the shell.
This version has many features which make
it appear
similar in some respects to the Korn shell, but it is not a Korn
shell clone like
.Nm pdksh .
Only features
It only supports features
designated by
.Tn POSIX ,
plus a few Berkeley extensions, are being
incorporated into this shell.
plus a few Berkeley extensions.
This man page is not intended to be a tutorial nor a complete
specification of the shell.
.Ss Overview