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Chapter 5. The C Shell
Contents:
Overview of Features
Syntax
Variables
Expressions
Command History
Job Control
Invoking the Shell
Built-in C Shell Commands
This chapter describes the C shell, so named because many of its programming constructs and symbols resemble those of the C programming language. The following topics are presented:
Overview of features
Syntax
Variables
Expressions
Command history
Job control
Invoking the shell
Built-in commands
For more information on the C shell, see Using csh & tcsh, which is listed in the Bibliography.
5.1. Overview of Features
Features of the C shell include:
Input/output redirection
Wildcard characters (metacharacters) for filename abbreviation
Shell variables for customizing your environment
Integer arithmetic
Access to previous commands (command history)
Command name abbreviation (aliasing)
A built-in command set for writing shell programs
Job control
Optional filename completion
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