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Index: B
- b command (sed)
- sed & awk, 6.4.1. Branching
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 10, Reference: b
- \B escape sequence
: sed & awk, 11.2.3.4. Extended regular expressions
- background processes/jobs
- Learning the Korn Shell, 1.8. Background Jobs
- Learning the Korn Shell, 4.1. Shell Scripts and Functions
- Learning the Korn Shell, 8. Process Handling
- Learning the Korn Shell, 8.1. Process IDs and Job Numbers
- Learning the UNIX Operating System, 6. Multitasking
- UNIX Power Tools, 1.26. What a Multiuser System Can Do for You
- UNIX Power Tools, 1.27. How Background Processing Works
- UNIX Power Tools, 1.28. Some Gotchas with Background Processing
- UNIX Power Tools, 3.1. Running Commands When You Log Out
- UNIX Power Tools, 3.4. Automatic File Cleanup
- UNIX Power Tools, 12.1.1. Foreground and Background
- UNIX Power Tools, 38.3. Managing Processes: Overall Concepts
- UNIX Power Tools, 38.17. Automatically Kill Background Processes on Logout in csh
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: wait
- ! variable (process ID of most recent)
: Learning the Korn Shell, 8.4.2. Process ID Variables and Temporary Files
- cancelling/killing
- Learning the UNIX Operating System, 6.3. Cancelling a Process
- UNIX Power Tools, 38.17. Automatically Kill Background Processes on Logout in csh
- checking on processes
: Learning the UNIX Operating System, 6.2. Checking on a Process
- creating
: Learning the Korn Shell, 8.2. Job Control
- exit status of
: UNIX Power Tools, 44.7. Exit Status of UNIX Processes
- lack of in MS-DOS
: Learning the Korn Shell, A.6. Workalikes on PC Platforms
- output/error from
- Learning the Korn Shell, 7.1.2. File Descriptors
- UNIX Power Tools, 12.7. Stop Background Output with stty tostop
- preventing continuing after logout
: UNIX Power Tools, 38.12. Killing All Your Processes
- with two-way pipes
: Learning the Korn Shell, 8.5.4. Coroutines with Two-way Pipes
- watching
: UNIX Power Tools, 40.2. Waiting a Little While: sleep
- backquotes
: (see `)
- backreferences
: (see numbered replacement strings)
- backslash
: (see \)
- BACKSPACE key
- Learning the UNIX Operating System, 1.1.7. Correcting a Mistake
- Learning the UNIX Operating System, 3.6. Customizing Your Account
- UNIX Power Tools, 41.2.2. Handling Most Characters
- UNIX Power Tools, 51.6. Cleaning script Files
- backspacing over shell prompts
: UNIX Power Tools, 41.5. Why Some Systems Backspace over Prompts
- deleting on command line
: UNIX Power Tools, 9.2. Fix a Line Faster with Line-Kill and Word-Erase
- erase character
: UNIX Power Tools, 51.6. Cleaning script Files
- location for
: UNIX Power Tools, 2.13. A .cshrc.$HOST File for Per Host Setup
- backups
: UNIX Power Tools, 20.1. tar in a Nutshell
- advantages
: UNIX Power Tools, 20.2. Make Your Own Backups
- bkedit script
: UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
- of directories
: UNIX Power Tools, 20.8.1. Including Other Directories
- Emacs auto-save, backup files
: UNIX Power Tools, 32.4. Backup and Auto-Save Files
- RCS and SCCS
: UNIX Power Tools, 20.12. Protecting Files with SCCS or RCS
- on remote tape drives
: UNIX Power Tools, 20.6. Writing a Tape Drive on a Remote Machine
- restoring files from
: UNIX Power Tools, 20.4. Restoring Files from Tape with tar
- timestamps and
: UNIX Power Tools, 20.7. Creating a Timestamp File for Selective Backups
- Backus-Naur Form (BNF)
: Learning the Korn Shell, A.4. pdksh
- "bad magic number" error message
: UNIX Power Tools, 50.12. Common UNIX Error Messages
- Baldwin, Robert
: UNIX Power Tools, 22.17. Ways of Improving the Security of crypt
- bang
: (see !)
- banner command
- UNIX Power Tools, 43.11. Big Letters: banner
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: banner
- banners, printing
: UNIX Power Tools, 43.11. Big Letters: banner
- basename program
- Learning the Korn Shell, 4.3.3. Pattern-matching Operators
- UNIX Power Tools, 45.18. Using basename and dirname
- UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: basename
- (see also dirname command)
- bugs in
: UNIX Power Tools, 45.18.1. Introduction to basename and dirname
- examples
- UNIX Power Tools, 45.13. Save Disk Space and Programming: Multiple Names for a Program
- UNIX Power Tools, 45.18. Using basename and dirname
- loops using
: UNIX Power Tools, 45.18.2. Use with Loops
- bash (Bourne-again shell)
- Learning the Korn Shell, 1.4. Getting the Korn Shell
- Learning the Korn Shell, A. Related Shells
- Learning the Korn Shell, A.5. bash
- UNIX Power Tools, 1.8. There Are Many Shells
- UNIX Power Tools, 8.2. Introduction to bash
- UNIX Power Tools, 8.17. verbose and echo Variables Show Quoting
- UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
- UNIX Power Tools, 52.5.3.5. Installing Everything Using the Defaults
- (see also sh (Bourne shell))
- alias facility
: UNIX Power Tools, 10.2. Aliases for Common Commands
- aliases in
: UNIX Power Tools, 10.4. Aliases in ksh and bash
- .bashrc file
: UNIX Power Tools, 2.2.4. bash
- C shell compared to
: UNIX Power Tools, 47.1. Why Not?
- case statements
: UNIX Power Tools, 2.12. Automatic Setups for Different Terminals
- command history
: (see command history)
- echo used in
: UNIX Power Tools, 46.10. A Portable echo Command
- evaluating command line
: UNIX Power Tools, 8.11. Which One Will bash Use?
- fc command
: UNIX Power Tools, 11.14.2. In ksh and bash: fc
- history file
: UNIX Power Tools, 11.11.1. bash and ksh
- obtaining from Internet
: Learning the Korn Shell, A.5. bash
- octal character strings
: UNIX Power Tools, 7.8. Highlighting in Shell Prompts
- passing command history to
: UNIX Power Tools, 11.12. Pass History to Another Shell
- pre-prompt commands
: UNIX Power Tools, 7.13. Pre-Prompt Commands in bash
- process substitution
: UNIX Power Tools, 9.18.1. bash Process Substitution
- prompt setting
- UNIX Power Tools, 7.4. Faster Prompt Setting with Built-Ins
- UNIX Power Tools, 7.5. Multiline Shell Prompts
- UNIX Power Tools, 7.9. Show Subshell Level with $SHLVL
- speeding up
: UNIX Power Tools, 2.11. Faster ksh and bash Startup with $- Test
- string editing in
- UNIX Power Tools, 9.7. String Editing in ksh and bash
- UNIX Power Tools, 45.12. Parameter Substitution
- basic regular expressions (BREs)
: sed & awk, 3.2.4.3. POSIX character class additions
- batch command
- UNIX Power Tools, 40.1. Off-Peak Job Submission
- UNIX Power Tools, 40.6. System V.4 Batch Queues
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: batch
- batch editing
- UNIX Power Tools, 33. Batch Editing
- UNIX Power Tools, 33.1. Why Line Editors Aren't Dinosaurs
- awk for
: (see awk scripting language)
- diff command
: UNIX Power Tools, 33.6. Change Many Files by Editing Just One
- ex scripting
: UNIX Power Tools, 33.3. Line Addressing
- file size limits
: UNIX Power Tools, 33.8. Batch Editing Gotcha: Editors Bomb on Big Files
- patch program
: UNIX Power Tools, 33.9. patch: Generalized Updating of Files that Differ
- qsubst program
: UNIX Power Tools, 33.10. Quick Globals from the Command Line with qsubst
- sed for
: (see sed)
- batch execution
: UNIX Power Tools, 40.6. System V.4 Batch Queues
- at specified date/time
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: at
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: crontab
- immediate
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: batch
- printing queued jobs
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: atq
- remove queued jobs
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: atrm
- batch queues
: UNIX Power Tools, 40.6. System V.4 Batch Queues
- baud rate
: UNIX Power Tools, 41.2.1. How We Made It This Far (Back?)
- bc command
- Learning the Korn Shell, 8.5.4. Coroutines with Two-way Pipes
- UNIX Power Tools, 49.1. bc: Simple Math at the Shell Prompt
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: bc
- bdiff command
- UNIX Power Tools, 28.7. diff for Very Long Files: bdiff
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: bdiff
- BEGIN pattern
- sed & awk, 7.2. Hello, World
- sed & awk, 11.1.6. Control Flow
- command-line parameters and
: sed & awk, 7.10. Passing Parameters Into a Script
- BEGINFILE procedure (tawk)
: sed & awk, 11.3.2.1. Tawk language extensions
- beginning of line
: (see ^ (circumflex))
- beginning of word
: (see \<, \> escape sequences)
- behead script
- UNIX Power Tools, 35.5. Remove Mail/News Headers with behead
- UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
- Bell Labs awk
: sed & awk, 11.2.2. Bell Labs awk
- Berkeley printing commands
: UNIX Power Tools, 43.2.2. Berkeley Printing Commands
- Berkeley UNIX
: UNIX Power Tools, 41.2.1. How We Made It This Far (Back?)
- bfs command
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: bfs
- bg command
- Learning the Korn Shell, 8.2. Job Control
- Learning the Korn Shell, 8.2.2. Suspending a Job
- Learning the Korn Shell, A.1. The Bourne Shell
- Learning the UNIX Operating System, 6.1. Running a Command in the Background
- UNIX Power Tools, 12.1.1. Foreground and Background
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 4, Reference: bg
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 5, Reference: bg
- (see also background processes/jobs)
- biff
: Learning the Korn Shell, 3.4.2.2. Mail Variables
- big environment, effects of
: UNIX Power Tools, 39.8. A Big Environment Can Slow You Down
- /bin directory
- Learning the Korn Shell, 3.4.2.5. Command Search Path
- Learning the Korn Shell, 10.3.2. A System Break-in Scenario
- UNIX Power Tools, 4.2. A bin Directory for Your Programs and Scripts
- /bin/time utility
- UNIX Power Tools, 39.2. Timing Programs
- UNIX Power Tools, 39.5. Why Is the System So Slow?
- programs in
: UNIX Power Tools, 1.10. Internal and External Commands
- in search paths
: UNIX Power Tools, 44.3.4. Shell Search Paths
- binary command (ftp)
: Learning the UNIX Operating System, 4.4.2.4. ftp
- binary data, archiving
: UNIX Power Tools, 19.5. Using tar to Create and Unpack Archives
- binary files, searching
: UNIX Power Tools, 27.19. Finding Words Inside Binary Files
- bit bucket
- UNIX Power Tools, 13.15. What to Do with a Full Bit Bucket :-)
- UNIX Power Tools, 24.2. Save Space with Bit Bucket Log Files and Mailboxes
- bit rate
: UNIX Power Tools, 41.2.1. How We Made It This Far (Back?)
- BITFTP
- Learning the Korn Shell, C.3. BITFTP
- sed & awk, BITFTP
- bitmap files
: UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
- with pbmplus
: UNIX Power Tools, 52.7.1. Alternative Media
- bitwise operators
- UNIX Power Tools, 47.4.3.3. Bitwise and Logical Operators
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 5.4.1.3. Bitwise and Logical Operators
- bkedit script
: UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
- examples
- UNIX Power Tools, 44.8. Test Exit Status with the if Statement
- UNIX Power Tools, 44.11. Set Exit Status of a Shell (Script)
- UNIX Power Tools, 45.12. Parameter Substitution
- blank lines
: (see newline characters; white space)
- blank shell prompt
: UNIX Power Tools, 7.10. What Good Is a Blank Shell Prompt?
- block cursor
: Learning the UNIX Operating System, 2.4.3. Using a Mouse with xterm Windows
- block input/output operations
: UNIX Power Tools, 39.3. The csh time variable
- block size
- changing
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: dd
- tape
: UNIX Power Tools, 20.6. Writing a Tape Drive on a Remote Machine
- blocking factor
: UNIX Power Tools, 20.6. Writing a Tape Drive on a Remote Machine
- blocks of text
: sed & awk, 6.3.3. Building Blocks of Text
- bold text
: UNIX Power Tools, 43.18. How nroff Makes Bold and Underline; How to Remove It
- Boolean capabilities in termcap or terminfo files
: UNIX Power Tools, 41.11. How termcap and terminfo Describe Terminals
- Boolean operators, awk
- sed & awk, 7.8. Relational and Boolean Operators
- sed & awk, 11.1.4. Variables as Boolean Patterns
- Bourne shell (sh)
- Learning the Korn Shell, Preface
- Learning the Korn Shell, Summary of Korn Shell Features
- Learning the Korn Shell, 1.3. History of UNIX Shells
- Learning the Korn Shell, 1.3.1. The Korn Shell
- Learning the Korn Shell, 1.3.2. Features of the Korn Shell
- Learning the Korn Shell, 1.4. Getting the Korn Shell
- Learning the Korn Shell, 2. Command-line Editing
- Learning the Korn Shell, 3.3. Options
- Learning the Korn Shell, 4.1.1. Functions
- Learning the Korn Shell, 4.2. Shell Variables
- Learning the Korn Shell, 4.3.2. Patterns and Regular Expressions
- Learning the Korn Shell, 4.4. Command Substitution
- Learning the Korn Shell, 5.1.3.1. String comparisons
- Learning the Korn Shell, 5.4. select
- Learning the Korn Shell, 6.1.3. getopts
- Learning the Korn Shell, 6.2. Integer Variables and Arithmetic
- Learning the Korn Shell, 7.1. I/O Redirectors
- Learning the Korn Shell, 7.1.2. File Descriptors
- Learning the Korn Shell, 8.5.4. Coroutines with Two-way Pipes
- Learning the Korn Shell, 9. Debugging Shell Programs
- Learning the Korn Shell, 10.1. Installing the Korn Shell as the Standard Shell
- Learning the Korn Shell, A. Related Shells
- Learning the Korn Shell, A.1. The Bourne Shell
- Learning the Korn Shell, A.2. The IEEE 1003.2 POSIX Shell Standard
- Learning the Korn Shell, A.4. pdksh
- Learning the Korn Shell, A.5. bash
- UNIX Power Tools, 1.8. There Are Many Shells
- UNIX Power Tools, 1.33. UNIX Networking and Communications
- UNIX Power Tools, 38.3. Managing Processes: Overall Concepts
- UNIX Power Tools, 42.2.5. Aborting Programs
- UNIX Power Tools, 44.3.3. Types of Shells
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: sh
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 4. The Bourne Shell and Korn Shell
- UNIX Power Tools, 44.2. Writing a Simple Shell Program
- (see also rsh utility)
- { } filename wildcards, adding
- advantages
: UNIX Power Tools, 44.3.3. Types of Shells
- aliases
: UNIX Power Tools, 10.9. Shell Functions
- arrays in
: UNIX Power Tools, 45.34. Arrays in the Bourne Shell
- background processing
: (see background processes/jobs)
- commands
- list of
: UNIX in a Nutshell, 4.6. Built-in Commands (Bourne and Korn Shell)
- multiline commands
: UNIX Power Tools, 9.13. Multiline Commands, Secondary Prompts
- C shell compared to
- UNIX Power Tools, 44.3.3. Types of Shells
- UNIX Power Tools, 47.1. Why Not?
- UNIX Power Tools, 47.2. C Shell Programming Considered Harmful
- case statements
- UNIX Power Tools, 2.12. Automatic Setups for Different Terminals
- UNIX Power Tools, 44.5. Test String Values with Bourne Shell case
- command lines as scripts
- UNIX Power Tools, 44.2. Writing a Simple Shell Program
- UNIX Power Tools, 44.15. Handling Command-Line Arguments in Shell Scripts
- comments in scripts
- UNIX Power Tools, 44.2. Writing a Simple Shell Program
- UNIX Power Tools, 45.9. The Unappreciated Bourne Shell ":" Operator
- compared to ksh and csh
: UNIX in a Nutshell, 3.5. Differing Features
- conditional expressions
: UNIX Power Tools, 44.8. Test Exit Status with the if Statement
- creating empty file
: UNIX Power Tools, 21.7. Setting File Modification Time with touch
- date formats
: UNIX Power Tools, 7.12. External Commands Send Signals to Set Variables
- debugging scripts
- UNIX Power Tools, 44.8. Test Exit Status with the if Statement
- UNIX Power Tools, 46.1. Tips for Debugging Shell Scripts
- -e option
: UNIX Power Tools, 46.6. Watch Out for Bourne Shell -e Bug
- ending scripts
: UNIX Power Tools, 44.11. Set Exit Status of a Shell (Script)
- example scripts
- UNIX Power Tools, 44.2. Writing a Simple Shell Program
- UNIX Power Tools, 44.3.5. Bourne Shell Used Here
- UNIX Power Tools, 44.4. Testing How Your System Executes Files
- UNIX Power Tools, 44.5. Test String Values with Bourne Shell case
- UNIX Power Tools, 44.7. Exit Status of UNIX Processes
- UNIX Power Tools, 44.8. Test Exit Status with the if Statement
- UNIX Power Tools, 44.9. Testing Your Success
- UNIX Power Tools, 44.10.1. Looping Until a Command Succeeds
- UNIX Power Tools, 44.11. Set Exit Status of a Shell (Script)
- executing scripts
- UNIX Power Tools, 40.4. Choosing the Shell Run (We Hope) by at
- UNIX Power Tools, 44.4. Testing How Your System Executes Files
- features of
: UNIX Power Tools, 44.3.5. Bourne Shell Used Here
- grouping commands
: UNIX Power Tools, 13.8. Using {list} to Group Bourne Shell Commands
- hangups in
: UNIX Power Tools, 38.18. nohup
- ignoreeof variable
: UNIX Power Tools, 3.5. Stop Accidental C Shell Logouts
- interrupted
: UNIX Power Tools, 45.8. Handling Signals to Child Processes
- invoking shell
: UNIX in a Nutshell, 4.8. Invoking the Shell
- job control
: UNIX in a Nutshell, 4.7. Job Control
- jot command used in
: UNIX Power Tools, 45.11. The Multipurpose jot Command
- logging out of
: UNIX Power Tools, 3.2. Running Commands at Bourne/Korn Shell Logout
- loops in
- UNIX Power Tools, 9.12. The Bourne Shell for Loop
- UNIX Power Tools, 44.10. Loops That Test Exit Status
- mail notification
: UNIX Power Tools, 21.8.2. For Bourne Shell Users
- number crunching in
: UNIX Power Tools, 45.11. The Multipurpose jot Command
- overriding environment variables
: UNIX Power Tools, 6.10. Running a Command with a Temporarily Different Environment
- path names in scripts
: UNIX Power Tools, 44.2. Writing a Simple Shell Program
- pipelines in
: UNIX Power Tools, 47.2.1.4. More Elaborate Combinations
- .profile file
: UNIX Power Tools, 2.2.1. Bourne Shell
- quoting in
- UNIX Power Tools, 8.14. Bourne Shell Quoting
- UNIX Power Tools, 47.2.4. Quoting
- random number generators
: UNIX Power Tools, 45.11. The Multipurpose jot Command
- reading .profile file
: UNIX Power Tools, 5.6. Checklist: Terminal Hangs When I Log In
- reading arguments
: UNIX Power Tools, 8.13. Is It "2>&1 file" or "> file 2>&1"? Why?
- redirecting input/output
- UNIX Power Tools, 13.1. Using Standard Input and Output
- UNIX Power Tools, 13.3. Send (only) Standard Error Down a Pipe
- replacing with C shells
- UNIX Power Tools, 45.6. Making Sure Your Script Runs with Bourne Shell, Without #!
- UNIX Power Tools, 45.7. The exec Command
- running scripts in
- UNIX Power Tools, 44.3.5. Bourne Shell Used Here
- UNIX Power Tools, 45.6. Making Sure Your Script Runs with Bourne Shell, Without #!
- script file extension
: UNIX Power Tools, 1.17. Filename Extensions
- setting restrictions on
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: rsh
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 4.9. Restricted Shells
- simulated functions and aliases
: UNIX Power Tools, 10.10. Simulated Bourne Shell Functions and Aliases
- special characters/operators in
: UNIX Power Tools, 8.19. "Special" Characters and Operators
- standard input
: UNIX Power Tools, 47.2.1.2. Reading Files
- standard output
: UNIX Power Tools, 47.2.1.4. More Elaborate Combinations
- string editing operators
: UNIX Power Tools, 45.12. Parameter Substitution
- trapping signals
- UNIX Power Tools, 7.12. External Commands Send Signals to Set Variables
- UNIX Power Tools, 47.2.3. Signals
- tset command
: UNIX Power Tools, 5.3. Setting the Terminal Type When You Log In
- -v option
: UNIX Power Tools, 6.9. Special C Shell Variables
- variables
- UNIX Power Tools, 6.8. Shell Variables
- UNIX Power Tools, 47.2.5. Variable Syntax
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 4.3. Variables
- environment variables
- UNIX Power Tools, 6.3. Predefined Environment Variables
- UNIX Power Tools, 47.2.5. Variable Syntax
- tracing
: UNIX Power Tools, 8.17. verbose and echo Variables Show Quoting
- -x option
: UNIX Power Tools, 6.9. Special C Shell Variables
- Bourne, Steven
: Learning the Korn Shell, 1.3. History of UNIX Shells
- Bourne-again shell
: (see bash)
- Bournegol
: UNIX Power Tools, 46.6. Watch Out for Bourne Shell -e Bug
- Boyer-Moore search algorithm
: UNIX Power Tools, 27.9. New greps Are Much Faster
- braces
: (see { })
- bracket expressions
: sed & awk, 3.2.4. Character Classes
- brackets
: (see [ ])
- branch command
: (see b command (sed))
- branching
: sed & awk, 6.4.1. Branching
- branching commands (sed)
: UNIX in a Nutshell, 10.4.5. Branching Commands
- break command
- Learning the Korn Shell, 5.4. select
- UNIX Power Tools, 33.11.7. Alphabetical Summary of Commands
- sed & awk, 8.3. Other Statements That Affect Flow Control
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 4, Reference: break
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 5, Reference: break
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 11, Reference: break
- redirected loops using
: UNIX Power Tools, 45.23. The Ins and Outs of Redirected I/O Loops
- breaking lines
: sed & awk, 11.2.3.3. Line continuation
- breaksw command (csh)
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 5, Reference: breaksw
- BREs (basic regular expressions)
: sed & awk, 3.2.4.3. POSIX character class additions
- "broken pipe" error message
- UNIX Power Tools, 46.1.1. Use -xv
- UNIX Power Tools, 50.12. Common UNIX Error Messages
- bs capability
: UNIX Power Tools, 41.11. How termcap and terminfo Describe Terminals
- BSD UNIX
- Learning the Korn Shell, 1.3. History of UNIX Shells
- Learning the Korn Shell, 1.9.5. Control Keys
- Learning the Korn Shell, 2.3.4. Moving Around in the History File
- Learning the Korn Shell, 2.3.6. Miscellaneous Commands
- Learning the Korn Shell, 2.4. Vi Editing Mode
- Learning the Korn Shell, 3.4.2.2. Mail Variables
- alternatives for
: UNIX Power Tools, 50.8. Which Version Am I Using?
- changing a job's priority
: UNIX Power Tools, 39.11. Changing a Job's Priority Under BSD UNIX
- file ownership and
: UNIX Power Tools, 22.20. Why Can't You Change File Ownership Under BSD UNIX?
- manual page categories
: UNIX Power Tools, 50.1. UNIX Online Documentation
- nice command
- UNIX Power Tools, 39.9.1. BSD C Shell nice
- UNIX Power Tools, 39.9.2. BSD Standalone nice
- tty driver, echoing control characters
: UNIX Power Tools, 41.5. Why Some Systems Backspace over Prompts
- which command
: UNIX Power Tools, 50.8. Which Version Am I Using?
- bsdtar program
: UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
- bsplit program
- UNIX Power Tools, 35.9. Splitting Files at Fixed Points: split
- UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
- buffers
- emacs commands for
: UNIX in a Nutshell, 7.2.9. Buffer Manipulation Commands
- flushing
: sed & awk, 11.2.1.3. Flushing buffered output
- numbered
: Learning the vi Editor, 4.3. Making Use of Buffers
- output
: UNIX Power Tools, 13.9. Send Output Two or More Places with tee
- preserve (:pre)
: Learning the vi Editor, 4.2.3. Recovering a Buffer
- recovering after a crash
: Learning the vi Editor, 4.2.3. Recovering a Buffer
- recovering numbered
- Learning the vi Editor, 2.3.5.4. Problems with Deletions
- Learning the vi Editor, 4.3.1. Recovering Deletions
- renaming files
: Learning the vi Editor, 5.3.1. Renaming the Buffer
- saving commands in
: Learning the vi Editor, 7.3.9. @-Functions
- yanking to named
- Learning the vi Editor, 4.3. Making Use of Buffers
- Learning the vi Editor, 4.3.2. Yanking to Named Buffers
- Buggy Bourne Shell
: UNIX Power Tools, 46.6. Watch Out for Bourne Shell -e Bug
- build.pt script
: UNIX Power Tools, 52.8.1. Running the Build Scripts
- buildhash script
: UNIX Power Tools, 29.5. Adding Words to ispell's Dictionary
- built-in commands/functions
- UNIX Power Tools, 7.4. Faster Prompt Setting with Built-Ins
- UNIX Power Tools, 8.11. Which One Will bash Use?
- ability to add new in next ksh release
: Learning the Korn Shell, A.7. The Future of the Korn Shell
- awk
: sed & awk, 11.1.10. Functions
- gawk
: sed & awk, 11.2.3.9. Additional functions
- online help for in next ksh release
: Learning the Korn Shell, A.7. The Future of the Korn Shell
- order of precedence in command lookup
- Learning the Korn Shell, 4.1.1. Functions
- Learning the Korn Shell, 7.3. Command-line Processing
- tawk
: sed & awk, 11.3.2.2. Additional built-in tawk functions
- built-in variables
- Learning the Korn Shell, 3.4. Shell Variables
- sed & awk, 7.7. System Variables
- sed & awk, 11.1.11. Built-In Variables
- (see also environment variables)
- #
- Learning the Korn Shell, 4.2.1. Positional Parameters
- Learning the Korn Shell, 4.2.1.1. Positional parameters in functions
- $
: Learning the Korn Shell, 2.2. The History File
- *
- Learning the Korn Shell, 4.2.1. Positional Parameters
- Learning the Korn Shell, 4.2.1.1. Positional parameters in functions
- Learning the Korn Shell, 5.2. for
- Learning the Korn Shell, 5.4. select
- ?
- Learning the Korn Shell, 5.1.1. Exit Status and Return
- Learning the Korn Shell, 9.1.2.2. ERR
- Learning the Korn Shell, 9.2.5. Exercises
- @
: Learning the Korn Shell, 4.2.1. Positional Parameters
- csh shell
: UNIX in a Nutshell, 5.3.3. Predefined Shell Variables
- CDPATH
- Learning the Korn Shell, 3.4.3. Directory Search Path
- UNIX Power Tools, 6.9. Special C Shell Variables
- UNIX Power Tools, 14.5. Saving Time When You Change Directories: cdpath
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 4.3.3. Other Shell Variables
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 5.3.3. Predefined Shell Variables
- as array
: UNIX Power Tools, 47.5. Using C Shell Arrays
- COLUMNS
- Learning the Korn Shell, 3.4.2.1. Editing mode variables
- Learning the Korn Shell, 7.2.2.3. Code blocks
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 4.3.3. Other Shell Variables
- EDITOR
- Learning the Korn Shell, 3.4.2.1. Editing mode variables
- Learning the Korn Shell, 3.5.1. Environment Variables
- UNIX Power Tools, 6.3. Predefined Environment Variables
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 4.3.3. Other Shell Variables
- ERRNO
- sed & awk, 11.2.3.8. Additional variables
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 4.3.2. Built-in Shell Variables
- obsolescence in next ksh release
: Learning the Korn Shell, A.7. The Future of the Korn Shell
- FCEDIT
- Learning the Korn Shell, 3.4.2.1. Editing mode variables
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 4.3.3. Other Shell Variables
- FPATH
- Learning the Korn Shell, 4.1.1.1. Autoloaded functions
- Learning the Korn Shell, 10.2.3. Types of Global Customization
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 4.3.3. Other Shell Variables
- gawk
: sed & awk, 11.2.3.8. Additional variables
- LINENO
- Learning the Korn Shell, 9.1.1. Set Options
- Learning the Korn Shell, 9.1.2.2. ERR
- Learning the Korn Shell, 9.2.2. The Preamble
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 4.3.2. Built-in Shell Variables
- LINES
- Learning the Korn Shell, 3.4.2.1. Editing mode variables
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 4.3.3. Other Shell Variables
- list of those not supported in Bourne shell
: Learning the Korn Shell, A.1. The Bourne Shell
- list of those not supported in pdksh
: Learning the Korn Shell, A.4. pdksh
- MAILCHECK
- Learning the Korn Shell, 3.4.2.2. Mail Variables
- UNIX Power Tools, 21.8.2. For Bourne Shell Users
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 4.3.3. Other Shell Variables
- MAILPATH
- Learning the Korn Shell, 3.4.2.2. Mail Variables
- Learning the Korn Shell, 3.4.2.5. Command Search Path
- Learning the Korn Shell, 3.5.1. Environment Variables
- Learning the Korn Shell, 4.5. Advanced Examples: pushd and popd
- Learning the Korn Shell, A.6. Workalikes on PC Platforms
- UNIX Power Tools, 21.8.2. For Bourne Shell Users
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 4.3.3. Other Shell Variables
- naming convention
: Learning the Korn Shell, 3.4. Shell Variables
- OLDPWD
- Learning the Korn Shell, 3.4.3.1. Miscellaneous Variables
- Learning the Korn Shell, 4.5. Advanced Examples: pushd and popd
- Learning the Korn Shell, 5.1.1. Exit Status and Return
- Learning the Korn Shell, 7.3. Command-line Processing
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 4.3.2. Built-in Shell Variables
- OPTARG
: Learning the Korn Shell, 6.1.3. getopts
- OPTARGET
: UNIX in a Nutshell, 4.3.2. Built-in Shell Variables
- OPTIND
- Learning the Korn Shell, 6.1.3. getopts
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 4.3.2. Built-in Shell Variables
- PID
: Learning the Korn Shell, A.6. Workalikes on PC Platforms
- positional parameters
: (see positional parameters)
- PS1
- Learning the Korn Shell, 3.4.2.3. Prompting Variables
- Learning the Korn Shell, 4.4. Command Substitution
- Learning the Korn Shell, 7.3.1. Quoting
- Learning the Korn Shell, 10.2.3. Types of Global Customization
- Learning the Korn Shell, A.5. bash
- UNIX Power Tools, 6.3. Predefined Environment Variables
- UNIX Power Tools, 6.9. Special C Shell Variables
- UNIX Power Tools, 7.2. Basics of Setting the Prompt
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 4.3.3. Other Shell Variables
- command subsitution in next ksh release
: Learning the Korn Shell, A.7. The Future of the Korn Shell
- PS2
- Learning the Korn Shell, 3.4.2.3. Prompting Variables
- UNIX Power Tools, 6.3. Predefined Environment Variables
- UNIX Power Tools, 6.9. Special C Shell Variables
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 4.3.3. Other Shell Variables
- PS3
- Learning the Korn Shell, 3.4.2.3. Prompting Variables
- Learning the Korn Shell, 5.4. select
- command subsitution in next ksh release
- Learning the Korn Shell, A.7. The Future of the Korn Shell
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 4.3.3. Other Shell Variables
- PS4
- Learning the Korn Shell, 3.4.2.3. Prompting Variables
- Learning the Korn Shell, 9.1.1. Set Options
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 4.3.3. Other Shell Variables
- in kshdb
: Learning the Korn Shell, 9.2.3. Debugger Functions
- RANDOM
- Learning the Korn Shell, 9.1.2.1. EXIT
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 4.3.2. Built-in Shell Variables
- REPLY
: UNIX in a Nutshell, 4.3.2. Built-in Shell Variables
- in read statement
: Learning the Korn Shell, 7.2.2. read
- in select statement
- Learning the Korn Shell, 5.4. select
- Learning the Korn Shell, 6.3. Arrays
- SECONDS
- Learning the Korn Shell, 3.4.3.1. Miscellaneous Variables
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 4.3.2. Built-in Shell Variables
- sh and ksh shells
: UNIX in a Nutshell, 4.3.2. Built-in Shell Variables
- VISUAL
- Learning the Korn Shell, 2.1. Enabling Command-line Editing
- Learning the Korn Shell, 3.4.2.1. Editing mode variables
- UNIX Power Tools, 6.3. Predefined Environment Variables
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 4.3.3. Other Shell Variables
- builtin command
: UNIX Power Tools, 8.11. Which One Will bash Use?
- bundling commands
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: xargs
- bundling software packages
: UNIX in a Nutshell, 1.2. Bundling
- burn-in
: UNIX Power Tools, 22.18. Clear Your Terminal for Security, to Stop Burn-in
- bus error (core dumped) error message
: UNIX Power Tools, 50.12. Common UNIX Error Messages
- byte order conversion
- order
: UNIX Power Tools, 35.13. Other Conversions with dd
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