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Index: N
- $name$ keyword (RCS): UNIX in a Nutshell, 19.3.2. Keywords
:n (next file) command (ex): Learning the vi Editor, 5.5.1. Invoking vi on Multiple Files
N (search again) command: Learning the vi Editor, 3.3.1. Repeating Searches
n command (sed)
- sed & awk, 5.10. Next
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 10, Reference: n
\n escape sequence: sed & awk, 6.1.1. Append Next Line
\n metacharacter: Learning the vi Editor, 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
-n option (sed)
- sed & awk, 2.3.2.2. Suppressing automatic display of input lines
- sed & awk, 5.2. Comment
-N option (vile): Learning the vi Editor, 12.2. Important Command-Line Arguments
-n option (vim)
- Learning the vi Editor, 11.2. Important Command-Line Arguments
- Learning the vi Editor, 11.4.1. Initialization for All vim Invocations
N>&- operator: UNIX Power Tools, 47.2.1.3. Closing FDs
n>&m: UNIX Power Tools, 45.21. n>&m: Swap Standard Output and Standard Error
- examples
- UNIX Power Tools, 44.5. Test String Values with Bourne Shell case
- UNIX Power Tools, 45.31. Nested Command Substitution
- UNIX Power Tools, 45.32. A Better read Command: grabchars
N>&M operator
- examples: UNIX Power Tools, 47.2.1.4. More Elaborate Combinations
name lines in termcap or terminfo files: UNIX Power Tools, 41.11. How termcap and terminfo Describe Terminals
named buffers
- Learning the vi Editor, 2.3.7. Copying Text
- Learning the vi Editor, 4.3. Making Use of Buffers
- Learning the vi Editor, 4.3.2. Yanking to Named Buffers
- Learning the vi Editor, 5.5.5. Edits Between Files
- arbitrarily naming (nvi): Learning the vi Editor, 9.10. Interesting Features
executing contents of: Learning the vi Editor, 7.3.10. @-Functions
nameref command: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 4, Reference: nameref
names
- directories, printing: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: dirname
filenames, special
- sed & awk, 11.2.1.4. Special filenames
- sed & awk, 11.2.3.7. Additional special files
files: (see filenames)
functions and macros, listing: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: ctags
paths: (see pathnames)
script files: sed & awk, 2.2. Command-Line Syntax
namesort script: UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
naming
- commands: UNIX Power Tools, 44.21. Picking a Name for a New Command
directories: UNIX Power Tools, 16.21. Finding All Directories with the Same Name
environment variables: UNIX Power Tools, 6.1. What Environment Variables Are Good For
files: UNIX Power Tools, 4.6. Naming Files
- (see filenames)
magnetic tapes: UNIX Power Tools, 20.3.2. What Is the Name of the Tape Drive?
multiple names for one file: UNIX Power Tools, 18.3. Files with Two or More Names
self-renaming scripts: UNIX Power Tools, 45.4. Fun with #!
shell scripts: UNIX Power Tools, 44.21. Picking a Name for a New Command
terminals: UNIX Power Tools, 5.10. Finding What Terminal Names You Can Use
naming files and directories: Learning the UNIX Operating System, 4.2. File and Directory Names
- wildcards for: Learning the UNIX Operating System, 4.3. File and Directory Wildcards
native2ascii command: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: native2ascii
nawk utility
- (see also awk utility; gawk utility)
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: nawk
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 11.2. Command-Line Syntax
- sed & awk, 2.1. Awk, by Sed and Grep, out of Ed
UNIX Power Tools, 33.11. Quick Reference: awk
UNIX Power Tools, 50.12. Common UNIX Error Messages
databases created using: UNIX Power Tools, 48.10. Working with Names and Addresses
examples: UNIX Power Tools, 45.25. Shell Scripts On-the-Fly from Standard Input
version history: UNIX Power Tools, 33.12. Versions of awk
ncurses library: Learning the vi Editor, 12.9.2. Syntax Highlighting
neatening text
- UNIX Power Tools, 35.2. Neatening Text with fmt
- UNIX Power Tools, 35.3. Alternatives to fmt
nested conditional statements: sed & awk, 8.1. Conditional Statements
netpbm: UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
netstat command: UNIX Power Tools, 39.12.3. The I/O Subsystem
Network Filesystem: (see NFS)
Network I/O problems: UNIX Power Tools, 39.12.3. The I/O Subsystem
Network Information Service (NIS): Learning the Korn Shell, 7.3.2.1. The C Compiler as Pipeline
network time: UNIX Power Tools, 39.5. Why Is the System So Slow?
networked filesystem: Learning the UNIX Operating System, 3.1.3. The Directory Tree
networking utilities: UNIX Power Tools, 1.33. UNIX Networking and Communications
networks
- archiving: UNIX Power Tools, 19.1. Packing Up and Moving
copying files across: Learning the UNIX Operating System, 4.4.2.3. rcp
find command and: UNIX Power Tools, 17.25. Keeping find From Searching Networked Filesystems
stream-oriented protocols: UNIX Power Tools, 20.6. Writing a Tape Drive on a Remote Machine
:new command (elvis): Learning the vi Editor, 10.5. Multiwindow Editing
:new command (vim): Learning the vi Editor, 11.5. Multiwindow Editing
new features in next release: Learning the Korn Shell, A.7. The Future of the Korn Shell
newform command: (see also cut command; paste command)
newgrp command
- Learning the Korn Shell, A.6. Workalikes on PC Platforms
UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 4, Reference: newgrp
UNIX Power Tools, 22.13. Groups and Group Ownership
newline characters
- (see also whitespace)
- sed & awk, 3.2. A Line-Up of Characters
- sed & awk, 3.2.7. Positional Metacharacters
- sed & awk, 5.3. Substitution
- sed & awk, 11.2.3.3. Line continuation
- UNIX Power Tools, 1.29. When Is a File Not a File?
- UNIX Power Tools, 4.9. Setting Up vi with the .exrc File
- UNIX Power Tools, 25.10. Squash Extra Blank Lines
- UNIX Power Tools, 25.13. pushin: Squeeze Out Extra White Space
- Learning the vi Editor, 2.2.3. Movement Within a Line
- Learning the vi Editor, 8.6.2. Arbitrary Length Lines and Binary Data
- . (dot) and: sed & awk, 3.2.2. A Wildcard
allowing delays after: UNIX Power Tools, 41.2.1. How We Made It This Far (Back?)
in output: UNIX Power Tools, 8.6.1. Portability
in replacement strings: sed & awk, 5.3.1. Replacement Metacharacters
multiline pattern space and: sed & awk, 6.1. Multiline Pattern Space
ORS variable for
- sed & awk, 7.7. System Variables
- sed & awk, 7.7.1. Working with Multiline Records
problems with xargs: UNIX Power Tools, 9.22. xargs: Problems with Spaces and Newlines
RS variable for
- sed & awk, 7.7. System Variables
- sed & awk, 11.2.1.6. Regular expression record separators (gawk and mawk)
- sed & awk, 11.3.2.1. Tawk language extensions
newline glitch: UNIX Power Tools, 41.11. How termcap and terminfo Describe Terminals
newsgroup, awk: sed & awk, Other Sources of Information About sed and awk
NEXINIT environment variable (nvi): Learning the vi Editor, 9.4. Initialization
.nexrc file (nvi): Learning the vi Editor, 9.4. Initialization
next command (awk)
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 11, Reference: next
- UNIX Power Tools, 33.11.7. Alphabetical Summary of Commands
next command (ex): UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 9, Reference: next
:Next command (nvi): Learning the vi Editor, 9.5. Multiwindow Editing
next command (sed): (see n command (sed); N command (sed))
next release
- incompatibilities: Learning the Korn Shell, A.7. The Future of the Korn Shell
new features: Learning the Korn Shell, A.7. The Future of the Korn Shell
obsolete features in: Learning the Korn Shell, A.7. The Future of the Korn Shell
next statement (awk)
- (see also getline function)
- sed & awk, 8.3. Other Statements That Affect Flow Control
- sed & awk, 10.1. The getline Function
:next-tag command (vile): Learning the vi Editor, 12.8.2. Tag Stacks
:next-window command (vile): Learning the vi Editor, 12.5. Multiwindow Editing
nextday script
- UNIX Power Tools, 40.10. nextday, nextweekday: Tomorrow or Next Weekday
- UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
nextfile command (gawk): UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 11, Reference: nextfile
nextfile statement: sed & awk, 11.2.1.5. The nextfile statement
nextweekday script
- UNIX Power Tools, 40.10. nextday, nextweekday: Tomorrow or Next Weekday
- UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
- adding calendar information to: UNIX Power Tools, 48.4.3. Automating Your Own Calendar
NF variable
- sed & awk, 7.7. System Variables
- sed & awk, 10.1.2. Assigning the Input to a Variable
NFS (Network Filesystem)
- UNIX Power Tools, 1.33. UNIX Networking and Communications
- UNIX Power Tools, 52.5.3.1. Directory Structure
- mounting: UNIX Power Tools, 5.6. Checklist: Terminal Hangs When I Log In
nfsstat command: UNIX Power Tools, 39.12.3. The I/O Subsystem
nice: Learning the Korn Shell, 1.8.2. Background Jobs and Priorities
nice command
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: nice
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 5, Reference: nice
- UNIX Power Tools, 39.9. Know When to Be "nice" to OTher Users...and When
- UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
- background processes and: UNIX Power Tools, 1.28. Some Gotchas with Background Processing
nice number: UNIX Power Tools, 39.9. Know When to Be "nice" to OTher Users...and When
niceness: UNIX Power Tools, 39.9. Know When to Be "nice" to OTher Users...and When
nine-track tapes: UNIX Power Tools, 20.6. Writing a Tape Drive on a Remote Machine
nl command
- UNIX Power Tools, 25.21. Numbering Lines
UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: nl
nm command: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: nm
:no (:normal) command (elvis): Learning the vi Editor, 10.10.1. Display Modes
no matches error (ed, ex): UNIX Power Tools, 33.7. ed/ex Batch Edits: Avoid Errors When No Match
NO SCROLL key: Learning the UNIX Operating System, 1.4. The Unresponsive Terminal
"No Toolkit" vile interface: Learning the vi Editor, 12.6. GUI Interfaces
"No write since last change" message
- Learning the vi Editor, 1.1.2. Problems Opening Files
- Learning the vi Editor, 5.3. Saving and Exiting Files
nobeep shell variable: UNIX in a Nutshell, 5.3.3. Predefined Shell Variables
noclobber shell variable
- Learning the UNIX Operating System, 5.1.1.1. The > operator
UNIX in a Nutshell, 5.3.3. Predefined Shell Variables
UNIX Power Tools, 6.8. Shell Variables
UNIX Power Tools, 6.9. Special C Shell Variables
UNIX Power Tools, 13.6. Safe I/O Redirection with noclobber
UNIX Power Tools, 23.7. Safer File Deletion in Some Directories
nocp option (vim): Learning the vi Editor, 11.10.2.1. Smart indenting
NOG script: UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
noglob shell variable
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 5.3.3. Predefined Shell Variables
- UNIX Power Tools, 6.9. Special C Shell Variables
nohup command
- Learning the Korn Shell, 8.4.3. Ignoring Signals
- Learning the Korn Shell, A.1. The Bourne Shell
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: nohup
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 4, Reference: nohup
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 5, Reference: nohup
- UNIX Power Tools, 38.18. nohup
- UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
- background processes and: UNIX Power Tools, 1.28. Some Gotchas with Background Processing
nohup.out file: UNIX Power Tools, 38.18. nohup
noignorecase option: Learning the vi Editor, 7.1.4. Some Useful Options
nolinewrap option (vile): Learning the vi Editor, 12.8.6. Left-Right Scrolling
nolinks shell variable: UNIX Power Tools, 14.13. Which Directory Am I in, Really?
nom script
- UNIX Power Tools, 15.9. nom: List Files that Don't Match a Wildcard
- UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
- trap command in: UNIX Power Tools, 44.12. Trapping Exits Caused by Interrupts
nomagic option: Learning the vi Editor, 7.1.4. Some Useful Options
"Non-ascii file" message: Learning the vi Editor, 1.1.2. Problems Opening Files
non-canonical input mode: UNIX Power Tools, 41.7. Reading Verrrry Long Lines from the Terminal
non-English characters: sed & awk, 3.2.4.3. POSIX character class additions
non-printing control characters: (see control characters)
non-shareable files: UNIX Power Tools, 52.5.3.1. Directory Structure
nonexecutable scripts: UNIX Power Tools, 4.3. Organizing Nonexecutable Scripts
nonlogin shell: UNIX Power Tools, 2.2. Shell Setup Files-Which, Where, and Why
nonomatch shell variable
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 5.3.3. Predefined Shell Variables
- UNIX Power Tools, 6.9. Special C Shell Variables
nonprintable characters: (see special characters)
nonu (nonumber) option: Learning the vi Editor, 5.2.2. Defining a Range of Lines
noremap command (vi): UNIX Power Tools, 31.14. Don't Lose Important Functions with vi Maps: Use noremap
:normal (:no) command (elvis): Learning the vi Editor, 10.10.1. Display Modes
normal display mode (elvis): Learning the vi Editor, 10.10.1. Display Modes
Normal script: UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
NOT (!) operator: sed & awk, 7.8. Relational and Boolean Operators
not a tty. message: UNIX Power Tools, 38.6. The Controlling Terminal
"Not a typewriter" message: Learning the vi Editor, 1.1.2. Problems Opening Files
notagstack option (elvis): Learning the vi Editor, 10.8.2. Tag Stacks
notepad, creating in terminal windows: UNIX Power Tools, 48.3. A Scratchpad on Your Screen
notification, mail: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: biff
notify command: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 5, Reference: notify
notify shell variable
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 5.3.3. Predefined Shell Variables
- UNIX Power Tools, 6.9. Special C Shell Variables
Novell: Learning the Korn Shell, A.7. The Future of the Korn Shell
Novell NetWare: Learning the Korn Shell, A. Related Shells
nowrap option (elvis): Learning the vi Editor, 10.8.5. Left-Right Scrolling
nowrap option (vim): Learning the vi Editor, 11.8.6. Left-Right Scrolling
nowrapscan option
- Learning the vi Editor, 3.3.1. Repeating Searches
- Learning the vi Editor, 7.1.4. Some Useful Options
no_run script: UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
NR variable
- sed & awk, 7.7. System Variables
- sed & awk, 8.4. Arrays
- sed & awk, 10.1.2. Assigning the Input to a Variable
nroff program
- Learning the vi Editor, 1. The vi Text Editor
UNIX in a Nutshell, 12. nroff and troff
UNIX Power Tools, 43.13. The Text Formatters nroff, troff, ditroff, ...
as alternative to awk: UNIX Power Tools, 48.12. Using index with a Filter
checking mismatched delimiters
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: checkeq
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: checknr
command-line invocation: UNIX in a Nutshell, 12.2. Command-Line Invocation
commands
- in: UNIX Power Tools, 50.6. Searching Online Manual Pages
conceptual overview: UNIX in a Nutshell, 12.3. Conceptual Overview
eliminating .so requests: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: soelim
eqn processor: UNIX in a Nutshell, 17.2. eqn
escape sequences: UNIX in a Nutshell, 12.7. Escape Sequences
macros: UNIX Power Tools, 43.14. nroff/troff and Macro Packages
-man macros: UNIX Power Tools, 50.10. Make Your Own Man Pages Without Learning troff
pic processor: UNIX in a Nutshell, 17.3. pic
predefined registers: UNIX in a Nutshell, 12.8. Predefined Registers
preprocessors of: UNIX in a Nutshell, 17. troff Preprocessors
refer processor: UNIX in a Nutshell, 17.4. refer
requests (by group): UNIX in a Nutshell, 12.5. Group Summary of Requests
requests (by name): UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 12, Reference: .ab
requests, list of: UNIX in a Nutshell, 12.4. Default Operation of Requests
removing all requests/macros: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: deroff
special characters: UNIX in a Nutshell, 12.9. Special Characters
stripping non-printable characters: sed & awk, 5.6.1. Stripping Out Non-Printable Characters from nroff Files
tbl processor: UNIX in a Nutshell, 17.1. tbl
nu option
- Learning the vi Editor, 2.2.3. Movement Within a Line
- Learning the vi Editor, 3.4. Movement by Line Number
null command: UNIX Power Tools, 44.8. Test Exit Status with the if Statement
null commands: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: true
null filenames: UNIX Power Tools, 23.13. Deleting Files with the Null Name
null string: Learning the Korn Shell, 4.2.1. Positional Parameters
number command (ex): UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 9, Reference: number
number registers
- in man macros: UNIX in a Nutshell, 16.3. Internal Names
in me macros: UNIX in a Nutshell, 15.3. Predefined Number Registers
in mm macros: UNIX in a Nutshell, 13.3. Number Registers Used in mm
in ms macros
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 14.2. Number Registers for Page Layout
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 14.4. Reserved Number Register Names
in nroff/troff: UNIX in a Nutshell, 12.5.11. Number Registers
numbered deletions/yanks buffers
- Learning the vi Editor, 2.3.6. Moving Text
- Learning the vi Editor, 4.3. Making Use of Buffers
numbered replacement strings: sed & awk, 5.3.1. Replacement Metacharacters
numbering lines: UNIX Power Tools, 25.21. Numbering Lines
numbering lines in files: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: nl
numbers
- (see also calculators)
- UNIX Power Tools, 49.1. bc: Simple Math at the Shell Prompt
- arithmetic functions
- sed & awk, 9.1. Arithmetic Functions
- sed & awk, 11.1.10. Functions
comparing (relationship operators): sed & awk, 7.8. Relational and Boolean Operators
converting to strings: sed & awk, 7.7. System Variables
converting units of: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: units
factorials: sed & awk, 8.2.4. Deriving Factorials
hexadecimal
- sed & awk, 7.6. Expressions
- sed & awk, 11.3.2.1. Tawk language extensions
limitations on: sed & awk, 10.8. Limitations
line: (see line numbers)
octal: sed & awk, 7.6. Expressions
output precision: sed & awk, 7.9. Formatted Printing
prime factors: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: factor
random: sed & awk, 9.1.3. Random Number Generation
truncating: sed & awk, 9.1.2. Integer Function
working with: UNIX Power Tools, 49.1. bc: Simple Math at the Shell Prompt
numeric arguments for commands
- Learning the vi Editor, 2.2.2. Numeric Arguments
- Learning the vi Editor, 2.4.1. Numeric Arguments for Insert Commands
numeric capabilities: UNIX Power Tools, 41.11. How termcap and terminfo Describe Terminals
numeric command returns: UNIX Power Tools, 44.7. Exit Status of UNIX Processes
numeric exit status: UNIX Power Tools, 38.3. Managing Processes: Overall Concepts
numeric flags: sed & awk, 5.3. Substitution
numeric tests, syntax errors in: UNIX Power Tools, 46.4. Stop Syntax Errors in Numeric Tests
nvi (vi clone): Learning the vi Editor, 9. nvi -- New vi
- documentation and online help: Learning the vi Editor, 9.3. Online Help and Other Documentation
extended regular expressions
- Learning the vi Editor, 8.4. Extended Regular Expressions
- Learning the vi Editor, 9.7. Extended Regular Expressions
extension languages: Learning the vi Editor, 8.1. And These Are My Brothers, Darrell, Darrell, and Darrell
feature summary: Learning the vi Editor, 8.8. Editor Comparison Summary
important command-line arguments: Learning the vi Editor, 9.2. Important Command-Line Arguments
improvements over vi: Learning the vi Editor, 9.8. Improvements for Editing
infinite undo facility: Learning the vi Editor, 8.6.4. Incremental Searching
initialization of: Learning the vi Editor, 9.4. Initialization
interesting features: Learning the vi Editor, 9.10. Interesting Features
line length: Learning the vi Editor, 8.6.2. Arbitrary Length Lines and Binary Data
mode indicators: Learning the vi Editor, 8.6.7. Mode Indicators
multiwindow editing: Learning the vi Editor, 9.5. Multiwindow Editing
obtaining source code: Learning the vi Editor, 9.11. Sources and Supported Operating Systems
set command options (list): Learning the vi Editor, C.2. nvi 1.79 Options
sideways scrolling: Learning the vi Editor, 8.6.5. Left-Right Scrolling
tag stacks: Learning the vi Editor, 9.8.2. Tag Stacks
word abbreviations: Learning the vi Editor, 7.3.1. Word Abbreviation
"no login associated with uid #" error message: UNIX Power Tools, 50.12. Common UNIX Error Messages
"No match" error: UNIX Power Tools, 15.4. What if a Wildcard Doesn't Match?
"not a typewriter" error message: UNIX Power Tools, 50.12. Common UNIX Error Messages
"not enough memory" error message: UNIX Power Tools, 50.12. Common UNIX Error Messages
"[new file]" message: Learning the vi Editor, 1.1.2. Problems Opening Files
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