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Index: A

-a (all) option, (ls): 3.1.8. Listing Files with ls (Learning Unix)

a (append) command: 2.3. Simple Edits (Learning the vi Editor)

2.3.2. Appending Text (Learning the vi Editor)

a/A commands: 2.4.2. Entering and Changing Text (Learning the Korn Shell)

-a option (elvis): 10.2. Important Command-Line Arguments (Learning the vi Editor)

10.4.2. Initialization Steps (Learning the vi Editor)

-A option to read command: 7.2.3.5. Options to read (Learning the Korn Shell)

-a option to ulimit command: 10.2.2. ulimit (Learning the Korn Shell)

:ab (abbreviation) command (ex): 7.3.1. Word Abbreviation (Learning the vi Editor)

commands in .exrc files: 7.1.2. The .exrc File (Learning the vi Editor)

abbrev command (ex): 9.2. Alphabetical Summary of ex Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

abbreviations commands (emacs): 7.2.8. Word-Abbreviation Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

abbreviations for commands: 7.3.1. Word Abbreviation (Learning the vi Editor)

abbreviations for vi-mode delete commands: 2.4.3. Deletion Commands (Learning the Korn Shell)

abbreviations for words, vi editor: 17.23. vi Word Abbreviation (Unix Power Tools)

commands, using as: 17.24. Using vi Abbreviations as Commands (Cut and Paste Between vi's) (Unix Power Tools)
.exrc files, saving in: 17.5. Local Settings for vi (Unix Power Tools)
fixing typos with: 17.25. Fixing Typos with vi Abbreviations (Unix Power Tools)

abbreviations in pathnames: 1.16. Making Pathnames (Unix Power Tools)

abort statement (tawk): 11.3.2.1. Tawk language extensions (sed & awk)

aborted programs, clearing terminal settings: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

absolute line addresses: 5.2.2. Defining a Range of Lines (Learning the vi Editor)

absolute pathnames: 3.1.4. Absolute Pathnames (Learning Unix)

1.9. Internal and External Commands (Unix Power Tools)

31.2. Using Relative and Absolute Pathnames (Unix Power Tools)

1.1.1. Opening a File (Learning the vi Editor)

archiving with: 39.3. GNU tar Sampler (Unix Power Tools)

creating: 31.2. Using Relative and Absolute Pathnames (Unix Power Tools)

to directory containing new search path: 27.6. Controlling Shell Command Searches (Unix Power Tools)

Emacs and: 19.9. Unset PWD Before Using Emacs (Unix Power Tools)

links to: 10.6. Stale Symbolic Links (Unix Power Tools)

10.8. Showing the Actual Filenames for Symbolic Links (Unix Power Tools)

in shell setup files: 3.7. Use Absolute Pathnames in Shell Setup Files (Unix Power Tools)

tar, avoiding with: 38.11. Avoid Absolute Paths with tar (Unix Power Tools)

access control

files (see permissions)

firewalls, using: 46.12. Firewalls (Unix Power Tools)

host-based, rsh command and: 6.10.2. Starting a Remote Client with rsh and ssh (Unix Power Tools)

incoming connections, with tcp_wrappers: 46.5. The Director of Operations: inetd (Unix Power Tools)

remote access (see ssh)

Samba: 47.2. Installing and Configuring Samba (Unix Power Tools)

47.3. Securing Samba (Unix Power Tools)

sshd program: 46.6. Secure Shell (SSH) (Unix Power Tools)

user-based, xauth command and: 6.10.2. Starting a Remote Client with rsh and ssh (Unix Power Tools)

access method for software package files, choosing: 40.5.1. Choosing the Access Method (Unix Power Tools)

access modes, changing: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

access modes for files: 7.5. Private (Personal) Directories (Unix Power Tools)

14.2. How Unix Keeps Track of Files: Inodes (Unix Power Tools)
private directory: 7.5. Private (Personal) Directories (Unix Power Tools)
setting for files with find: 9.12. Finding Many Things with One Command (Unix Power Tools)
supplying with mkdir command: 7.8. Making Directories Made Easier (Unix Power Tools)

access modes (permissions): 3.1.8. Listing Files with ls (Learning Unix)

3.3.3. Setting Permissions with chmod (Learning Unix)

access times for files: 8.2. The Three Unix File Times (Unix Power Tools)

-atime operator with find: 9.6. Be an Expert on find Search Operators (Unix Power Tools)

locating files by: 14.17. Deleting Stale Files (Unix Power Tools)

last-access time, showing: 8.3. Finding Oldest or Newest Files with ls -t and ls -u (Unix Power Tools)

accidental file deletion, protecting against: 14.4. Tricks for Making rm Safer (Unix Power Tools)

accounting name for commands: 24.8. Why ps Prints Some Commands in Parentheses (Unix Power Tools)

accounts: 3.6. Tip for Changing Account Setup: Keep a Shell Ready (Unix Power Tools)

(see also groups; users)
protecting: 48.1. Understanding Points of Vulnerability (Unix Power Tools)
setup, changing: 3.6. Tip for Changing Account Setup: Keep a Shell Ready (Unix Power Tools)

accounts (Unix): 1. Getting Started (Learning Unix)

3. Using Your Unix Account (Learning Unix)
customizing: 3.7. Customizing Your Account (Learning Unix)

acronym processor (example): 8.5. An Acronym Processor (sed & awk)

active processes, reports on: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

Ada programming language: 4.5.1. Syntax of String Operators (Learning the Korn Shell)

adb debugger: 9. Debugging Shell Programs (Learning the Korn Shell)

ADC (Apple Developer Connection): 0.3. Developer Tools (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

4. Compiling Source Code (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

addbib command: 17.4.3. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

addition (+) operator: 7.6. Expressions (sed & awk)

address book (Pine): 6.5.4.1. Pine address book (Learning Unix)

"Address search hit BOTTOM without matching pattern" message: 3.3.1. Repeating Searches (Learning the vi Editor)

addresses

IP: 46.1.1. Internet Protocol (IP) (Unix Power Tools)

displayed with netstart -n: 46.3. Status and Troubleshooting (Unix Power Tools)
displaying with dig: 46.3. Status and Troubleshooting (Unix Power Tools)
hostname mapping to: 46.9. Domain Name Service (DNS) (Unix Power Tools)

NAT (Network Address Translation): 46.11. Gateways and NAT (Unix Power Tools)

46.11. Gateways and NAT (Unix Power Tools)
46.13. Gatewaying from a Personal LAN over a Modem (Unix Power Tools)

sed editor: 34.5. sed Addressing Basics (Unix Power Tools)

TCP and UDP: 46.1.2. Layer 4 Protocols: TCP, UDP, and ICMP (Unix Power Tools)

addresses for ex commands: 9.1.1. Addresses (Unix in a Nutshell)

addresses for sed commands: 10.3.1. Pattern Addressing (Unix in a Nutshell)

addresses, line: 2.1. Awk, by Sed and Grep, out of Ed (sed & awk)

2.1. Awk, by Sed and Grep, out of Ed (sed & awk)

4.2. A Global Perspective on Addressing (sed & awk)

5.1. About the Syntax of sed Commands (sed & awk)

addressing by pattern: 2.1. Awk, by Sed and Grep, out of Ed (sed & awk)

A.2.1. Pattern Addressing (sed & awk)

printing with =: 5.9. Print Line Number (sed & awk)

addressing lines for batch editing: 20.3. Line Addressing (Unix Power Tools)

adduser (or useradd) utility: 49.2. When Does a User Become a User (Unix Power Tools)

adj script (example): 13.5. adj—Adjust Lines for Text Files (sed & awk)

ADM-3a terminal: 2.4.4. Moving Around in the History File (Learning the Korn Shell)

admin command (SCCS): 18.3.1. Creating an SCCS File (Unix in a Nutshell)

18.6. Alphabetical Summary of SCCS Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

Adobe Acrobat Reader and PDF: 45.14. Printing Languages — PostScript, PCL, DVI, PDF (Unix Power Tools)

Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver (Amanda): 38.14. Industrial Strength Backups (Unix Power Tools)

Advanced Package Tool (APT): 6.1. Fink (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

aexml command: B. Command-Line Tools: The Missing Manpages (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

afio utility: 38.5.4. To gzip, or Not to gzip? (Unix Power Tools)

age of files: 8.14. Listing Files by Age and Size (Unix Power Tools)

agents

-agent option, ssh: 38.9. On-Demand Incremental Backups of a Project (Unix Power Tools)
compromised machines in DDoS attacks: 48.5. What We Mean by DoS (Unix Power Tools)
SSH, problems with: 51.6. Key and Agent Problems (Unix Power Tools)

agrep command (approximate grep): 13.1. Different Versions of grep (Unix Power Tools)

13.6. Approximate grep: agrep (Unix Power Tools)

-d option: 13.6. Approximate grep: agrep (Unix Power Tools)

compound searches with: 13.10. Compound Searches (Unix Power Tools)

13.11. Narrowing a Search Quickly (Unix Power Tools)

multiple patterns with AND (or OR) queries: 13.6. Approximate grep: agrep (Unix Power Tools)

agvtool: 1.6.2. Apple's Command-line Developer Tools (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

AIX: 1. Korn Shell Basics (Learning the Korn Shell)

OpenSSH: 51.3. Free SSH with OpenSSH (Unix Power Tools)
ps command: 24.5. The ps Command (Unix Power Tools)

album collection task (see tasks, album collections, tracking)

algebraic notation: 8.5.4. Coroutines with Two-Way Pipes (Learning the Korn Shell)

8.6.2. Subshells (Learning the Korn Shell)

alias command: 29.2. Introduction to Shell Aliases (Unix Power Tools)

-d (directory) option: 29.5. Korn-Shell Aliases (Unix Power Tools)
-g (global) option in zsh shell: 29.6. zsh Aliases (Unix Power Tools)
-m (match) option: 29.6. zsh Aliases (Unix Power Tools)
-t (tracked) option: 29.5. Korn-Shell Aliases (Unix Power Tools)
Bourne-type shells: 29.4. Setting and Unsetting Bourne-Type Aliases (Unix Power Tools)
csh shell: 5.8. Built-in C Shell Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
ksh shells: 4.9. Built-in Commands (Bourne and Korn Shells) (Unix in a Nutshell)

:alias command (elvis): 10.11. elvis Futures (Learning the vi Editor)

aliases: 3. Customizing Your Environment (Learning the Korn Shell)

3.2. Aliases (Learning the Korn Shell)

7.1. I/O Redirectors (Learning the Korn Shell)

1.9. Internal and External Commands (Unix Power Tools)

29.2. Introduction to Shell Aliases (Unix Power Tools)

!* sequence in: 30.8. History Substitutions (Unix Power Tools)

Bourne-type shells: 29.4. Setting and Unsetting Bourne-Type Aliases (Unix Power Tools)

removing: 29.4. Setting and Unsetting Bourne-Type Aliases (Unix Power Tools)

C shell: 3.3. Shell Setup Files — Which, Where, and Why (Unix Power Tools)

3.5. What Goes in Shell Setup Files? (Unix Power Tools)
if-then-else in: 29.9. How to Put if-then-else in a C-Shell Alias (Unix Power Tools)
with command-line arguments: 29.3. C-Shell Aliases with Command-Line Arguments (Unix Power Tools)

for cd command: 4.8. Session Info in Window Title or Status Line (Unix Power Tools)

31.9. Quick cds with Aliases (Unix Power Tools)

changing to shell functions: 29.11. Shell Function Basics (Unix Power Tools)

clean, removing stale files with: 14.17. Deleting Stale Files (Unix Power Tools)

for commands: 4.9. Built-in Commands (Bourne and Korn Shells) (Unix in a Nutshell)

4.9. Built-in Commands (Bourne and Korn Shells) (Unix in a Nutshell)
5.8. Built-in C Shell Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

for constant-width fonts: 5.16. The Simple Way to Pick a Font (Unix Power Tools)

customizations and: 10.2.3. Types of Global Customization (Learning the Korn Shell)

defined on command lines: 29.2. Introduction to Shell Aliases (Unix Power Tools)

defining: 3.2. Aliases (Learning the Korn Shell)

email, displaying addresses for: B.2. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

file-deletion: 14.7. A Faster Way to Remove Files Interactively (Unix Power Tools)

findpt: 13.3. Finding Text That Doesn't Match (Unix Power Tools)

group-write permissions: 50.2.1. User, Group, and World (Unix Power Tools)

in command-line processing: 7.3.2. Substitution Order (Learning the Korn Shell)

in emacs-mode: 2.3.7. Macro Expansion with Aliases (Learning the Korn Shell)

in vi-mode: 2.4.8. Macro Expansion with Aliases (Learning the Korn Shell)

inside the ($?prompt) test: 3.9. Gotchas in set prompt Test (Unix Power Tools)

kill command and: 24.15. Killing Processes by Name? (Unix Power Tools)

Korn shell: 29.5. Korn-Shell Aliases (Unix Power Tools)

limitations of: 29.7. Sourceable Scripts (Unix Power Tools)

lr, listing recently changed files: 8.8. A csh Alias to List Recently Changed Files (Unix Power Tools)

ls command: 8.10. Useful ls Aliases (Unix Power Tools)

newer (printing newest filename): 8.15. newer: Print the Name of the Newest File (Unix Power Tools)

order of precedence in command lookup: 4.1.1. Functions (Learning the Korn Shell)

permission changes, handling with: 50.7. Protect Important Files: Make Them Unwritable (Unix Power Tools)

precmd (tcsh shell): 4.16. Preprompt, Pre-execution, and Periodic Commands (Unix Power Tools)

predefined: B.3. Predefined Aliases (Learning the Korn Shell)

prompt set inside: 4.7. Multiline Shell Prompts (Unix Power Tools)

for pushd command: 31.8. Nice Aliases for pushd (Unix Power Tools)

quoting: 29.3. C-Shell Aliases with Command-Line Arguments (Unix Power Tools)

29.9. How to Put if-then-else in a C-Shell Alias (Unix Power Tools)
fixing in csh with makealias and quote: 29.10. Fix Quoting in csh Aliases with makealias and quote (Unix Power Tools)

reading logout file when using exit command: 3.8. Setup Files Aren't Read When You Want? (Unix Power Tools)

recursive: 3.2. Aliases (Learning the Korn Shell)

29.8. Avoiding C-Shell Alias Loops (Unix Power Tools)

redefining commands, problems with: 29.8. Avoiding C-Shell Alias Loops (Unix Power Tools)

removing: 3.2. Aliases (Learning the Korn Shell)

setprompt: 4.14. dirs in Your Prompt: Better Than $cwd (Unix Power Tools)

shell functions and: 29.11. Shell Function Basics (Unix Power Tools)

showing: 3.2. Aliases (Learning the Korn Shell)

simulating in Bourne shell: 29.14. Simulated Bourne Shell Functions and Aliases (Unix Power Tools)

sourceable scripts, options for: 29.7. Sourceable Scripts (Unix Power Tools)

tracked: 3.4.2.8. PATH and tracked aliases (Learning the Korn Shell)

27.6. Controlling Shell Command Searches (Unix Power Tools)

wildcards in: 27.7. Wildcards Inside Aliases (Unix Power Tools)

word vectors and: 27.10. Which One Will the C Shell Use? (Unix Power Tools)

zsh: 29.6. zsh Aliases (Unix Power Tools)

aliases (shell): 8.2. Shell Aliases and Functions (Learning Unix)

alignment of output fields: 7.9. Formatted Printing (sed & awk)

alignment/positioning

emacs centering commands: 7.2.13. Centering Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

emacs indentation commands: 7.2.12. Indentation Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

7.2.15. Basic Indentation Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

of graphics, pic preprocessor for: 17.3.8. Positioning (Unix in a Nutshell)

nroff/troff requests for: 12.5.6. Horizontal Positioning (Unix in a Nutshell)

:all command (vim): 11.5. Multiwindow Editing (Learning the vi Editor)

alnum character class: 4.2.2. Filename Metacharacters (Unix in a Nutshell)

alpha character class: 4.2.2. Filename Metacharacters (Unix in a Nutshell)

alphabetic sorting vs. numeric: 22.5. Alphabetic and Numeric Sorting (Unix Power Tools)

alphabetizing text blocks (example): 7.4.3. Sorting Text Blocks: A Sample ex Script (Learning the vi Editor)

alphanumeric terminals: 2. Using Window Systems (Learning Unix)

ALT key in Emacs: 19.1. Emacs: The Other Editor (Unix Power Tools)

alternate .exrc files: 7.1.3. Alternate Environments (Learning the vi Editor)

11.4.1. Initialization for All vim Invocations (Learning the vi Editor)

alternate file, # for: 5.5.3. Calling in New Files (Learning the vi Editor)

alternation: 8.4. Extended Regular Expressions (Learning the vi Editor)

9.7. Extended Regular Expressions (Learning the vi Editor)
11.7. Extended Regular Expressions (Learning the vi Editor)
12.7. Extended Regular Expressions (Learning the vi Editor)

alternation in regular expression pattern matching: 32.15. Extended Regular Expressions (Unix Power Tools)

41.7. Perl Boot Camp, Part 4: Pattern Matching (Unix Power Tools)

alternation operator ( | ): 13.4. Extended Searching for Text with egrep (Unix Power Tools)

13.5. grepping for a List of Patterns (Unix Power Tools)

AltiVec Velocity Engine (Motorola): 4.1.1. AltiVec (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

Amanda (Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver): 38.14. Industrial Strength Backups (Unix Power Tools)

ampersand (&)

1.8. Background Jobs (Learning the Korn Shell)

(see also background jobs)

&! background operator, Z shell: 23.11. Disowning Processes (Unix Power Tools)

& (logical AND) operator: 36.21.1. Syntax (Unix Power Tools)

&& (logical AND) operator: 7.8. Relational and Boolean Operators (sed & awk)

&& (Boolean AND) operator: 10.13. Copying Directory Trees with tar and Pipes (Unix Power Tools)

20.10.2.1. Patterns (Unix Power Tools)
28.16. Separating Commands with Semicolons (Unix Power Tools)
30.10. Running a Series of Commands on a File (Unix Power Tools)
35.14. Testing Your Success (Unix Power Tools)
41.3. Compiling Perl from Scratch (Unix Power Tools)
41.5.1. Scalars (Unix Power Tools)
&& (logical AND) operator: 7.8. Relational and Boolean Operators (sed & awk)
&& for condition tests: 7.2.3.3. Code blocks (Learning the Korn Shell)
&& in exit status syntax: 5.1.2. Combinations of Exit Statuses (Learning the Korn Shell)
&& logical operator: 5.1.4.3. File attribute checking (Learning the Korn Shell)

AND operator: 4.4.1. Operators (Unix in a Nutshell)

5.4.1.3. Bitwise and logical operators (Unix in a Nutshell)

as bitwise operator: 6.2. Numeric Variables and Arithmetic (Learning the Korn Shell)

background commands: 4.2.4. Command Forms (Unix in a Nutshell)

background processes and: 7.1. Running a Command in the Background (Learning Unix)

7.1. Running a Command in the Background (Learning Unix)

commands ending with: 23.1. Job Control in a Nutshell (Unix Power Tools)

23.2.2. Using Job Control from Your Shell (Unix Power Tools)
24.3. Managing Processes: Overall Concepts (Unix Power Tools)

ex command: 9.2. Alphabetical Summary of ex Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

IRC, using: 6.7.2.1. Introducing IRC (Learning Unix)

IRC, using: 6.7.2.1. Introducing IRC (Learning Unix)

metacharacter: 6.3.2. Replacement Patterns (Unix in a Nutshell)

6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings (Learning the vi Editor)
6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings (Learning the vi Editor)

metacharacter in regular expressions: 34.10. Referencing the Search String in a Replacement (Unix Power Tools)

to repeat last command: 6.3.4. More Substitution Tricks (Learning the vi Editor)

6.3.4. More Substitution Tricks (Learning the vi Editor)

in replacement text: 5.3. Substitution (sed & awk)

5.3.1. Replacement Metacharacters (sed & awk)
5.3. Substitution (sed & awk)
5.3.1. Replacement Metacharacters (sed & awk)

starting the window manager and: 2.2.3. C. Starting the Window Manager (Learning Unix)

2.2.3. C. Starting the Window Manager (Learning Unix)

&& AND operator: 4.2.4. Command Forms (Unix in a Nutshell)

4.4.1. Operators (Unix in a Nutshell)
5.4.1.3. Bitwise and logical operators (Unix in a Nutshell)
11.5. Operators (Unix in a Nutshell)

&= assignment operator: 4.4.1. Operators (Unix in a Nutshell)

5.4.1.1. Assignment operators (Unix in a Nutshell)

anacron system: 25.2. Periodic Program Execution: The cron Facility (Unix Power Tools)

anchors: 3.2. A Line-Up of Characters (sed & awk)

3.2.7. Positional Metacharacters (sed & awk)

anchors (in regular expressions): 32.4. Using Metacharacters in Regular Expressions (Unix Power Tools)

^ and $ anchor characters: 32.5. Regular Expressions: The Anchor Characters ^ and $ (Unix Power Tools)
anchor characters, examples of: 32.5. Regular Expressions: The Anchor Characters ^ and $ (Unix Power Tools)

and (-a) operator, case command: 36.25. Testing Two Strings with One case Statement (Unix Power Tools)

AND (&&) operator: 7.8. Relational and Boolean Operators (sed & awk)

AND operator: 9.6. Be an Expert on find Search Operators (Unix Power Tools)

agrep command, searching for multiple patterns: 13.6. Approximate grep: agrep (Unix Power Tools)

& (logical AND) operator: 36.21.1. Syntax (Unix Power Tools)

&& (Boolean) AND: 20.10.2.1. Patterns (Unix Power Tools)

28.16. Separating Commands with Semicolons (Unix Power Tools)
30.10. Running a Series of Commands on a File (Unix Power Tools)

and operator (Boolean): 41.5.1. Scalars (Unix Power Tools)

Ange-ftp mode (Emacs): 19.2. Emacs Features: A Laundry List (Unix Power Tools)

<> (angle brackets) 7.1. I/O Redirectors (Learning the Korn Shell)

<< (redirect/here document) operator: 7.4.2. Here Documents (Learning the vi Editor)

7.4.2. Here Documents (Learning the vi Editor)

>> (redirect/append) operator: 5.3.3. Appending to a Saved File (Learning the vi Editor)

5.3.3. Appending to a Saved File (Learning the vi Editor)

\< \> metacharacters: 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns (Learning the vi Editor)

6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns (Learning the vi Editor)

<< >> bitwise operators: 6.2. Numeric Variables and Arithmetic (Learning the Korn Shell)

in I/O redirection: 1.7.2. I/O Redirection (Learning the Korn Shell)

matching: 7.5.2. A Special Search Command (Learning the vi Editor)

7.5.2. A Special Search Command (Learning the vi Editor)

anonymous FTP: 27.16. Here Documents (Unix Power Tools)

server, configuring: 46.7. Configuring an Anonymous FTP Server (Unix Power Tools)

anonymous functions (Python): 42.3.2. Functions (Unix Power Tools)

a.out file: 5.1.4.2. About C compilers (Learning the Korn Shell)

6.1.3.1. More about C compilers (Learning the Korn Shell)

Apache webserver, module for running Python: 42.4. Python and the Web (Unix Power Tools)

42.9. mod_python (Unix Power Tools)

apostrophe (')

'' (move to mark) command: 3.4.1. The G (Go To) Command (Learning the vi Editor)

4.4. Marking Your Place (Learning the vi Editor)
3.4.1. The G (Go To) Command (Learning the vi Editor)
4.4. Marking Your Place (Learning the vi Editor)
4.4. Marking Your Place (Learning the vi Editor)
4.4. Marking Your Place (Learning the vi Editor)

marking lines (vile): 12.8.7. Visual Mode (Learning the vi Editor)

.app file extension: 1.3. Using the Terminal (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

6.4.3. Disk Images (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

append command (see a command (sed))

append command (ex): 9.2. Alphabetical Summary of ex Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

20.4. Useful ex Commands (Unix Power Tools)

appending text: 2.3. Simple Edits (Learning the vi Editor)

2.3.2. Appending Text (Learning the vi Editor)
from named buffers: 4.3.2. Yanking to Named Buffers (Learning the vi Editor)
to saved files: 5.3.3. Appending to a Saved File (Learning the vi Editor)

appending text to files: 5.1.1.3. The >> operator (Learning Unix)

appending to files: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

_ _APPLE_ _ macro: 4.2.2.1. Macros (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

Apple C compiler: 4.1. Compiler Differences (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

_ _APPLE_CC_ _ macro: 4.2.2.1. Macros (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

Apple debugger: 4. Compiling Source Code (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

Apple Developer Connection (ADC): 0.3. Developer Tools (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

4. Compiling Source Code (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

Apple, Macintosh OS X by: 8. Process Handling (Learning the Korn Shell)

C.2. What You Can Download (Learning the Korn Shell)

Apple Open Source: 7.2. Getting the Source Code (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

AppleScript/AppleScript Studio: 4. Compiling Source Code (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

AppleTalk protocol: 3.3. Configuring Directory Services (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

applets, Java: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

appletviewer command: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

appletviewer tool: 1.6.4. Java Development Tools (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

applications

compiling source code for: 4. Compiling Source Code (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

steps in: 4.2. Compiling Unix Source Code (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

contents of: 6.4.3. Disk Images (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

default files for resources: 6.9. Listing the Current Resources for a Client: appres (Unix Power Tools)

names of, resources and: 6.7. How -name Affects Resources (Unix Power Tools)

packaging for distribution: 6.2. Creating Fink Packages (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

disadvantages of tarballs for: 6.4.2. Using GNU tar (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

relationship with kernel, shell, and utilities: 1.4. Communication with Unix (Unix Power Tools)

running remotely and viewing on local display: 6.10. Starting Remote X Clients (Unix Power Tools)

starting automatically: 2.2. Adding Startup Items (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

X11-based: 9.4. X11-based Applications and Libraries (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

Applications folder, disk images and: 6.4.3. Disk Images (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

/Applications/Utilities directory

Directory Access and: 3.3. Configuring Directory Services (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
NetInfo Manager in: 3.4. NetInfo (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
Terminal in: 1.3. Using the Terminal (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

appres (application resource) utility: 6.9. Listing the Current Resources for a Client: appres (Unix Power Tools)

approximate patterns, searching for (see agrep command)

apropos command: 1.6.10. Miscellaneous Tools (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

:apropos command (vile): 12.3. Online Help and Other Documentation (Learning the vi Editor)

apropos program: 8.1.1. The man Command (Learning Unix)

apsfilter script: 45.17. Converting Source Files Automagically Within the Spooler (Unix Power Tools)

APT (Advanced Package Tool): 6.1. Fink (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

apt-get commands: 6.1. Fink (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

apt-get tool: 40.6. Installing Software with Debian's Apt-Get (Unix Power Tools)

Aqua

interacting with X11: 9.6.1. Aqua-X11 Interactions (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
mouse buttons and: 9.6.1. Aqua-X11 Interactions (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
OroborOSX and: 9.5. Making X11 Applications More Aqua-like (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

AquaTerm: 9.5. Making X11 Applications More Aqua-like (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

9.6. AquaTerm (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

:ar, :args commands (ex): 5.5.2. Using the Argument List (Learning the vi Editor)

ar command: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

archives: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

39.1. Packing Up and Moving (Unix Power Tools)

Amanda system: 38.14. Industrial Strength Backups (Unix Power Tools)

copying: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

copying without asking for password: 38.9. On-Demand Incremental Backups of a Project (Unix Power Tools)

CPAN (Comprehensive Perl Archive Network): 41.3. Compiling Perl from Scratch (Unix Power Tools)

cpio tape archiver: 38.13. The cpio Tape Archiver (Unix Power Tools)

deleted files on tape: 14.17. Deleting Stale Files (Unix Power Tools)

disassembling: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

dumping parts of: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

filename extensions: 1.12. Filename Extensions (Unix Power Tools)

Java archives: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

loading of: B.2. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

packing up and moving files: 39.1. Packing Up and Moving (Unix Power Tools)

pax (Portable Archive Exchange): 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

removing information from: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

reorganizing: B.2. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

shell: 1.12. Filename Extensions (Unix Power Tools)

tar (see tar utility)

tar (Tape Archive): 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

version control systems: 39.4. Managing and Sharing Files with RCS and CVS (Unix Power Tools)

CVS: 39.7. CVS Basics (Unix Power Tools)
RCS: 39.5. RCS Basics (Unix Power Tools)

zip command for: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

archives on vi (ftp): E.2. Amaze Your Friends! (Learning the vi Editor)

archiving files, tools for: 1.6.8. File Compression and Storage (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

ARGC variable: 8.6. System Variables That Are Arrays (sed & awk)

ARGI variable (tawk): 11.3.2.1. Tawk language extensions (sed & awk)

ARGIND variable (gawk): 11.2.3.8. Additional variables (sed & awk)

args command (ex): 9.2. Alphabetical Summary of ex Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

arguments: 1.5.1. Commands, Arguments, and Options (Learning the Korn Shell)

27.11. Is It "2>&1 file" or "> file 2>&1"? Why? (Unix Power Tools)

(see also command line; commands)

executing as commands (xarg command): 9.2. Delving Through a Deep Directory Tree (Unix Power Tools)

filenames in: 27.14. Quoting Special Characters in Filenames (Unix Power Tools)

finding last: 36.9. Finding the Last Command-Line Argument (Unix Power Tools)

iterating shell variables over: 37.5. Quoting and Command-Line Parameters (Unix Power Tools)

maximum allowable: 28.17. Dealing with Too Many Arguments (Unix Power Tools)

passed to scripts: 1.8. Anyone Can Program the Shell (Unix Power Tools)

passing lists to other programs with $@: 37.5. Quoting and Command-Line Parameters (Unix Power Tools)

Python functions: 42.3.2. Functions (Unix Power Tools)

lambdas as: 42.3.2. Functions (Unix Power Tools)

reading by shells: 27.11. Is It "2>&1 file" or "> file 2>&1"? Why? (Unix Power Tools)

separators for: 27.12.1. Special Characters (Unix Power Tools)

27.13.2. How Quoting Works (Unix Power Tools)
C shell quoting and: 27.14. Quoting Special Characters in Filenames (Unix Power Tools)
inside backquotes: 28.14. Command Substitution (Unix Power Tools)

showargs script: 27.5. Output Command-Line Arguments One by One (Unix Power Tools)

stored in $1, $2, etc.: 29.11.3. Setting Current Shell Environment: The work Function (Unix Power Tools)

too many, dealing with: 28.17. Dealing with Too Many Arguments (Unix Power Tools)

arguments for command lines: 1.2. Syntax of Unix Command Lines (Learning Unix)

arguments too long error message: 9.2. Delving Through a Deep Directory Tree (Unix Power Tools)

@ARGV array (Perl): 41.4. Perl Boot Camp, Part 1: Typical Script Anatomy (Unix Power Tools)

argv shell variable: 5.3.3. Predefined Shell Variables (Unix in a Nutshell)

ARGV variable: 8.6. System Variables That Are Arrays (sed & awk)

ARGI variable with (tawk): 11.3.2.1. Tawk language extensions (sed & awk)
ARGIND variable with (gawk): 11.2.3.8. Additional variables (sed & awk)

argv, variables set to: 37.5. Quoting and Command-Line Parameters (Unix Power Tools)

arithmetic (built-in) for shells: 29.11.4. Functions Calling Functions: Factorials (Unix Power Tools)

arithmetic comparison operators: 5.1.4.4. Arithmetic conditionals (Learning the Korn Shell)

arithmetic expressions: 6.1.3. getopts (Learning the Korn Shell)

6.5.2. String Formatting Options (Learning the Korn Shell)
condition tests for: 6.2.2. Arithmetic Conditionals (Learning the Korn Shell)
csh shell: 5.4. Expressions (Unix in a Nutshell)
in command-line processing: 7.3.2. Substitution Order (Learning the Korn Shell)
ksh shell: 4.4. Arithmetic Expressions (Unix in a Nutshell)
operators for: 6.2. Numeric Variables and Arithmetic (Learning the Korn Shell)

arithmetic facility: B.8. Arithmetic (Learning the Korn Shell)

arithmetic for loop: 6.5.2. String Formatting Options (Learning the Korn Shell)

6.5.2. String Formatting Options (Learning the Korn Shell)

arithmetic functions: 9.1. Arithmetic Functions (sed & awk)

11.1.10. Functions (sed & awk)

arithmetic operators: 36.21.1. Syntax (Unix Power Tools)

arithmetic operators, awk: 7.6. Expressions (sed & awk)

arithmetic operators (csh): 5.4.1.2. Arithmetic operators (Unix in a Nutshell)

arity keyword (ctags): 8.5.2. The New tags Format (Learning the vi Editor)

array indexes, Perl: 21.14. Cutting Columns or Fields (Unix Power Tools)

arrays: 6.4. Arrays (Learning the Korn Shell)

8.4. Arrays (sed & awk)

11.1.8. Arrays (sed & awk)

B.2.5.4. Arrays (sed & awk)

assigning in awk: 11.6. Variables and Array Assignments (Unix in a Nutshell)

assignment with set -A: 6.5.2. String Formatting Options (Learning the Korn Shell)

associative: 6.4.2. Associative Arrays (Learning the Korn Shell)

awk utility and: 20.10.5. Variables and Array Assignments (Unix Power Tools)

deleting elements of: 8.4.6. Deleting Elements of an Array (sed & awk)

11.1.8. Arrays (sed & awk)
11.2.1.1. Deleting all elements of an array (sed & awk)

extracting values from: 6.4.1. Indexed Arrays (Learning the Korn Shell)

indexed: 6.4.1. Indexed Arrays (Learning the Korn Shell)

initializing: 6.4.1. Indexed Arrays (Learning the Korn Shell)

6.5.2. String Formatting Options (Learning the Korn Shell)

Korn shell: 4.3.4. Arrays (Unix in a Nutshell)

multidimensional: 8.5.1. Multidimensional Arrays (sed & awk)

11.3.2.1. Tawk language extensions (sed & awk)

parsing strings into elements: 8.4.4. Using split( ) to Create Arrays (sed & awk)

11.2.1.2. Obtaining individual characters (sed & awk)

Perl: 41.4. Perl Boot Camp, Part 1: Typical Script Anatomy (Unix Power Tools)

41.5. Perl Boot Camp, Part 2: Variables and Data Types (Unix Power Tools)
41.5.2. Arrays (Unix Power Tools)
iterating through: 41.5.2. Arrays (Unix Power Tools)
lists vs.: 41.5.2. Arrays (Unix Power Tools)
operators used with: 41.5.2. Arrays (Unix Power Tools)

shell

browsing directories with: 9.23. Using Shell Arrays to Browse Directories (Unix Power Tools)
expanding ranges: 9.23.2. Expanding Ranges (Unix Power Tools)

size of: 6.4.1. Indexed Arrays (Learning the Korn Shell)

sorting elements in (tawk): 11.3.2.1. Tawk language extensions (sed & awk)

splitting: 11.2.1.2. Obtaining individual characters (sed & awk)

system variables that are: 8.6. System Variables That Are Arrays (sed & awk)

testing for membership in: 8.4.2. Testing for Membership in an Array (sed & awk)

arrow keys: 2.2.1. Single Movements (Learning the vi Editor)

cursor motion in vi text-input mode without using: 18.11. Text-Input Mode Cursor Motion with No Arrow Keys (Unix Power Tools)
Emacs editor, moving around in: 19.1. Emacs: The Other Editor (Unix Power Tools)
mapping in vi: 18.2.2. Text-Input Mode Maps (Unix Power Tools)

as command: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

ASCII: 14.14. Using unlink to Remove a File with a Strange Name (Unix Power Tools)

(see also non-ASCII characters)

converting to EBCDIC with dd: 21.13. Text Conversion with dd (Unix Power Tools)

encoding binary files into: 21.12. Encoding "Binary" Files into ASCII (Unix Power Tools)

MIME encoding: 21.12.2. MIME Encoding (Unix Power Tools)
uuencoding: 21.12.1. uuencoding (Unix Power Tools)

end-of-line characters: 1.8. Anyone Can Program the Shell (Unix Power Tools)

filename extension: 1.12. Filename Extensions (Unix Power Tools)

printable representation of unprintable and non-ASCII characters: 12.4. Show Nonprinting Characters with cat -v or od -c (Unix Power Tools)

xterm table of characters and character classes: 5.14. Defining What Makes Up a Word for Selection Purposes (Unix Power Tools)

zeros (NUL characters): 43.12. What Can You Do with an Empty File? (Unix Power Tools)

ASCII character set: 1.6.2. Filenames and Wildcards (Learning the Korn Shell)

A. ASCII Character Set (Unix in a Nutshell)
B.2. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

ascii command (FTP): 6.4.2.1. Command-line ftp (Learning Unix)

ash shell: 1.6. There Are Many Shells (Unix Power Tools)

27.1. What the Shell Does (Unix Power Tools)

aspell utility: 16.2. Check Spelling Interactively with ispell (Unix Power Tools)

-a option: 16.3. How Do I Spell That Word? (Unix Power Tools)

_ _ASSEMBLER_ _ macro: 4.2.2.1. Macros (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

assemblers: 5.1.4.2. About C compilers (Learning the Korn Shell)

assembly language: 5.1.4.2. About C compilers (Learning the Korn Shell)

Assembly language code extension: 1.12. Filename Extensions (Unix Power Tools)

assembly language processing

as command: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
cc command: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

assigning input to variables: 10.1.2. Assigning the Input to a Variable (sed & awk)

assignment operator (=): 41.4. Perl Boot Camp, Part 1: Typical Script Anatomy (Unix Power Tools)

assignment operators, awk: 7.6. Expressions (sed & awk)

assignment operators (csh): 5.4.1.1. Assignment operators (Unix in a Nutshell)

associative arrays: 6.4.2. Associative Arrays (Learning the Korn Shell)

8.4.1. Associative Arrays (sed & awk)
8.13. Counting Files by Types (Unix Power Tools)
41.5.3. Hashes (Unix Power Tools)
(see also hashes)
awk utility: 20.10.5. Variables and Array Assignments (Unix Power Tools)

asterisk (*) metacharacter: 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns (Learning the vi Editor)

6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns (Learning the vi Editor)

[*, ]* (matching) commands (vim): 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming (Learning the vi Editor)

11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming (Learning the vi Editor)

asterisk (*): 1.6.2. Filenames and Wildcards (Learning the Korn Shell)

as built-in variable: 4.2.1. Positional Parameters (Learning the Korn Shell)

as command (vi-mode): 2.4.6. Filename and Variable Completion and Expansion (Learning the Korn Shell)

as default in case statement: 5.3. case (Learning the Korn Shell)

as regular expression operator: 4.5.2.1. Regular expression basics (Learning the Korn Shell)

as wildcard: 1.6.2. Filenames and Wildcards (Learning the Korn Shell)

1.6.2. Filenames and Wildcards (Learning the Korn Shell)

** (exponentiation) operator: 7.6. Expressions (sed & awk)

**= (assignment) operator: 7.6. Expressions (sed & awk)

*= (assignment) operator: 7.6. Expressions (sed & awk)

executable files and: 3.1.8. Listing Files with ls (Learning Unix)

for accessing entire array: 6.4.1. Indexed Arrays (Learning the Korn Shell)

as metacharacter: 3.1. That's an Expression (sed & awk)

3.2.5. Repeated Occurrences of a Character (sed & awk)

multiplication operator: 7.6. Expressions (sed & awk)

wildcards: 3.3.3. Setting Permissions with chmod (Learning Unix)

4.2. File and Directory Wildcards (Learning Unix)
4.4.5.1. rm (Learning Unix)

at-sign (@)

@ARGV array: 41.4. Perl Boot Camp, Part 1: Typical Script Anatomy (Unix Power Tools)

@ option (vile): 12.2. Important Command-Line Arguments (Learning the vi Editor)

12.4. Initialization (Learning the vi Editor)

@ option (vile): 12.2. Important Command-Line Arguments (Learning the vi Editor)

12.4. Initialization (Learning the vi Editor)

\@ metacharacter: 10.7. Extended Regular Expressions (Learning the vi Editor)

as built-in variable: 4.2.1. Positional Parameters (Learning the Korn Shell)

as default list in for statement: 5.2. for (Learning the Korn Shell)
as default list in select statement: 5.4. select (Learning the Korn Shell)

as regular expression operator: 4.5.2.1. Regular expression basics (Learning the Korn Shell)

4.5.2.3. Korn shell versus awk/egrep regular expressions (Learning the Korn Shell)

csh built-in operator: 28.4. Build Strings with { } (Unix Power Tools)

csh command: 5.8. Built-in C Shell Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

filename metacharacter: 4.2.2. Filename Metacharacters (Unix in a Nutshell)

filename wildcard: 33.2. Filename Wildcards in a Nutshell (Unix Power Tools)

files as symbolic links, in ls -F listings: 8.10. Useful ls Aliases (Unix Power Tools)

for array names: 41.5.2. Arrays (Unix Power Tools)

for accessing entire array: 6.4.1. Indexed Arrays (Learning the Korn Shell)

for preserving whitespace: 6.4.1. Indexed Arrays (Learning the Korn Shell)

in Perl array values: 41.4. Perl Boot Camp, Part 1: Typical Script Anatomy (Unix Power Tools)

@INC array: 41.2. Checking your Perl Installation (Unix Power Tools)

41.4. Perl Boot Camp, Part 1: Typical Script Anatomy (Unix Power Tools)

kill character: 5.8. Setting Your Erase, Kill, and Interrupt Characters (Unix Power Tools)

at command: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

at commands: 25.1. Building Software Robots the Easy Way (Unix Power Tools)

25.5. The at Command (Unix Power Tools)

-l option: 25.7. Checking and Removing Jobs (Unix Power Tools)

-r option: 25.7. Checking and Removing Jobs (Unix Power Tools)

atq command: 25.7. Checking and Removing Jobs (Unix Power Tools)

25.8. Avoiding Other at and cron Jobs (Unix Power Tools)

atrm command, removing jobs in queue: 25.7. Checking and Removing Jobs (Unix Power Tools)

limiting file size: 15.5.2. Other Ideas (Unix Power Tools)

quieting output: 25.6. Making Your at Jobs Quiet (Unix Power Tools)

AT environment variable: 3.9. Gotchas in set prompt Test (Unix Power Tools)

@-functions: 7.3.10. @-Functions (Learning the vi Editor)

AT&T: 1.3.1. The Korn Shell (Learning the Korn Shell)

AT&T UWIN: A.9.5. AT&T UWIN (Learning the Korn Shell)

atan2 command (awk): 20.10.7. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix Power Tools)

atan2 function (awk): 11.10. Alphabetical Summary of Functions and Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

-atimeoperator (find command): 9.7. The Times That find Finds (Unix Power Tools)

atomic operation, testing for and creating lockfile: 36.27. Shell Lockfile (Unix Power Tools)

atq command: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

atrm command: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

attribute code (bold, underscore, etc.): 8.6.2. Configuring It (Unix Power Tools)

Audio::SoundFile module: 41.4. Perl Boot Camp, Part 1: Typical Script Anatomy (Unix Power Tools)

authentication: 3.3. Configuring Directory Services (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules): 51.5. General and Authentication Problems (Unix Power Tools)

with SMB server: 47.3. Securing Samba (Unix Power Tools)

SSH: 51.2. Protecting Access Through SSH (Unix Power Tools)

problems with: 51.5. General and Authentication Problems (Unix Power Tools)

$Author: ellie $ keyword (RCS): 19.3.2. Keywords (Unix in a Nutshell)

auto-save file (Emacs): 19.4. Backup and Auto-Save Files (Unix Power Tools)

:autocmd command (vim): 11.10.3. Autocommands (Learning the vi Editor)

autocommand facility (vim): 11.10.3. Autocommands (Learning the vi Editor)

autoconf facility: 4.2. Compiling Unix Source Code (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

autoconf utility: 40.4. Simplifying the make Process (Unix Power Tools)

autoiconify option (elvis): 10.6.4. Options (Learning the vi Editor)

autoincrement (++) operator: 41.5.1. Scalars (Unix Power Tools)

autoindent option (vim): 11.10.2.1. Smart indenting (Learning the vi Editor)

autoload command: 4.9. Built-in Commands (Bourne and Korn Shells) (Unix in a Nutshell)

autoloading shell functions: 29.13.2. FPATH Search Path (Unix Power Tools)

Korn shells: 29.13.2.1. Korn shell (Unix Power Tools)

automake utility: 40.4. Simplifying the make Process (Unix Power Tools)

automated deletion commands, risks of: 14.17. Deleting Stale Files (Unix Power Tools)

automatic directory setup: 31.13. Automatic Setup When You Enter/Exit a Directory (Unix Power Tools)

automatic edits: 4.4.4. Edits To Go (sed & awk)

automating /bin/passwd: 28.18.2. Automating /bin/passwd (Unix Power Tools)

automating file type detection (vim): 11.10. Interesting Features (Learning the vi Editor)

autosave option: 4.2.3. Recovering a Buffer (Learning the vi Editor)

autowrite option: 4.2.3. Recovering a Buffer (Learning the vi Editor)

7.1.4. Some Useful Options (Learning the vi Editor)

autowrite , job control and: (upt) 23.6. Job Control and autowrite: Real Timesavers! (Learning the vi Editor)

awk: 1.3. A Pattern-Matching Programming Language (sed & awk)

2.1. Awk, by Sed and Grep, out of Ed (sed & awk)

2.4. Using awk (sed & awk)

11.1. Original awk (sed & awk)

arrays (see arrays)

built-in functions: 11.1.10. Functions (sed & awk)

built-in variables: 7.7. System Variables (sed & awk)

11.1.11. Built-In Variables (sed & awk)

command-line syntax: 2.2. Command-Line Syntax (sed & awk)

B.1. Command-Line Syntax (sed & awk)

commands: 5.1. About the Syntax of sed Commands (sed & awk)

B.3. Command Summary for awk (sed & awk)

documentation for: 0.. Other Sources of Information About sed and awk (sed & awk)

error messages: 2.4.2. Error Messages (sed & awk)

escape sequences: B.2.5.2. Escape sequences (sed & awk)

extensions to: 11.2.1. Common Extensions (sed & awk)

functions (see functions)

invoking with #!: 10.9. Invoking awk Using the #! Syntax (sed & awk)

B.1.1. Shell Wrapper for Invoking awk (sed & awk)

limitations to: 10.8. Limitations (sed & awk)

obtaining: 0.2. Availability of sed and awk (sed & awk)

operators: 7.6. Expressions (sed & awk)

B.2.5.6. Operators (sed & awk)

options: 2.4.3. Summary of Options (sed & awk)

POSIX standards for: 7. Writing Scripts for awk (sed & awk)

programming model: 7.3. Awk's Programming Model (sed & awk)

quick reference: B. Quick Reference for awk (sed & awk)

regular expression metacharacters: B.2.4. Regular Expressions (sed & awk)

with sed: 2.5. Using sed and awk Together (sed & awk)

system variables: B.2.5.5. System variables (sed & awk)

versions of: 0.2. Availability of sed and awk (sed & awk)

11.2.2. Bell Labs awk (sed & awk)

writing scripts in: 7. Writing Scripts for awk (sed & awk)

awk command: 4.5.2.3. Korn shell versus awk/egrep regular expressions (Learning the Korn Shell)

7.3.3. Quoting (Learning the Korn Shell)
using instead of cut: 4.6. Command Substitution (Learning the Korn Shell)
using instead of pr -n: 9.2.3.3. Breakpoints (Learning the Korn Shell)
vs. Korn shell: 4.5.2.3. Korn shell versus awk/egrep regular expressions (Learning the Korn Shell)

awk data manipulation language: 7.4.5. Beyond ex (Learning the vi Editor)

awk programming language: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)

2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
11. The awk Programming Language (Unix in a Nutshell)
built-in variables: 11.4. Built-in Variables (Unix in a Nutshell)
command-line syntax: 11.2. Command-Line Syntax (Unix in a Nutshell)
commands (by category): 11.8. Group Listing of awk Functions and Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
commands (by name): 11.10. Alphabetical Summary of Functions and Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
implementation limits: 11.9. Implementation Limits (Unix in a Nutshell)
operators: 11.5. Operators (Unix in a Nutshell)
patterns and procedures: 11.3. Patterns and Procedures (Unix in a Nutshell)
user-defined functions: 11.7. User-Defined Functions (Unix in a Nutshell)
variable and array assignment: 11.6. Variables and Array Assignments (Unix in a Nutshell)

awk tool: 1.6.5. Text Editing and Processing (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

awk utility: 20.1. Why Line Editors Aren't Dinosaurs (Unix Power Tools)

20.10. Quick Reference: awk (Unix Power Tools)

-f option: 36.3. Don't Need a Shell for Your Script? Don't Use One (Unix Power Tools)

arrays and: 20.10.5. Variables and Array Assignments (Unix Power Tools)

associative arrays: 8.13. Counting Files by Types (Unix Power Tools)

centering lines: 21.8. Centering Lines in a File (Unix Power Tools)

command-line syntax: 20.10.1. Command-Line Syntax (Unix Power Tools)

counting files by types: 8.13. Counting Files by Types (Unix Power Tools)

echo command, using with: 36.23.2. Using echo with awk or cut (Unix Power Tools)

eval compared to: 35.19. Shell Script "Wrappers" for awk, sed, etc. (Unix Power Tools)

extended regular expressions, use of: 32.4. Using Metacharacters in Regular Expressions (Unix Power Tools)

32.15. Extended Regular Expressions (Unix Power Tools)

grep programs: 13.1. Different Versions of grep (Unix Power Tools)

lexical analyzer: 16.8. Looking for Closure (Unix Power Tools)

line-by-line and search using: 13.10. Compound Searches (Unix Power Tools)

line-numbering with: 12.13. Numbering Lines (Unix Power Tools)

operators: 20.10.4. Operators (Unix Power Tools)

20.10.4. Operators (Unix Power Tools)

patterns: 20.10.2. Patterns and Procedures (Unix Power Tools)

procedures: 20.10.2.2. Procedures (Unix Power Tools)

regular expressions, documentation for: 32.21. Pattern Matching Quick Reference with Examples (Unix Power Tools)

running directly: 36.3. Don't Need a Shell for Your Script? Don't Use One (Unix Power Tools)

searching for a character in a column: 13.13. Finding a Character in a Column (Unix Power Tools)

sorting lines by length: 22.7. lensort: Sort Lines by Length (Unix Power Tools)

straightening columns: 21.17. Straightening Jagged Columns (Unix Power Tools)

variables: 20.10.3. awk System Variables (Unix Power Tools)

20.10.5. Variables and Array Assignments (Unix Power Tools)

wrappeing awk programs in shell scripts: 35.19. Shell Script "Wrappers" for awk, sed, etc. (Unix Power Tools)

AWKPATH variable (gawk): 11.2.3.2. An awk program search path (sed & awk)

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