Name |
Command/keyword |
Chapter |
Summary |
! |
Keyword |
5 |
Invert the true/false result of the following pipeline. |
: |
Command |
7 |
Do nothing (just do expansions of arguments). |
. |
Command |
4 |
Read file and execute its contents in current shell. |
alias |
Command |
3 |
Set up shorthand for command or command line. |
bg |
Command |
8 |
Put job in background. |
builtin |
Command |
|
Add or remove built-in commands; print information
about them.
|
break |
Command |
5 |
Exit from surrounding for,
select, while,
or until loop.
|
case |
Keyword |
5 |
Multiway conditional construct. |
cd |
Command |
1 |
Change working directory. |
command |
Command |
5 |
Locate built-in and external commands;
find a built-in command instead of an
identically named function.
|
continue |
Command |
4 |
Skip to next iteration of for,
select, while, or until loop.
|
disown |
Command |
8 |
Disassociate a background job from the current shell.
The effect is that the job is not sent the HUP signal
when the shell exits.
|
echo |
Command |
4 |
Expand and print arguments (obsolete). |
exec |
Command |
9 |
Replace shell with given program. |
exit |
Command |
5 |
Exit from shell. |
export |
Command |
3 |
Create environment variables. |
eval |
Command |
7 |
Process arguments as a command line. |
false |
Command |
8 |
Do nothing and exit unsuccessfully.
Useful for making infinite loops.
|
fg |
Command |
8 |
Put background job in foreground. |
for |
Keyword |
5 |
Looping construct. |
function |
Keyword |
4 |
Define function. |
getconf |
Command |
|
Get system-specific information.
The parameters are defined by POSIX.
|
getopts |
Command |
6 |
Process command-line options. |
hist |
Command |
2 |
Work with command history. |
if |
Keyword |
5 |
Conditional construct. |
jobs |
Command |
1 |
List background jobs. |
kill |
Command |
8 |
Send signal to process. |
let |
Command |
6 |
Arithmetic variable assignment. |
newgrp |
Command |
|
Start new shell with new group ID (obsolete). |
print |
Command |
1 |
Expand and print arguments on standard output. |
printf |
Command |
7 |
Expand and print arguments on standard output,
using ANSI C printf(3) format
specifiers.
|
pwd |
Command |
1 |
Print working directory. |
read |
Command |
7 |
Read a line from standard input. |
readonly |
Command |
6 |
Make variables read-only (unassignable). |
return |
Command |
5 |
Return from surrounding function or script. |
select |
Keyword |
5 |
Menu generation construct. |
set |
Command |
3 |
Set options. |
shift |
Command |
6 |
Shift command-line arguments. |
sleep |
Command |
8 |
Suspend execution for the given number of seconds. |
test |
Command |
5 |
Old version of conditional test program.
Use [[...]] instead.
|
time |
Keyword |
|
Run command and print execution times.
By itself, prints cumulative times for the shell and all
children.
|
trap |
Command |
8 |
Set up signal-catching routine. |
true |
Command |
8 |
Do nothing and exit successfully.
Useful for making infinite loops.
|
typeset |
Command |
6 |
Set special characteristics of variables and functions. |
ulimit |
Command |
10 |
Set/show process resource limits. |
umask |
Command |
10 |
Set/show file permission mask. |
unalias |
Command |
3 |
Remove alias definitions. |
unset |
Command |
3 |
Remove definitions of variables or functions. |
until |
Keyword |
5 |
Looping construct. |
wait |
Command |
8 |
Wait for background job(s) to finish. |
whence |
Command |
3 |
Identify source of command. |
while |
Keyword |
5 |
Looping construct. |