Symbols & Numbers | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Index: Z

.Z file extension (compress program): 15.6. Compressing Files to Save Space

Z shell (see zsh)

zap script (interactively killing processes): 24.16.2. zap

zcat command: 15.6. Compressing Files to Save Space

ZDOTDIR environment variable: 3.3. Shell Setup Files — Which, Where, and Why

3.3. Shell Setup Files — Which, Where, and Why

zero string length, testing for: 35.30. Using Shell Functions in Shell Scripts

zeros in /dev/zero file: 43.12. What Can You Do with an Empty File?

Zip disks

backing up to: 38.5.3. Backing Up to Floppies or Zip Disks

mounting: 44.6. Mounting and Unmounting Removable Filesystems

zless command (less for compressed files): 15.6. Compressing Files to Save Space

.zlogin file: 3.3. Shell Setup Files — Which, Where, and Why

zmore script: 35.17. Trapping Exits Caused by Interrupts

arguments for: 35.20.1. With the "$@" Parameter

for loops in: 35.21. Handling Command-Line Arguments with a for Loop

zombies: 24.7.2. BSD

24.12. Destroying Processes with kill

24.19. Why You Can't Kill a Zombie

.zprofile file: 3.3. Shell Setup Files — Which, Where, and Why

zsh (Z shell): 1.6. There Are Many Shells

3.3. Shell Setup Files — Which, Where, and Why

27.1. What the Shell Does

{ } (pattern-expansion characters), building strings with: 28.4. Build Strings with { }

aliases: 29.2. Introduction to Shell Aliases

29.4. Setting and Unsetting Bourne-Type Aliases

29.6. zsh Aliases

&! and &| operators for background processes: 23.11. Disowning Processes

arrays: 9.23.1. Using the Stored Lists

expanding ranges: 9.23.2. Expanding Ranges

bg_nice option: 24.20. The Process Chain to Your Window

built-in arithmetic: 29.11.4. Functions Calling Functions: Factorials

cd +n and cd -n commands, moving directory in stack: 31.7. The Shells' pushd and popd Commands

command-line editing: 30.14.6. zsh Editing

completion features: 28.6. Automatic Completion

command-specific: 28.6.3. Command-Specific Completion

configuration files: 3.3. Shell Setup Files — Which, Where, and Why

disown command: 23.11. Disowning Processes

editing history substitutions: 28.5. String Editing (Colon) Operators

environment variable for shell function, changing: 29.12. Shell Function Specifics

exit status of command line, reversing: 35.12. Exit Status of Unix Processes

fc -l command, listing previous commands with: 30.7. History by Number

foreach loop: 28.9.1. A foreach Loop

FPATH search path for shell functions: 29.13.2.2. zsh

globbing (wildcard expansion): 33.2. Filename Wildcards in a Nutshell

histchars variable: 30.15. Changing History Characters with histchars

history file: 30.12.1. bash, ksh, zsh

limiting file size: 15.5.1. limit and ulimit

login shells, creating: 3.19. Making a "Login" Shell

MULTIOS option: 43.8. Send Output Two or More Places

options, resetting for shell functions: 29.12. Shell Function Specifics

passing command history to: 30.13. Pass History to Another Shell

pre-prompt commands: 4.16. Preprompt, Pre-execution, and Periodic Commands

PRINT_EXIT_VALUE option: 35.12. Exit Status of Unix Processes

prompts

%!, getting history number with: 4.3. Dynamic Prompts

dynamic: 4.4. Simulating Dynamic Prompts

right-side: 4.11. Right-Side Prompts

secondary, showing names of continuing constructs: 28.12. Multiline Commands, Secondary Prompts

setting: 4.2. Static Prompts

redirecting standard I/O: 43.1. Using Standard Input and Output

repeating commands with repeat loop: 28.8. Repeating Commands

SAVEHIST variable: 30.12. Picking Up Where You Left Off

shell variables, read-only: 35.9. Shell Variables

SHLVL environment variable: 4.12. Show Subshell Level with $SHLVL

special characters/operators: 27.17. "Special" Characters and Operators

wildcards, failing to match: 33.4. What if a Wildcard Doesn't Match?

.zshenv file: 3.3. Shell Setup Files — Which, Where, and Why

.zshrc file: 3.3. Shell Setup Files — Which, Where, and Why

4.6. Faster Prompt Setting with Built-ins

4.16. Preprompt, Pre-execution, and Periodic Commands

Copyright © 2003 O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. All Rights Reserved.