Learning the bash Shell: Unix Shell Programming (In a Nutshell (OReilly)) - page 1
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- Copyright
- Copyright
- Preface
- bash Versions
- Summary of bash Features
- Intended Audience
- Code Examples
- Chapter Summary
- Conventions Used in This Handbook
- We d Like to Hear from You
- Acknowledgments for the First Edition
- Acknowledgments for the Second Edition
- Chapter 1. bash Basics
- What Is a Shell?
- Scope of This Book
- History of UNIX Shells
- Getting bash
- Interactive Shell Use
- Files
- Input and Output
- Background Jobs
- Special Characters and Quoting
- Help
- Chapter 2. Command-Line Editing
- Enabling Command-Line Editing
- The History File
- emacs Editing Mode
- vi Editing Mode
- The fc Command
- History Expansion
- readline
- Keyboard Habits
- Chapter 3. Customizing Your Environment
- The .bash_profile, .bash_logout, and .bashrc Files
- Aliases
- Options
- Shell Variables
- Customization and Subprocesses
- Customization Hints
- Chapter 4. Basic Shell Programming
- Shell Scripts and Functions
- Shell Variables
- String Operators
- Command Substitution
- Advanced Examples: pushd and popd
- Chapter 5. Flow Control
- ifelse
- for
- case
- select
- while and until
- Chapter 6. Command-Line Options and Typed Variables
- Command-Line Options
- Typed Variables
- Integer Variables and Arithmetic
- Arrays
- Chapter 7. InputOutput and Command-Line Processing
- IO Redirectors
- String IO
- Command-Line Processing
- Chapter 8. Process Handling
- Process IDs and Job Numbers
- Job Control
- Signals
- trap
- Coroutines
- Subshells
- Process Substitution
- Chapter 9. Debugging Shell Programs
- Basic Debugging Aids
- A bash Debugger
- Chapter 10. bash Administration
- Installing bash as the Standard Shell
- Environment Customization
- System Security Features
- Chapter 11. bash for Your System
- Obtaining bash
- Unpacking the Archive
- What s in the Archive
- Who Do I Turn to?
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