5.1. Overview of Features

Features of tcsh include:

• Input/output redirection

• Wildcard characters (metacharacters) for filename abbreviation

• Shell variables for customizing your environment

• Integer arithmetic

• Access to previous commands (command history)

• Command-name abbreviation (aliasing)

• A built-in command language for writing shell programs

• Job control

• Command-line editing and editor commands

• Word completion (tab completion)

• Spellchecking

• Scheduled events, such as logout or terminal locking after a set idle period and delayed commands

• Read-only variables