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-v option

Learning the Korn Shell, 4.1.1. Functions
Learning the Korn Shell, 9.2.5. Exercises
Learning the Korn Shell, 10.3.3. Tracked Aliases

where command (dbx) : UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 20, Reference: where

whereis command

UNIX Power Tools, 16.10. findcmd: Find a Command in Your Search Path

UNIX Power Tools, 50.5. whereis: Finding Where a Command Is Located

UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 20, Reference: whereis

examples

UNIX Power Tools, 44.21. Picking a Name for a New Command
UNIX Power Tools, 50.5. whereis: Finding Where a Command Is Located

whereiz script

UNIX Power Tools, 4.10. Find All Command Versions with whereiz
UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc

which command

UNIX Power Tools, 16.10. findcmd: Find a Command in Your Search Path

UNIX Power Tools, 50.8. Which Version Am I Using?

UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc

UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: which

UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 20, Reference: which

-a option : UNIX Power Tools, 4.10. Find All Command Versions with whereiz

alternatives to : UNIX Power Tools, 50.8. Which Version Am I Using?

examples

UNIX Power Tools, 44.21. Picking a Name for a New Command
UNIX Power Tools, 50.8. Which Version Am I Using?

setting the prompt variable : UNIX Power Tools, 2.10. Gotchas in set prompt Test

while loops

Learning the Korn Shell, 5.2. for

Learning the Korn Shell, 5.4. select

Learning the Korn Shell, 5.5. while and until

Learning the Korn Shell, 6.2.2. Arithmetic Variables and Assignment

Learning the Korn Shell, 6.3.3. String Formatting Options

Learning the Korn Shell, 7.2.2.1. Reading lines from files

Learning the Korn Shell, 7.2.2.3. Code blocks

Learning the Korn Shell, 7.2.2.4. Reading User Input

Learning the Korn Shell, 7.2.2.5. Options to read

Learning the Korn Shell, 7.3.1. Quoting

UNIX Power Tools, 33.11.7. Alphabetical Summary of Commands

UNIX Power Tools, 44.10.2. Looping Until a Command Fails

UNIX Power Tools, 44.15.2. With a Loop

sed & awk, 8.2.1. While Loop

UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 4, Reference: while

UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 5, Reference: while

UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 11, Reference: while

in C shell : UNIX Power Tools, 47.4.2. Expressions

case statement with

UNIX Power Tools, 44.17. Handling Arguments with while and shift
UNIX Power Tools, 45.22. Handling Files Line-by-Line

examples

UNIX Power Tools, 44.10.2. Looping Until a Command Fails
UNIX Power Tools, 44.17. Handling Arguments with while and shift
UNIX Power Tools, 45.32. A Better read Command: grabchars

for loops vs. : UNIX Power Tools, 45.16. Standard Input to a for Loop

handling command-line arguments : UNIX Power Tools, 44.17. Handling Arguments with while and shift

jot command in : UNIX Power Tools, 45.11. The Multipurpose jot Command

multiple commands : UNIX Power Tools, 45.19. A while Loop with Several Loop Control Commands

read command used in

UNIX Power Tools, 45.16. Standard Input to a for Loop
UNIX Power Tools, 45.22. Handling Files Line-by-Line

redirected

Learning the Korn Shell, 7.2.2.2. I/O Redirection and multiple commands
UNIX Power Tools, 45.22. Handling Files Line-by-Line

shift command used with : UNIX Power Tools, 44.17. Handling Arguments with while and shift

test command used with : UNIX Power Tools, 44.17. Handling Arguments with while and shift

until loops vs.

Learning the Korn Shell, 5.5. while and until
UNIX Power Tools, 44.10.2. Looping Until a Command Fails

whitespace

UNIX Power Tools, 1.2. Who Listens to What You Type?

sed & awk, 2.3.1. Specifying Simple Instructions

sed & awk, 5.1. About the Syntax of sed Commands

adding or deleting

UNIX Power Tools, 25.9. Adding and Deleting White Space
UNIX Power Tools, 25.13. pushin: Squeeze Out Extra White Space

as awk delimiters

sed & awk, 2.4.1. Running awk
sed & awk, 7.5.2. Field Splitting: The Full Story

cat command and : UNIX Power Tools, 25.6. What's in That White Space?

double-spacing : UNIX Power Tools, 25.12. Double Space, Triple Space ...

in filenames

UNIX Power Tools, 8.16. Quoting Handles Special Characters in Filenames
UNIX Power Tools, 16.13. Can't Access a File? Look for Spaces in the Name

newline characters

UNIX Power Tools, 1.29. When Is a File Not a File?

UNIX Power Tools, 4.9. Setting Up vi with the .exrc File

UNIX Power Tools, 8.6.1. Portability

UNIX Power Tools, 25.10. Squash Extra Blank Lines

UNIX Power Tools, 25.13. pushin: Squeeze Out Extra White Space

UNIX Power Tools, 41.2.1. How We Made It This Far (Back?)

sed & awk, 3.2. A Line-Up of Characters

sed & awk, 3.2.7. Positional Metacharacters

sed & awk, 5.3. Substitution

sed & awk, 11.2.3.3. Line continuation

(see also whitespace)

. (dot) and : sed & awk, 3.2.2. A Wildcard

allowing delays after : UNIX Power Tools, 41.2.1. How We Made It This Far (Back?)

multiline pattern space and : sed & awk, 6.1. Multiline Pattern Space

ORS variable for

sed & awk, 7.7. System Variables
sed & awk, 7.7.1. Working with Multiline Records

in output : UNIX Power Tools, 8.6.1. Portability

problems with xargs : UNIX Power Tools, 9.22. xargs: Problems with Spaces and Newlines

in replacement strings : sed & awk, 5.3.1. Replacement Metacharacters

RS variable for

sed & awk, 7.7. System Variables
sed & awk, 11.2.1.6. Regular expression record separators (gawk and mawk)
sed & awk, 11.3.2.1. Tawk language extensions

nroff/troff requests for

UNIX in a Nutshell, 12.5.13. Tabs
UNIX in a Nutshell, 12.5.15. Vertical Spacing

problems with xargs : UNIX Power Tools, 9.22. xargs: Problems with Spaces and Newlines

space as string concatenator : sed & awk, 7.6. Expressions

TAB characters

UNIX Power Tools, 8.18. Here Documents
UNIX Power Tools, 24.6. Save Space with Tab Characters

wc command and : UNIX Power Tools, 29.6. Counting Lines, Words, and Characters: wc

who command

Learning the Korn Shell, 4.4. Command Substitution
Learning the UNIX Operating System, 1.1.6.2. who
Learning the UNIX Operating System, 5.1.1.1. The > operator
UNIX Power Tools, 9.16. Command Substitution
UNIX Power Tools, 51.4. Who's On?
UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: who
examples : UNIX Power Tools, 44.2. Writing a Simple Shell Program
on PowerTools disk : UNIX Power Tools, 51.4. Who's On?

"who are you?" error message : UNIX Power Tools, 50.12. Common UNIX Error Messages

whoami command

Learning the Korn Shell, 7.1. I/O Redirectors
Learning the UNIX Operating System, 1.1.6.2. who
UNIX Power Tools, 2.12. Automatic Setups for Different Terminals
UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: whoami
(see also logname command)
errors caused by : UNIX Power Tools, 50.12. Common UNIX Error Messages

whois command : UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: whois

width, output field : sed & awk, 7.9. Formatted Printing

wildcards : (see metacharacters/wildcards)

window managers/systems

Learning the UNIX Operating System, 2.1. Introduction to Windowing
Learning the UNIX Operating System, 2.3.1. Setting Focus
Learning the UNIX Operating System, 2.2.3. C. Starting the Window Manager
Learning the UNIX Operating System, 2.5. Working with Windows
unlocking : UNIX Power Tools, 42.2. Fixing a Hung Terminal or Job

windows

asynchronous, managing : UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: layers

checking height and width : UNIX Power Tools, 42.6.2. Screen Width and Height: screensize

emacs commands for : UNIX in a Nutshell, 7.2.10. Window Commands

focus : Learning the UNIX Operating System, 2.3.1. Setting Focus

iconifying/maximizing : Learning the UNIX Operating System, 2.5.1. Using the Titlebar

managing : Learning the UNIX Operating System, 2.5. Working with Windows

menus for (mwm) : Learning the UNIX Operating System, 2.5.4. The Window Menu

root (X Window System) : Learning the UNIX Operating System, 2.3.3. The Root Menu

running software written for ASCII terminals : UNIX Power Tools, 41.8. ptys and Window Systems

size

Learning the vi Editor, 7.1.1. The :set Command
UNIX Power Tools, 42.5. Checklist: Screen Size Messed Up?
UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: jwin
UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: stty
UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: vi

testing

UNIX Power Tools, 42.6.1. Single Line Screen Width: 80cols
UNIX Power Tools, 42.6.3. Set Width, Test Line Wrapping: longlines
UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: ismpx

titlebar : Learning the UNIX Operating System, 2.5. Working with Windows

X : (see X Window System)

xterm : (see xterm windows)

wksh shell

Learning the Korn Shell, A. Related Shells
Learning the Korn Shell, A.3. wksh

word abbreviation

Learning the vi Editor, 7.3.1. Word Abbreviation
UNIX in a Nutshell, 7.2.8. Word Abbreviation Commands

word lists

UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: spell
(see also dictionary files)
arrays compared to : UNIX Power Tools, 47.5. Using C Shell Arrays
in C shells : UNIX Power Tools, 47.5. Using C Shell Arrays
variables set to : UNIX Power Tools, 46.7. Quoting and Command-Line Parameters

word substitution (csh) : UNIX in a Nutshell, 5.5.3. Word Substitution

word vectors : UNIX Power Tools, 8.12. Which One Will the C Shell Use?

word-erase character : UNIX Power Tools, 9.2. Fix a Line Faster with Line-Kill and Word-Erase

wordfreq script

UNIX Power Tools, 29.7. Count How Many Times Each Word Is Used
UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc

words : Learning the Korn Shell, 1.1. What Is a Shell?

counting

UNIX Power Tools, 29.6. Counting Lines, Words, and Characters: wc
UNIX Power Tools, 29.7. Count How Many Times Each Word Is Used
UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: wc

doubled : UNIX Power Tools, 29.8. Find a a Doubled Word

extracting : UNIX Power Tools, 29.10. Just the Words, Please

lists of : (see word lists)

order of separation in command-line processing : Learning the Korn Shell, 7.3. Command-line Processing

searching multiple files for : UNIX Power Tools, 17.21. lookfor: Which File Has that Word?

spell checking : (see spell checking)

working directory

Learning the UNIX Operating System, 3.1.2. Your Working Directory
Learning the UNIX Operating System, 3.1.6. Changing Your Working Directory

World Wide Web, described : UNIX Power Tools, 1.33. UNIX Networking and Communications

wq command (ex) : UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 9, Reference: wq

wraparound : UNIX Power Tools, 41.11. How termcap and terminfo Describe Terminals

write( ) : UNIX Power Tools, 20.6. Writing a Tape Drive on a Remote Machine

write command (ex)

UNIX Power Tools, 33.4. Useful ex Commands
UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: write
UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 9, Reference: write
(see w command (sed))

write utility : UNIX Power Tools, 1.33. UNIX Networking and Communications

writing

UNIX Power Tools, 13.12. Writing to Multiple Terminals for Demonstrations

(see also output)

awk scripts for

sed & awk, 1.4. Four Hurdles to Mastering sed and awk
sed & awk, 7. Writing Scripts for awk

from files : sed & awk, 5.11. Reading and Writing Files

to files

sed & awk, 2.3.2.1. Saving output
sed & awk, 5.11. Reading and Writing Files
sed & awk, 10.5. Directing Output to Files and Pipes

permissions

Learning the UNIX Operating System, 3.1.8.1. ls
UNIX Power Tools, 22.2. Tutorial on File and Directory Permissions
absence of : (see read-only files)
modifying without : UNIX Power Tools, 22.11. A Loophole: Modifying Files Without Write Access
sticky bit and : UNIX Power Tools, 22.6. Protecting Files with the Sticky Bit

regular expressions : sed & awk, 3.2.3. Writing Regular Expressions

sed scripts for

sed & awk, 1.4. Four Hurdles to Mastering sed and awk
sed & awk, 4. Writing sed Scripts

user-defined functions : sed & awk, 9.3. Writing Your Own Functions

writing to standard output : UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: echo

ww function : UNIX Power Tools, 29.8. Find a a Doubled Word

WYSIWYG programs : UNIX Power Tools, 43.12.4. WYSIWYG Document Processors

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