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Index: A
- .a filename extension
: 1.17. Filename Extensions
- abbreviations
- Emacs editor
: 32.11. Using Word Abbreviation Mode
- in pathnames
: 1.21. Making Pathnames
- vi and ex editors
- 30.31. vi Word Abbreviation
- 31.9. Good Stuff for Your .exrc File
- absolute pathnames
- 2.16. Approved Shells: Using Unapproved Login Shell
- 14.2. Using Relative and Absolute Pathnames
- 18.6. Stale Symbolic Links
- archiving with
: 19.6. GNU tar Sampler
- in configuration files
: 2.6. Use Absolute Pathnames in Shell Setup Files
- getting
: 4.10. Find All Command Versions with whereiz
- on #include line
: 52.8.2.7. Functions, Libraries, and Header Files
- tar command and
: 20.10. Avoid Absolute Paths with tar
- access
- last file access time
: 21.5. What Good Is a File's Last Access Time?
- modes for
: 4.8. Making Directories Made Easier
- permissions
- 1.23. File Access Permissions
- 1.25. Access to Directories
- read-only
: (see read-only files)
- times
: 16.5. The Three UNIX File Times
- accidental file deletion
: (see deleting files)
- accidental logouts
: 3.5. Stop Accidental C Shell Logouts
- address databases
- created using awk
: 48.10. Working with Names and Addresses
- index program for creating
: 48.11. The index Database Program
- address lists, creating
: 48.2. Online Phone and Address Lists
- addup script
- 29.6. Counting Lines, Words, and Characters: wc
- 49.7. Total a Column with addup
- 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
- awk script
: 49.7. Total a Column with addup
- examples
: 49.7. Total a Column with addup
- grep -c
: 49.7. Total a Column with addup
- lastcomm command
: 49.7. Total a Column with addup
- sed editor
: 49.7. Total a Column with addup
- age_files script
- 16.25. Listing Files by Age and Size
- 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
- aggregate transfer rate
: 39.12.3. The I/O Subsystem
- agrep script
- 27.8. glimpse and agrep
- 27.9. New greps Are Much Faster
- 27.14. Compound Searches
- 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
- aliases
- arguments for
: 10.3. C Shell Aliases with Command-Line Arguments
- for cd command
- 7.6. Session Information in Your Terminal's Status Line
- 14.8. Quick cds with Aliases
- command file and
: 2.5.2. A Second Alias and Command File
- for commands
- 8.8. A Directory for Commands You Shouldn't Run
- 10.2. Aliases for Common Commands
- in .cshrc file
: 10.2.3. Setting Aliases Automatically, Unsetting Aliases
- examples
: 44.21. Picking a Name for a New Command
- inside the ($?prompt) test
: 2.10. Gotchas in set prompt Test
- for ls command
- 16.7. ls Shortcuts: ll, lf, lg, etc.
- 16.12. Useful ls Aliases
- for pushd command
: 14.7. Nice Aliases for pushd
- quoting
: 10.3. C Shell Aliases with Command-Line Arguments
- recursive
: 10.6. Avoiding C Shell Alias Loops
- setprompt
: 7.11. dirs in Your Prompt: Better than $cwd
- shell functions and
: 10.9. Shell Functions
- simulated shell functions and
: 10.10. Simulated Bourne Shell Functions and Aliases
- for terminals
: 41.11. How termcap and terminfo Describe Terminals
- with wildcards
: 8.9. Wildcards Inside of Aliases
- word vectors and
: 8.12. Which One Will the C Shell Use?
- alphanumeric character))
: 15.5. Matching All "Dot Files" with Wildcards
- am capability
: 41.11. How termcap and terminfo Describe Terminals
- ampersand
: (see &)
- anchors
- 26.4. Using Metacharacters in Regular Expressions
- 26.4.1. The Anchor Characters: ^ and $
- angle brackets
: (see <, >)
- anonymous ftp
- 8.18. Here Documents
- 52.7.2.2. FTPMAIL
- (see ftp)
- append command (ex)
: 33.4. Useful ex Commands
- apropos command
: 50.2. The apropos Command
- alternatives to
- 50.3. apropos on Systems Without apropos
- 50.6. Searching Online Manual Pages
- 50.9. Reading a Permuted Index
- examples
: 50.2. The apropos Command
- man -k compared to
: 50.2. The apropos Command
- support for
- 50.2. The apropos Command
- 50.3. apropos on Systems Without apropos
- whatis compared to
: 50.4. whatis: One-Line Command Summaries
- archive file (library) extension
: 1.17. Filename Extensions
- archives
: 19.1. Packing Up and Moving
- copying to another directory
: 19.9. A System V Tape Archiver: cpio
- cpio
: 19.9. A System V Tape Archiver: cpio
- extracting files from
: 19.7. Extracting Files from a Compressed Archive
- RCS and SCCS
: 20.12. Protecting Files with SCCS or RCS
- shell
: (see shell archives)
- System V archiver
: 19.9. A System V Tape Archiver: cpio
- tar archives
- 19.5. Using tar to Create and Unpack Archives
- 19.6. GNU tar Sampler
- 20.8. Telling tar Which Files to Exclude or Include
- tar utility and
: (see tar command)
- unarchiving
: 19.3. unshar: Unarchive a Shell Archive
- arguments
- aliases for
- 10.2.2. Using More Complex Aliases
- 10.3. C Shell Aliases with Command-Line Arguments
- character limit
: 50.12. Common UNIX Error Messages
- command-line
: (see command-line arguments)
- filenames in
: 8.16. Quoting Handles Special Characters in Filenames
- grabbing from previous command lines
: 11.4. My Favorite Is !:n*
- iterating shell variables over
: 46.7. Quoting and Command-Line Parameters
- maximum allowable
: 9.21. Handle Too-Long Command Lines with xargs
- passed to scripts
: 1.5. Anyone Can Program the Shell
- passing
: 46.7. Quoting and Command-Line Parameters
- passing to kernel
: 45.5. A File That Shows Itself... and What #! Does
- for shell variables
: 8.14.4. Multiline Quoting
- "Arguments too long" error
: 9.23. Workaround for "Arguments too long" Error
- "arguments too long" error
: 50.12. Common UNIX Error Messages
- error
: 9.20. Too Many Files for the Command Line
- arguments, reading
: 8.13. Is It "2>&1 file" or "> file 2>&1"? Why?
- argv
- examples
: 47.4.1. Variables
- variables set to
: 46.7. Quoting and Command-Line Parameters
- arithmetic operators
: (see operators, arithmetic)
- arrays
- 45.34. Arrays in the Bourne Shell
- (see also under specific array names)
- advantages
: 47.5. Using C Shell Arrays
- awk utility and
: 33.11.5. Variables and Array Assignments
- in Bourne shells
: 45.34. Arrays in the Bourne Shell
- in C shells
: 47.5. Using C Shell Arrays
- directory stacks in
: 47.5. Using C Shell Arrays
- setting
: 47.5. Using C Shell Arrays
- simulating using eval
: 45.34. Arrays in the Bourne Shell
- word lists compared to
: 47.5. Using C Shell Arrays
- arrow keys, mapping in vi
: 31.2.2. Text-Input Mode Maps
- ASCII characters
- decimal conversion
: 45.11. The Multipurpose jot Command
- in escape sequences
: 5.8. Terminal Escape Sequences
- getting values
: 51.3. ASCII Characters: Listing and Getting Values
- listing
: 51.3. ASCII Characters: Listing and Getting Values
- in shell programs
: 1.5. Anyone Can Program the Shell
- ASCII file
: 51.3. ASCII Characters: Listing and Getting Values
- filename extension
: 1.17. Filename Extensions
- ascii script
: 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
- ASCII terminals
: 42.1. Making Sense Out of the Terminal Mess
- Assembly language code extension
: 1.17. Filename Extensions
- associative arrays
: 16.24. Counting Files by Types
- asterisk
: (see *)
- at command
- 40.1. Off-Peak Job Submission
- 40.3. The at Command
- -c option
: 40.4. Choosing the Shell Run (We Hope) by at
- -l option
- 40.5. Avoiding Other at and cron Jobs
- 40.9. Checking and Removing Jobs
- -r option
: 40.9. Checking and Removing Jobs
- -s option
: 40.4. Choosing the Shell Run (We Hope) by at
- at jobs
- adding calendar information to
: 48.4.3. Automating Your Own Calendar
- automatically restarting
: 40.8. Automatically Restarting at Jobs
- making quiet
: 40.7. Making Your at Jobs Quiet
- at sign
: (see @)
- AT variable
: 2.10. Gotchas in set prompt Test
- atan2 command (awk)
: 33.11.7. Alphabetical Summary of Commands
- atq command
: 40.5. Avoiding Other at and cron Jobs
- reporting jobs in queue
: 40.9. Checking and Removing Jobs
- atrm command
: 40.9. Checking and Removing Jobs
- automargin capability
: 41.11. How termcap and terminfo Describe Terminals
- automatic
- directory setup
: 14.14. Automatic Setup When You Enter/Exit a Directory
- file cleanup
: 3.4. Automatic File Cleanup
- history file (csh)
: 11.11.2. C Shell
- passwd command use
: 9.26.2. Automating /bin/passwd
- setting aliases
: 10.2.3. Setting Aliases Automatically, Unsetting Aliases
- temporary files
: 9.18.2. Automatic Temporary Files with !
- unique filename generation
: 16.16. Picking a Unique Filename Automatically
- updating of file printouts
: 21.9. Keep File Printouts Up-to-Date Automatically with make
- autonice time
: 39.11. Changing a Job's Priority Under BSD UNIX
- autowrapping terminals
: 42.5. Checklist: Screen Size Messed Up?
- autowrite
: 30.23. Safer vi Filter-Throughs
- job control and
: 12.4. Job Control and autowrite: Real Time Savers!
- averages of command runtimes
: 39.4. Average Command Runtimes with runtime
- awf text formatter
- 43.17. Don't Have nroff? Try gnroff or awf
- 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
- "awk\: bailing out near line #" error message
: 50.12. Common UNIX Error Messages
- awk utility
- 16.24. Counting Files by Types
- 26.4.11. Extended Regular Expressions
- 33.11. Quick Reference: awk
- 50.12. Common UNIX Error Messages
- (see also nawk)
- addup script using
: 49.7. Total a Column with addup
- advantages/disadvantages
: 45.30.2. Using echo with awk, colrm, or cut
- array support
: 45.34. Arrays in the Bourne Shell
- arrays and
: 33.11.5. Variables and Array Assignments
- centering lines
: 35.8. Centering Lines in a File
- colrm compared to
: 45.30.2. Using echo with awk, colrm, or cut
- commands, list of
: 33.11.6. Group Listing of awk Commands
- cut compared to
: 45.30.2. Using echo with awk, colrm, or cut
- editing scripts
: 1.6. Power Tools for Editing
- errors caused by
: 46.2. Quoting Trouble? Think, Then Use echo
- eval compared to
: 44.14. Putting awk, sed, etc., Inside Shell Scripts
- examples
- 44.14. Putting awk, sed, etc., Inside Shell Scripts
- 46.2. Quoting Trouble? Think, Then Use echo
- -f option
- 45.3. Don't Need a Shell for Your Script? Don't Use One
- 45.4. Fun with #!
- operators
: 33.11.4. Operators
- patterns
: 33.11.2. Patterns and Procedures
- procedures
: 33.11.2.2. Procedures
- script errors
: 50.12. Common UNIX Error Messages
- searching columns
: 27.17. Finding a Character in a Column
- straightening columns
: 35.22. Straightening Jagged Columns
- tbl, nroff as alternatives
: 48.12. Using index with a Filter
- variables
- 33.11.3. awk System Variables
- 33.11.5. Variables and Array Assignments
- version history
: 33.12. Versions of awk
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