Learning the bash Shell, Second Edition

Index

Symbols

$ (dollar sign)::@dollar

$$ shell variable::z-dollardollar, Process ID Variables and Temporary Files, Process ID Variables and Temporary Files

* (asterisk)::@asterisk

wildcard, Filenames, Wildcards, and Pathname Expansion, Filenames, Wildcards, and Pathname Expansion

.bash_profile file::bash_profile file, The .bash_profile, .bash_logout, and .bashrc Files, The .bash_profile, .bash_logout, and .bashrc Files

& (ampersand)

bitwise and operator, Integer Variables and Arithmetic

running commands in background, Background Jobs, Job Control

&& (logical and) operator, Combinations of Exit Statuses, File attribute checking, Integer Variables and Arithmetic

&> I/O redirector, I/O Redirectors

* (asterisk)

multiplication operator, Integer Variables and Arithmetic

pattern-matching operator, Patterns and Pattern Matching

positional parameter variable, Positional Parameters, Quoting with $@ and $*

special array index, Arrays

vi command, Textual Completion

wildcard, Command-Line Processing

@ (at sign)

for hostname expansion, Textual Completion

positional parameter variable, Positional Parameters, Quoting with $@ and $*

special array index, Arrays

\e (backslash)

command completion (vi), Textual Completion

line continuation character, Continuing Lines, Reading user input

! (bang)

bitwise not operator, Integer Variables and Arithmetic

conditional not operator, Combinations of Exit Statuses, File attribute checking

history command, History Expansion, Configuring and Building bash

negation wildcard, Filenames, Wildcards, ...