Special Symbols
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| |
Set up a pipe. |
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> |
Redirect output to a file. |
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< |
Redirect input from a file. |
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>> |
Append output to an existing file. |
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/ |
Separator used in pathnames. |
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. |
Current directory. |
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.. |
Parent directory. |
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& |
Process command in the background. |
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* |
Match any number of characters in filename. |
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? |
Match any single character in filename. |
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[ ] |
Match any one of the enclosed characters in filename. |
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; |
Command separator. |
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( ) |
Group commands. |
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