Linux in a Nutshell, Fourth Edition

Index

Symbols

& (ampersand), Common Features

ex, &

logical AND, Logical operators

< > (angle brackets) ex, < >

* (asterisk), Common Features, Filename Metacharacters

multiplication operator, Arithmetic operators

@ (at)

ex, @

tcsh, @

\ (backslash), Common Features

! (bang), Common Features

ex, !

shell invocation, ftp, Commands

!~ (bang tilde), gawk, Patterns

{ } (braces), sed command, Examples

[ ] (brackets), Common Features, Filename Metacharacters

^ (caret), gawk, Patterns

: (colon)

ex editor, The vi Editor

pattern search, expr, Logical operators

sed, :

:set command (ex), The :set Command

tcsh null command, :

$ (dollar), Common Features

execute macro command, ftp, Commands

gawk, Patterns

prompt, Conventions

sed, Pattern Addressing

. (dot), .

?? (double question marks), addr2line

" " (double quotes), Common Features

= (equals)

ex, =

sed, =

\( \) (escaped parentheses), find

/ (forward slash)

division operator, Arithmetic operators

sed command, Pattern Addressing

#! (hash bang), #!

tcsh shell, #!

# (hash mark), The GRUB Configuration File, Common Features

in shell scripts, #

sed, #

# (hash mark)

tcsh shell, #

- (hyphen) and metamail command, metamail

- (minus operator), Arithmetic operators

% (modulo operator), Arithmetic operators

: (null command), :

( ) (parentheses), Common Features

% (percent), Differing Features

bash job ID argument, Job Control

prompt, Conventions

| (pipe), Common Features, Filename Metacharacters

as logical OR symbol, Logical operators

+ (plus) operator, Arithmetic operators

fvwm2, Configuration Files

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