Unix and Linux: Visual Quickstart Guide, Fifth Edition

Index

Symbols

* (asterisk)

function as regular expression, 112

removing multiple files using, 43

used as placeholder, 21, 23

\ (backslash), 112

^ (caret)

as Ctrl in nano, 75

function as regular expression, 112

$ (dollar sign), 112, 158

. (dot)

find command using, 46

function as regular expression, 112

hiding files starting with, 40

included in path statements, 157, 166

&& (double ampersand), 172

= (equals sign), 101

! (exclamation point), 248

/ (forward slash), 47

> (greater than symbol), 21

# (hash mark)

comment indicator, 163, 191

file transfer indicator, 245

root prompt symbol, 291

| (pipe symbol), 19–20

? (question mark), 23

; (semicolon), xii

[ ] (square brackets), 112, 343

~ (tilde), 17

A

about this book, ix–x

absolute names, 37

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