Errata

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The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Date Corrected".

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Color key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update

Version	Location	Description	Submitted By	Date corrected
Printed	Page 10 Changed the description of the rev command to say	"Prints each line of input, reversing it character by character."	Anonymous	Aug 01, 2001
Printed	Page 296	the description for the rev command is somewhat incorrect. It states, "Reverse the lines of a file onto standard output. The order of characters is also reversed. ..." In fact, the command only affects the character ordering of each line and does not affect any other ordering(i.e. line order).	Anonymous
Printed	Page 472 IN PRINT: "Built-in Commands" section, ":" entry, Example, first line	"if who \| grep $1 > /dev/null" SHOULD BE: "if who \| grep -w $1 > /dev/null"	Anonymous
Printed	Page 789 The following index entry	read command (ex) has been changed to: read command (ex) 596 to reflect the page number to which the entry refers.	Anonymous	Nov 01, 2000
Printed	Page 791 The following index entry	set command (ex) has been changed to: set command (ex) 597 to reflect the page number to which the entry refers.	Anonymous	Nov 01, 2000
Printed	Page 792 The following index entry	source command (ex) has been changed to: source command (ex) 597 to reflect the page number to which the entry refers.	Anonymous	Nov 01, 2000