bash Quick Reference

Table of Contents

1. bash Quick Reference
   1. 1. The Bash Shell
      1. History
      2. Overview of Features
      3. Invoking the Shell
         1. Options
         2. Arguments
      4. Syntax
         1. Special Files
         2. Filename Metacharacters
            1. Examples
         3. Quoting
            1. Examples
         4. Command Forms
            1. Examples
         5. Redirection Forms
            1. Simple redirection
            2. Redirection using file descriptors
            3. Multiple redirection
            4. Examples
      5. Functions
      6. Variables
         1. Variable Assignment
         2. Variable Substitution
            1. Examples
         3. Built-in Shell Variables
         4. Other Shell Variables
         5. Arrays
         6. Special Prompt Strings
      7. Arithmetic Expressions
         1. Operators
         2. Examples
      8. Command History
         1. Line-Edit Mode
            1. Common editing keystrokes
         2. The fc Command
            1. Examples
         3. C-Shell–Style History
            1. Event designators
            2. Word substitution
            3. History modifiers
         4. Programmable Completion
            1. Examples
      9. Job Control
      10. Shell Options
      11. Command Execution
      12. Restricted Shells
      13. Built-in Commands
          1. !
          2. #
          3. #!shell
          4. :
          5. .
          6. [[  ]]
          7. name()
          8. alias
          9. bind
          10. bg
          11. break
          12. builtin
          13. caller
          14. case
          15. cd
          16. command
          17. compgen
          18. complete
          19. continue
          20. declare
          21. dirs
          22. disown
          23. do
          24. done
          25. echo
          26. enable
          27. esac
          28. eval
          29. exec
          30. exit
          31. export
          32. false
          33. fc
          34. fg
          35. fi
          36. for
          37. for
          38. function
          39. getopts
          40. hash
          41. help
          42. history
          43. if
          44. jobs
          45. kill
          46. let
          47. local
          48. logout
          49. popd
          50. printf
          51. pwd
          52. pushd
          53. read
          54. readonly
          55. return
          56. select
          57. set
          58. shopt
          59. shift
          60. source
          61. suspend
          62. test
          63. time
          64. times
          65. trap
          66. true
          67. type
          68. typeset
          69. ulimit
          70. umask
          71. unalias
          72. unset
          73. until
          74. wait
          75. while
          76. filename
      14. Resources
          1. Online Resources
          2. Books
      15. Acknowledgments
   2. About the Author