What Is a Shell?Configuring the ShellThe Life of a ProcessManaging VariablesConfiguring AliasesSetting Up the Local EnvironmentLocale SettingsCharacter EncodingAn ASCII PrimerA Unicode PrimerSetting TimeThe date CommandThe /usr/share/zoneinfo/ and /etc/localtime FilesThe hwclock CommandThe timedatectl CommandBash Configuration FilesLogin Script OrderThe source CommandExercise 3-1: Working with Variables, Parameters, and AliasesRedirectionFile DescriptorsRedirect stdin with <Redirect stdout with > and >>Redirect stderr with 2>Combining stdout and stderrSend Data to a Command Using a PipeExercise 3-2: Redirection Hands-on ProjectChapter ReviewQuestionsAnswers