APPENDIX CGlossary
argument | These are the strings you type after a program name. Sometimes people distinguish between arguments and options (in the first sense of the two meanings of option that we describe in the glossary) to a program. |
array | A type of shell variable that contains an ordered list of string values, called elements of the array. The shell provides syntax for you to extract or edit the individual elements. |
associative array | A type of shell variable that contains a set of key and value pairs, both of which are strings. Using the key, you can extract the corresponding value from the associative array. |
binding | See key binding. |
buffer | Any area of computer memory used for temporary storage. In particular, the line editor ... |
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