Learning the UNIX Operating System, Fourth Edition

Index

Symbols

& for background processes, Running a Command in the Background

* wildcard, File and Directory Wildcards, File and Directory Wildcards, rm

. (dot)

. directory shortcut, ls, cp

.. directory shortcut, Relative pathnames up, ls, cp

in filenames, File and Directory Names

> (output redirection operator), Standard Input and Standard Output, The > operator, The > operator, The >> operator

- (hyphen) for command options, Syntax of UNIX Command Lines

< (input redirection operator), Standard Input and Standard Output

? wildcard, File and Directory Wildcards

; (semicolon) on command line, Syntax of UNIX Command Lines

/ (slash)

in pathnames, Absolute Pathnames, Relative pathnames up

for root directory, The Directory Tree, Absolute Pathnames

[] as wildcards brackets, File and Directory Wildcards

A

absolute pathnames, Absolute Pathnames, Absolute Pathnames

access modes, ls

access permissions (see permissions)

account, customizing, Customizing Your Account, Customizing Your Account

aliases, shell, Shell Aliases and Functions

ampersand (&) for background processes, Running a Command in the Background

appending text to files, The >> operator

apropos command, Standard UNIX Documentation

arguments, command, Syntax of UNIX Command Lines

ascii command (ftp), ftp

asterisk (*) as wildcard, File and Directory Wildcards, File and Directory Wildcards, rm

B

background processing, Multitasking

cancelling processes, Cancelling a Process

checking on processes, Checking on a Process, ps

BACKSPACE key, Correcting a Mistake,