Linux Shell Scripting with Bash

Appendix B. Summary of Bash Built-In Commands

alias—. Manages aliases.

bg—. Starts a suspended task in the background.

bind—. Manages keyboard mappings.

builtin—. Runs a built-in shell command.

cd—. Changes the directory.

command—. Runs a Linux command.

declare—. Declares variables.

dirs—. Displays cd directory stack.

disown—. Stops monitoring a background job.

echo—. Prints to standard output.

enable—. Turns the built-in shell commands on or off.

eval—. Runs a command after performing shell substitutions/expansions.

exec—. Leaves the shell and switches to a new program.

exit—. Exits Bash and returns a status code.

export—. Manages exported variables.

false—. Returns a non-zero status code.

fc—. Finds and edits command history lines.

fg—. Runs a suspended job ...