May 2000
Beginner
761 pages
18h 20m
English
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B.2. bash versus sh
The Bourne Again (bash) shell has the following features not found in the traditional Bourne shell (sh).
Formatting the prompts
History (csh style)
Aliases
A built-in command line editor (emacs or vi) for editing the command line
Directory manipulation with pushd and popd
Csh type job control to stop or run jobs in the background, bring them to the foreground, etc. with command such as bg, fg, Ctrl-Z, etc.
Tilde, brace, and parameter expansion
Key bindings to customize key sequences
Advanced pattern matching
Arrays
The select loop (from Korn shell)
Many new built-in commands
| Feature | csh/tcsh | Bourne | Bash | Korn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables: | ||||
| Assigning values to local variables | set x = 5 | x=5 | x=5 | x=5 |
| Assigning variable attributes | declare or typeset | typeset | ||
| Assigning values ... | ||||
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