Chapter 6. Make the Most of the Shell
This chapter shows how you can customize your command-line environment. The 13 projects focus on shell features that make entering commands quicker and easier. They cover the following topics:
Customizing Apple’s Terminal application
Customizing the shell, configuring features such as command line completion and history
Enhancing command entry by taking advantage of command line recall and editing
Defining shell aliases and functions, employing them as short cuts to entering commands
Job control and background processes
Although written mainly for the Bash shell, additional sections give Tcsh shell equivalents.
Customize the Terminal
“How do I make a clickable shell script?”
This project uses a few tricks to customize ...
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