Chapter 14. Advanced Shell Interaction

The preceding hour gave you an overview of the different shells available in Unix. In this hour, you learn all about the bash shell and how to use it to your best advantage. You also learn valuable tips about working with the immediate predecessor to bash, the Korn shell, a popular alternative shell. The goal is for you to be able to customize your Unix environment to fit your working style.

Goals for This Hour

In this hour, you will learn

  • How to turn on the bash and Korn shell history mechanism

  • How to use bash history and ksh history to cut down on typing

  • About command aliases in the bash and Korn shells

  • Some power aliases for bash

  • How to set custom prompts

This hour focuses on two key facets of the bash and Korn ...

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