Index
Symbols
& (ampersand)
background execution of loops, 177
command sequences and, 322
* (asterisk)
with case statement, 155
filename substitution, 24–25, 47, 331
pattern matching, 57–59, 63, 242, 336
\ (backslash)
escaping characters with, 111–112
line continuation, 112
overview, 322
: (colon)
: (null) command, 160–161, 334
in directories, 218
((.)) construct, 311
(.) construct, 47, 231–234, 332
[!] construct, 242
[.] construct, 55–57, 242, 336
{ .; } construct, 231–234, 332
>&- construct, ...
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