Reference Tables
This chapter contains tables of syntax elements for all three shells and examples of shell scripts.
Environment Files
| Description | Bourne | Korn | C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Read at login. | .profile | .profile | .login |
| Read at invocation of shell. | Any file specified in .profile with ENV=file. By convention, file is usually .kshrc | .cshrc |
First Line of Script
| Shell | Syntax |
|---|---|
| Bourne | #!/bin/sh |
| Korn | #!/bin/ksh |
| C | #!/bin/csh -f |
Korn Shell Path Operators
| Operator | Description |
|---|---|
| ${variable# pattern} | Delete the shortest part at the beginning of the variable that matches the pattern and return the rest. |
| ${variable## pattern} | Delete the longest part at the beginning of the variable that matches the pattern and return the rest. |
| ${variable% pattern} | Delete the shortest part at ... |
Get Solaris™ 8 Advanced System Administrator's Guide, Third Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
