Index

Symbols | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Index: Symbols and Numbers

!

built-in variable : 8.4.2. Process ID Variables and Temporary Files

keyword in next release : A.7. The Future of the Korn Shell

negating a condition test : 5.1.3.3. File Attribute Checking

negation in character sets : 1.6.2. Filenames and Wildcards

POSIX shell keyword : A.2. The IEEE 1003.2 POSIX Shell Standard

regular expression operator

4.3.2.1. Regular expression basics
4.3.2.2. Korn shell versus awk/egrep regular expressions

#

## pattern-matching operator

4.3.3. Pattern-matching Operators
6.2.2. Arithmetic Variables and Assignment

built-in variable : 4.2.1. Positional Parameters

comments : 4.3.1. Syntax of String Operators

length operator : 4.3.4. Length Operator

pattern-matching operator

4.3.3. Pattern-matching Operators
4.5. Advanced Examples: pushd and popd
5.5. while and until

size of an array : 6.3. Arrays

$

$' ANSI C string delimiter in next release : A.7. The Future of the Korn Shell

$(( )) : (see arithmetic expressions)

built-in variable

2.2. The History File
8.4.2. Process ID Variables and Temporary Files

%

%% pattern-matching operator

4.3.3. Pattern-matching Operators
4.5. Advanced Examples: pushd and popd
5.5. while and until
6.2.2. Arithmetic Variables and Assignment

pattern-matching operator

4.3.3. Pattern-matching Operators
5.2. for
5.3. case

specifying jobs

8.2.1. Foreground and Background
8.3.2. kill
A.1. The Bourne Shell

& : (see background jobs)

&&

for condition tests

5.1.3.3. File Attribute Checking
A.1. The Bourne Shell

for exit statuses

5.1.2. Combinations of Exit Statuses
5.5. while and until
A.2. The IEEE 1003.2 POSIX Shell Standard

for condition tests : 7.2.2.3. Code blocks

> : 1.7.2. I/O Redirection

< : 1.7.2. I/O Redirection

" (weak quotes) : 1.9.1. Quoting

(( )) : (see condition tests, arithmetic)

*

accessing entire array : 6.3. Arrays

as default in case statement : 5.3. case

built-in variable : 4.2.1. Positional Parameters

as default list in for statement : 5.2. for
as default list in select statement : 5.4. select

regular expression operator

4.3.2.1. Regular expression basics
4.3.2.2. Korn shell versus awk/egrep regular expressions

wildcard

1.6.2. Filenames and Wildcards
9.2.3.3. Breakpoints

+

regular expression operator

4.3.2.1. Regular expression basics
4.3.2.2. Korn shell versus awk/egrep regular expressions

.

current directory : 1.6.1.3. Changing working directories
to hide files : 1.6.2. Filenames and Wildcards
to run a script : 4.1. Shell Scripts and Functions

.. (directory) : 1.6.1.3. Changing working directories

:

:+

4.3.1. Syntax of String Operators
5.2. for

:-

4.3.1. Syntax of String Operators
4.5. Advanced Examples: pushd and popd
9.2.3.4. Break conditions

:= : 4.3.1. Syntax of String Operators

:?

4.3.1. Syntax of String Operators
4.5. Advanced Examples: pushd and popd

no-op command : 8.4. trap

;

;; in case statement : 5.4. select

statement separator

3.2. Aliases
5.1.3.1. String comparisons
9.2.5. Exercises
A.6. Workalikes on PC Platforms

?

built-in variable

5.1.1. Exit Status and Return
9.1.2.2. ERR
9.2.5. Exercises

regular expression operator

4.3.2.1. Regular expression basics
4.3.2.2. Korn shell versus awk/egrep regular expressions

wildcard

1.6.2. Filenames and Wildcards
4.3.2.2. Korn shell versus awk/egrep regular expressions

@

built-in variable : 4.2.1. Positional Parameters

preserving whitespace : 6.3. Arrays

regular expression operator

4.3.2.1. Regular expression basics
4.3.2.2. Korn shell versus awk/egrep regular expressions
9.2.3.3. Breakpoints

[ ] : (see condition tests, old syntax)

[ ] (wildcard)

1.6.2. Filenames and Wildcards
4.3.2.2. Korn shell versus awk/egrep regular expressions

[[ ]] : (see condition tests)

\ (backslash) : 1.9.2. Backslash-escaping

as continuation characters : 1.9.4. Continuing Lines
for quoting quote marks : 1.9.3. Quoting Quotation Marks

\" (weak quotes) : 3.4.1. Variables and Quoting

^

matching beginning of line in regular expressions

2.3.4. Moving Around in the History File
10.1. Installing the Korn Shell as the Standard Shell

as pipe character in Bourne shell

10.1. Installing the Korn Shell as the Standard Shell
A.1. The Bourne Shell

` (grave accent) : A.7. The Future of the Korn Shell

archaic command substitution delimiter

4.4. Command Substitution
A.1. The Bourne Shell
obsolescence in next release : A.7. The Future of the Korn Shell

|

|&, background job with two-way pipes

8.5.4. Coroutines with Two-way Pipes
8.5.5. Two-way Pipes Versus Standard Pipes

|| for condition tests

5.1.3.3. File Attribute Checking
A.1. The Bourne Shell

|| for exit statuses

5.1.2. Combinations of Exit Statuses
9.2.3.3. Breakpoints
A.2. The IEEE 1003.2 POSIX Shell Standard

as case pattern separator : 5.3. case

pipe

1.7.3. Pipelines
10.1. Installing the Korn Shell as the Standard Shell
A.1. The Bourne Shell

~ (tilde)

1.6.1.2. Tilde notation
7.3. Command-line Processing
7.3.1. Quoting
A.1. The Bourne Shell
A.2. The IEEE 1003.2 POSIX Shell Standard
in public domain Korn shell : A.4. pdksh
within double quotes : 3.4.1. Variables and Quoting
within variable expressions : A.7. The Future of the Korn Shell

Symbols | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

The UNIX CD Bookshelf Navigation