Linux for Programmers and Users

5. The Linux Shells

Motivation

Prerequisites

Objectives

Presentation

Utilities

Shell Commands

Section 5.1.  Introduction

Section 5.2.  Selecting a Shell

Section 5.3.  Shell Operations

Section 5.4.  Executable Files Versus Built-in Commands

Section 5.5.  Metacharacters

Section 5.6.  Redirection

Section 5.7.  Filename Substitution (Wildcards)

Section 5.8.  Command Substitution

Section 5.9.  Sequences

Section 5.10.  Grouping Commands

Section 5.11.  Background Processing

Section 5.12.  Redirecting Background Processes

Section 5.13.  Shell Programs (Scripts)

Section 5.14.  Subshells or Child Shells

Section 5.15.  Variables

Section 5.16.  Quoting

Section 5.17.  Here Documents

Section 5.18.  Job Control

Section 5.19.  Finding a Command: $PATH

Section 5.20.  Superseding Standard Utilities

Section 5.21.  Termination and Exit Codes

Section 5.22.  Common Core Built-Ins

Chapter Review