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| Chapter 5 | |
Contents:
Overview of Features
Syntax
Variables
Expressions
Command History csh shell
Built-in C Shell Commands
Job Control
Invoking the Shell
This section describes the C shell, so named because many of its programming constructs and symbols resemble those of the C programming language. The following topics are presented:
Overview of features
Syntax
Variables
Expressions
Command history
Built-in commands
Job control
Invoking the shell
Features of the C shell include:
Input/output redirection
Wildcard characters (metacharacters) for filename abbreviation
Shell variables for customizing your environment
Integer arithmetic
Access to previous commands (command history)
Command name abbreviation (aliasing)
A built-in command set for writing shell programs
Job control
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