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- dollar sign ($)
- $* argument
- UNIX Power Tools, 45.30.1. Matching with expr
- UNIX Power Tools, 46.7. Quoting and Command-Line Parameters
- $@ argument
- UNIX Power Tools, 44.15.1. With the $@"
- UNIX Power Tools, 45.30.1. Matching with expr
- UNIX Power Tools, 46.7. Quoting and Command-Line Parameters
- passing arguments to getopt
: UNIX Power Tools, 44.18. Standard Command-Line Parsing
- $! variable
: UNIX Power Tools, 47.2.5. Variable Syntax
- $$ command-line arguments
: UNIX Power Tools, 44.12. Trapping Exits Caused by Interrupts
- $# command-line argument
: UNIX Power Tools, 44.15.3. Counting Arguments with $#
- $- test
: UNIX Power Tools, 2.11. Faster ksh and bash Startup with $- Test
- $< variable
: UNIX Power Tools, 47.2.1.2. Reading Files
- $() command
: UNIX Power Tools, 45.31. Nested Command Substitution
- $(( ))
: (see arithmetic expressions)
- $? variable
: UNIX Power Tools, 47.2.1.4. More Elaborate Combinations
- $' ANSI C string delimiter in next release
: Learning the Korn Shell, A.7. The Future of the Korn Shell
- $0, $1, $2, ...
- UNIX Power Tools, 44.11. Set Exit Status of a Shell (Script)
- UNIX Power Tools, 44.12. Trapping Exits Caused by Interrupts
- UNIX Power Tools, 44.15. Handling Command-Line Arguments in Shell Scripts
- UNIX Power Tools, 44.22. Finding a Program Name; Multiple Program Names
- UNIX Power Tools, 47.4.3.1. Assignment Operators
- sed & awk, 2.4.1. Running awk
- sed & awk, 7.5.1. Referencing and Separating Fields
- built-in variable
- Learning the Korn Shell, 2.2. The History File
- Learning the Korn Shell, 8.4.2. Process ID Variables and Temporary Files
- UNIX Power Tools, 44.7. Exit Status of UNIX Processes
- in C shell
: UNIX Power Tools, 47.5. Using C Shell Arrays
- for last input line
: sed & awk, 4.2. A Global Perspective on Addressing
- metacharacter (regular expression operator)
- UNIX Power Tools, 26.4.1. The Anchor Characters: ^ and $
- UNIX Power Tools, 44.6. Pattern Matching in case Statements
- sed & awk, 3.2. A Line-Up of Characters
- sed & awk, 3.2.7. Positional Metacharacters
- in multiline pattern space
: sed & awk, 6.1.1. Append Next Line
- quoting and
: UNIX Power Tools, 8.14.2. How Quoting Works
- with variable names
: UNIX Power Tools, 6.8. Shell Variables
- d command (sed)
- sed & awk, 4.2. A Global Perspective on Addressing
- sed & awk, 5.4. Delete
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 10, Reference: d
- H command with
: sed & awk, 6.3. Hold That Line
- D command (sed)
- sed & awk, 5.4. Delete
- sed & awk, 6.1.2. Multiline Delete
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 10, Reference: D
- with P and N commands
: sed & awk, 6.1.3. Multiline Print
- d command (ed)
: sed & awk, 2.1. Awk, by Sed and Grep, out of Ed
- daemons
: UNIX Power Tools, 1.14. The Kernel and Daemons
- controlling terminal and
: UNIX Power Tools, 38.6. The Controlling Terminal
- restarting with the kill command
: UNIX Power Tools, 38.11. Printer Queue Watcher: A Restartable Daemon Shell Script
- dash
: (see - (hyphen))
- data keywords, SCCS
: UNIX in a Nutshell, 17.4. Data Keywords
- data swutches
: Learning the UNIX Operating System, 1.1.1.2. Connecting with a data switch
- data transmission, verifying
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: sum
- databases
- created using awk
: UNIX Power Tools, 48.10. Working with Names and Addresses
- files for email messages
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: gencat
- index program for creating
: UNIX Power Tools, 48.11. The index Database Program
- searching
: UNIX Power Tools, 17.19. Finding Files (Much) Faster with a find Database
- date and time
- Learning the Korn Shell, 1.7.2. I/O Redirection
- Learning the Korn Shell, 6.2. Integer Variables and Arithmetic
- date and time
- access times
: UNIX Power Tools, 16.5. The Three UNIX File Times
- appending date to filenames
: UNIX Power Tools, 21.14. Automatically Appending the Date to a Filename
- calendars
- cal program
- UNIX Power Tools, 48.6. Get Calendar for Any Month or Year: cal
- UNIX Power Tools, 48.7. cal That Marks Today's Date
- UNIX Power Tools, 48.8. Calendar for 132-Column Terminals or Printers
- UNIX Power Tools, 48.9. PostScript Calendars with pcal
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: cal
- cal_today script
- UNIX Power Tools, 48.7. cal That Marks Today's Date
- UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
- calen program
- UNIX Power Tools, 48.8. Calendar for 132-Column Terminals or Printers
- UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
- calendar program
- UNIX Power Tools, 40.11. Send Yourself Reminder Mail
- UNIX Power Tools, 48.4. Automatic Reminders and More: calendar
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: calendar
- date command
- Learning the UNIX Operating System, 1.1.6.1. date
- Learning the UNIX Operating System, 5.1.1.1. The > operator
- UNIX Power Tools, 7.12. External Commands Send Signals to Set Variables
- UNIX Power Tools, 16.16. Picking a Unique Filename Automatically
- UNIX Power Tools, 21.14. Automatically Appending the Date to a Filename
- UNIX Power Tools, 51.10. The date Command
- UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: date
- cal program using
: UNIX Power Tools, 48.7. cal That Marks Today's Date
- examples
: UNIX Power Tools, 51.10. The date Command
- file modification
: (see timestamps)
- formats accepted by calendar
: UNIX Power Tools, 48.4.1. How calendar Works
- process execution time
: Learning the UNIX Operating System, 6.2.1. ps
- specifying with RCS
: UNIX in a Nutshell, 18.3.5. Specifying the Date
- temporal usage information
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: time
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: timex
- time command
- UNIX Power Tools, 39.2. Timing Programs
- UNIX Power Tools, 47.2.2.1. Built-Ins
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: time
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 4, Reference: time
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 5, Reference: time
- examples
: UNIX Power Tools, 47.2.2.1. Built-Ins
- time variable
- UNIX Power Tools, 6.9. Special C Shell Variables
- UNIX Power Tools, 39.3. The csh time variable
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 5.3.3. Predefined Shell Variables
- format string tags
: UNIX Power Tools, 39.3. The csh time variable
- time daemon
: UNIX Power Tools, 51.2. How UNIX Keeps Time
- time management
: sed & awk, 11.2.3.11. Time management for programmers
- timeout keyword
: UNIX Power Tools, 9.26. Expect
- time-sharing processes, scheduling priority of
: UNIX Power Tools, 39.9. Know When to Be "nice" to OTher Users...and When
- times command
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 4, Reference: times
- timestamps
- UNIX Power Tools, 16.5. The Three UNIX File Times
- UNIX Power Tools, 17.8. Exact File Time Comparisons
- backups and
: UNIX Power Tools, 20.7. Creating a Timestamp File for Selective Backups
- listing/finding files by
- UNIX Power Tools, 16.2. Finding Oldest or Newest Files with ls -t and ls -u
- UNIX Power Tools, 16.9. An Alias to List Recently Changed Files
- UNIX Power Tools, 16.18. Listing Files You've Created/Edited Today
- UNIX Power Tools, 16.25. Listing Files by Age and Size
- UNIX Power Tools, 16.27. newer: Print the Name of the Newest File
- UNIX Power Tools, 17.5. Searching for Old Files
- storing
: UNIX Power Tools, 2.15. Unclutter Logins: Show Login Messages Just Once
- touch command
: UNIX Power Tools, 21.7. Setting File Modification Time with touch
- timezones, TZ variable for
- UNIX Power Tools, 6.3. Predefined Environment Variables
- UNIX Power Tools, 6.6. The TZ Environment Variable
- timex command
- UNIX Power Tools, 39.2. Timing Programs
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: timex
- timing programs
: UNIX Power Tools, 39.2. Timing Programs
- timing report, customizing
: UNIX Power Tools, 39.3. The csh time variable
- on UNIX systems
- UNIX Power Tools, 39.1. Which Time Is It?
- UNIX Power Tools, 51.2. How UNIX Keeps Time
- day-of-month in crontab entries
: UNIX Power Tools, 40.12.1. Execution Scheduling
- dbm files
: UNIX Power Tools, 24.18. Huge Files Might Not Take a Lot of Disk Space
- dbx debugger
- Learning the Korn Shell, 10.2.2. ulimit
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: dbx
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 20.2. The Dbx Debugger
- dbxenv command (dbx)
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 20, Reference: dbxenv
- dc command
- Learning the Korn Shell, 8.5.4. Coroutines with Two-way Pipes
- Learning the Korn Shell, 8.6.2. Nested Subshells
- UNIX Power Tools, 49.1. bc: Simple Math at the Shell Prompt
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: dc
- (see also bc command; calculators)
- DCL
: (see VAX/VMS command language)
- dd command
- UNIX Power Tools, 35.6. Low-Level File Butchery with dd
- UNIX Power Tools, 35.12. Converting Between ASCII and EBCDIC
- UNIX Power Tools, 35.13. Other Conversions with dd
- UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: dd
- performance and
: UNIX Power Tools, 20.6. Writing a Tape Drive on a Remote Machine
- restoring from remote tape drives
- UNIX Power Tools, 20.5. Using tar to a Remote Tape Drive
- UNIX Power Tools, 35.13. Other Conversions with dd
- dead processes
: (see zombies)
- dead.letter file
: Learning the UNIX Operating System, 3.4.1. Sending Mail
- debug command (dbx)
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 20, Reference: debug
- debuggers
- Learning the Korn Shell, 6.1.3.1. More About C Compilers
- Learning the Korn Shell, 9. Debugging Shell Programs
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 20. Program Debugging
- dbx
- Learning the Korn Shell, 10.2.2. ulimit
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: dbx
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 20.2. The Dbx Debugger
- essential features
: Learning the Korn Shell, 9.2. A Korn Shell Debugger
- sdb
- Learning the Korn Shell, 10.2.2. ulimit
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: sdb
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 20.1. The Sdb Debugger
- debugging
- UNIX Power Tools, 44.9. Testing Your Success
- sed & awk, 10.7. Debugging
- (see also errors; standard error)
- aborted programs
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: sdb
- Bourne shell scripts
- UNIX Power Tools, 44.8. Test Exit Status with the if Statement
- UNIX Power Tools, 46.1. Tips for Debugging Shell Scripts
- C programs
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: ctrace
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: lint
- core dumps
: Learning the Korn Shell, 10.2.2. ulimit
- dbx command
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: dbx
- echo command used for
: UNIX Power Tools, 46.2. Quoting Trouble? Think, Then Use echo
- output
- UNIX Power Tools, 46.1.1. Use -xv
- (see also standard output)
- piping to pager
: UNIX Power Tools, 46.1.1. Use -xv
- print command with
: sed & awk, 5.8. Print
- shell code
- Learning the Korn Shell, Summary of Korn Shell Features
- Learning the Korn Shell, 9.1. Basic Debugging Aids
- Learning the Korn Shell, 9.2. A Korn Shell Debugger
- (see also kshdb)
- basics
: Learning the Korn Shell, 9.1. Basic Debugging Aids
- options
: (see options, noexec, verbose, xtrace)
- with print
: Learning the Korn Shell, 9.1. Basic Debugging Aids
- decimals, ASCII character conversion
: UNIX Power Tools, 45.11. The Multipurpose jot Command
- decrement (--) operator
: sed & awk, 7.6. Expressions
- decryption
: (see encryption)
- default command (csh)
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 5, Reference: default
- defining functions
: sed & awk, 9.3. Writing Your Own Functions
- defining variables
: sed & awk, 7.6. Expressions
- <defunct> status under System V
: UNIX Power Tools, 38.10. Destroying Processes with kill
- DEL (or DELETE) key
- Learning the Korn Shell, 1.9.5. Control Keys
- Learning the Korn Shell, 2.3.1. Basic Commands
- Learning the UNIX Operating System, 1.1.7. Correcting a Mistake
- Learning the UNIX Operating System, 3.6. Customizing Your Account
- UNIX Power Tools, 41.2.1. How We Made It This Far (Back?)
- UNIX Power Tools, 41.2.2. Handling Most Characters
- UNIX Power Tools, 51.6. Cleaning script Files
- deleting on command line
: UNIX Power Tools, 9.2. Fix a Line Faster with Line-Kill and Word-Erase
- erase character
: UNIX Power Tools, 51.6. Cleaning script Files
- location for
: UNIX Power Tools, 2.13. A .cshrc.$HOST File for Per Host Setup
- del script
- UNIX Power Tools, 23.6. A Faster Way to Remove Files Interactively
- UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
- deledit pseudo-command (sccs)
: UNIX in a Nutshell, 17.6.2. Pseudo-commands
- delete command
: UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
- delete command (awk)
- UNIX Power Tools, 33.11.7. Alphabetical Summary of Commands
- sed & awk, 8.4.6. Deleting Elements of an Array
- sed & awk, 11.2.1.1. Deleting all elements of an array
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 11, Reference: delete
- delete command (dbx)
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 20, Reference: delete
- delete command (ed)
: sed & awk, 2.1. Awk, by Sed and Grep, out of Ed
- delete command (ex)
- UNIX Power Tools, 33.4. Useful ex Commands
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 9, Reference: delete
- delete command (sed)
: (see d command (sed); D command (sed))
- delete script
: UNIX Power Tools, 23.9. delete: Protecting Files from Accidental Deletion
- deleting
- array elements
- sed & awk, 8.4.6. Deleting Elements of an Array
- sed & awk, 11.1.8. Arrays
- sed & awk, 11.2.1.1. Deleting all elements of an array
- directories
- Learning the UNIX Operating System, 4.4.5. Removing Files and Directories
- UNIX Power Tools, 23.17. Problems Deleting Directories
- UNIX Power Tools, 23.18. How Making and Deleting Directories Works
- UNIX Power Tools, 50.12. Common UNIX Error Messages
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: rmdir
- emacs commands for
: UNIX in a Nutshell, 7.2.3. Deletion Commands
- errors caused by
: UNIX Power Tools, 50.12. Common UNIX Error Messages
- files
- Learning the UNIX Operating System, 4.4.5. Removing Files and Directories
- UNIX Power Tools, 1.15. Filenames
- UNIX Power Tools, 21.11. Safer Removing, Moving, and Copying
- UNIX Power Tools, 23.2. rm and Its Dangers
- UNIX Power Tools, 23.5. Remove Some, Leave Some
- UNIX Power Tools, 23.10. Deletion with Prejudice: rm -f
- UNIX Power Tools, 23.21. Removing Every File but One
- UNIX Power Tools, 45.10. Removing a File Once It's Opened - for Security and Easy Cleanup
- from archives
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: ar
- emptying files instead of
: UNIX Power Tools, 24.1. Instead of Removing a File, Empty It
- find command and
: UNIX Power Tools, 23.22. Using find to Clear Out Unneeded Files
- by i-number
: UNIX Power Tools, 23.16. Removing a Strange File by its I-number
- interactively
: UNIX Power Tools, 23.6. A Faster Way to Remove Files Interactively
- by last access date
: UNIX Power Tools, 23.20. Deleting Stale Files
- safeguards against
- UNIX Power Tools, 20.13. SCCS Basics
- UNIX Power Tools, 21.11. Safer Removing, Moving, and Copying
- UNIX Power Tools, 23.7. Safer File Deletion in Some Directories
- UNIX Power Tools, 23.9. delete: Protecting Files from Accidental Deletion
- with special filename characters
: UNIX Power Tools, 23.11. Deleting Files with Odd Names
- with unlink command
: UNIX Power Tools, 23.15. Using unlink to Remove a File with a Strange Name
- lines
- sed & awk, 2.1. Awk, by Sed and Grep, out of Ed
- sed & awk, 5.4. Delete
- sed & awk, 6.1.2. Multiline Delete
- man pages
: UNIX Power Tools, 23.19. Deleting (BSD) Manual Pages that Aren't Read
- recovering deletions (vi)
- from numbered buffers
- Learning the vi Editor, 2.3.5.4. Problems with Deletions
- Learning the vi Editor, 4.3. Making Use of Buffers
- Learning the vi Editor, 4.3.1. Recovering Deletions
- with undo
: Learning the vi Editor, 2.3.5.4. Problems with Deletions
- vi commands for
- all blank lines
: Learning the vi Editor, 6.4.3. More Examples
- character (x)
: Learning the vi Editor, 2.3.5.3. Characters
- line (dd)
: Learning the vi Editor, 2.3.5.2. Lines
- range of lines (:d)
: Learning the vi Editor, 5.2.2. Defining a Range of Lines
- text (d)
- Learning the vi Editor, 2.3.5. Deleting Text Chapter
- Learning the vi Editor, 2.3.7. Copying Text
- Learning the vi Editor, 2.6. Review of Basic vi Commands
- Learning the vi Editor, 4.1. More Command Combinations
- to end of line (D)
: Learning the vi Editor, 2.3.5.2. Lines
- to end of sentence
: Learning the vi Editor, 3.2. Movement by Text Blocks
- up to pattern (d/pattern)
: Learning the vi Editor, 3.3.2. Current Line Searches
- word (dw)
: Learning the vi Editor, 2.3.5.1. Words
- whitespace
- UNIX Power Tools, 25.9. Adding and Deleting White Space
- UNIX Power Tools, 25.13. pushin: Squeeze Out Extra White Space
- wildcards and
: UNIX Power Tools, 23.2. rm and Its Dangers
- delget pseudo-command (sccs)
: UNIX in a Nutshell, 17.6.2. Pseudo-commands
- delimiters
- sed & awk, 7.7. System Variables
- sed & awk, 11.1.7. Field Separating
- awk
- sed & awk, 2.4.1. Running awk
- sed & awk, 7.5. Records and Fields
- sed & awk, 7.5.1. Referencing and Separating Fields
- sed & awk, 7.5.2. Field Splitting: The Full Story
- FIELDWIDTHS variable (gawk)
: sed & awk, 11.2.3.6. Separating fields
- FS variable
- sed & awk, 7.5.1. Referencing and Separating Fields
- sed & awk, 7.5.2. Field Splitting: The Full Story
- sed & awk, 7.7. System Variables
- sed & awk, 11.2.1.2. Obtaining individual characters
- OFS variable
: sed & awk, 7.7. System Variables
- for regular expressions
- sed & awk, 2.1. Awk, by Sed and Grep, out of Ed
- sed & awk, 5.3. Substitution
- subscript-component
: sed & awk, 8.5.1. Multidimensional Arrays
- delta command (SCCS)
- UNIX Power Tools, 20.13. SCCS Basics
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 17.2.2. Retrieving a File
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 17, Reference: delta
- deroff command
- UNIX Power Tools, 29.10. Just the Words, Please
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: deroff
- description file lines (make)
: UNIX in a Nutshell, 19.2. Description File Lines
- description files
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: make
- detach command (dbx)
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 20, Reference: detach
- detaching sessions
: UNIX Power Tools, 3.7. Detaching a Session with screen
- /dev directory
- UNIX Power Tools, 13.1. Using Standard Input and Output
- sed & awk, 11.2.1.4. Special filenames
- sed & awk, 11.2.3.7. Additional special files
- /dev/null file
- UNIX Power Tools, 13.14. What Can You Do with an Empty File?
- UNIX Power Tools, 13.15. What to Do with a Full Bit Bucket :-)
- UNIX Power Tools, 44.10.2. Looping Until a Command Fails
- UNIX Power Tools, 45.36. Shell Lockfile
- /dev/tty file
- UNIX Power Tools, 13.3. Send (only) Standard Error Down a Pipe
- UNIX Power Tools, 47.2.1.1. Writing Files
- /dev/zero file
: UNIX Power Tools, 13.14. What Can You Do with an Empty File?
- /dev/null
- Learning the Korn Shell, 5.2. for
- Learning the Korn Shell, 6.1.3. getopts
- Learning the Korn Shell, 10.1. Installing the Korn Shell as the Standard Shell
- device drivers, resetting
: UNIX Power Tools, 38.15. Cleaning Up an Unkillable Process
- device numbers
: UNIX Power Tools, 17.22. Finding the Links to a File
- df command
- UNIX Power Tools, 17.22. Finding the Links to a File
- UNIX Power Tools, 24.9. How Much Disk Space?
- UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: df
- examples
: UNIX Power Tools, 45.30.4. Using sed
- diacritical marks (Eqn)
: UNIX in a Nutshell, 16.2.5. Diacritical Marks
- dialback script
: UNIX Power Tools, 9.26.1. Dialback
- dictionary files
: UNIX Power Tools, 29.1. The UNIX spell Command
- adding to
: UNIX Power Tools, 29.5. Adding Words to ispell's Dictionary
- diff command
- Learning the Korn Shell, 1.8.1. Background I/O
- Learning the Korn Shell, 5.1.1. Exit Status and Return
- Learning the vi Editor, 7.4.5. ex Scripts Built by diff
- UNIX Power Tools, 2.14. motd.diff: Show New Lines in Login Messages
- UNIX Power Tools, 28.1. Checking Differences with diff
- UNIX Power Tools, 28.3. Context diffs
- UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
- sed & awk, 4.3. Testing and Saving Output
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: diff
- (see also bdiff command; cmp command; ediff command; sdiff command)
- -c option
: UNIX Power Tools, 28.3. Context diffs
- -e option
- UNIX Power Tools, 28.1. Checking Differences with diff
- UNIX Power Tools, 28.9. ex Scripts Built by diff
- example
: UNIX Power Tools, 33.6. Change Many Files by Editing Just One
- -f option
: UNIX Power Tools, 16.22. Comparing Two Directory Trees with dircmp
- -h option
: UNIX Power Tools, 28.7. diff for Very Long Files: bdiff
- SCCS utility and
: UNIX in a Nutshell, 17.2.4. Recording Changes
- -t option
: UNIX Power Tools, 28.10. Problems with diff and Tabstops
- diff3 script
- UNIX Power Tools, 28.2. Comparing Three Different Versions with diff3
- UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: diff3
- diffmk command
- UNIX Power Tools, 28.15. Show Changes in a troff File with diffmk
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: diffmk
- diffs pseudo-command (sccs)
: UNIX in a Nutshell, 17.6.2. Pseudo-commands
- dir command (DOS)
: (see ls command)
- dir command (ftp)
: Learning the UNIX Operating System, 4.4.2.4. ftp
- dir_path script
- UNIX Power Tools, 16.21. Finding All Directories with the Same Name
- UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
- dircmp command
- UNIX Power Tools, 16.22. Comparing Two Directory Trees with dircmp
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: dircmp
- directly executable programs
: Learning the UNIX Operating System, 6.2.1. ps
- directories
- Learning the UNIX Operating System, 3.1. The UNIX Filesystem
- UNIX Power Tools, 23.18. How Making and Deleting Directories Works
- !$ sequence and
: UNIX Power Tools, 11.3. My Favorite Is !$
- . for current directory
- Learning the Korn Shell, 1.6.1.3. Changing working directories
- Learning the UNIX Operating System, 3.1.8.1. ls
- Learning the UNIX Operating System, 4.4.2.1. cp
- UNIX Power Tools, 18.4.2. Links to a Directory
- .. for parent directory
- Learning the Korn Shell, 1.6.1.3. Changing working directories
- Learning the UNIX Operating System, 3.1.5.2. Relative pathnames up
- Learning the UNIX Operating System, 3.1.8.1. ls
- Learning the UNIX Operating System, 4.4.2.1. cp
- UNIX Power Tools, 18.4.2. Links to a Directory
- absolute pathnames and
: UNIX Power Tools, 14.2. Using Relative and Absolute Pathnames
- access to
: UNIX Power Tools, 1.25. Access to Directories
- advantages of
: UNIX Power Tools, 4.7. Make More Directories!
- archives/backups of
- UNIX Power Tools, 20.1. tar in a Nutshell
- UNIX Power Tools, 20.8.1. Including Other Directories
- automatic setup of
: UNIX Power Tools, 14.14. Automatic Setup When You Enter/Exit a Directory
- CD-ROM packages
: UNIX Power Tools, 52.5.3.1. Directory Structure
- changing
: UNIX Power Tools, 14.5. Saving Time When You Change Directories: cdpath
- comparing contents
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: dircmp
- copying/moving files to
: UNIX Power Tools, 21.12. Copying Files to a Directory
- creating
- Learning the UNIX Operating System, 4.4.1. Creating Directories
- UNIX Power Tools, 4.8. Making Directories Made Easier
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: mkdir
- current
- UNIX Power Tools, 10.9. Shell Functions
- UNIX Power Tools, 14.3. What Good Is a Current Directory?
- UNIX Power Tools, 14.4. How Does UNIX Find Your Current Directory?
- UNIX Power Tools, 14.13. Which Directory Am I in, Really?
- UNIX Power Tools, 38.3. Managing Processes: Overall Concepts
- (see also directories, navigating)
- deleting
- Learning the UNIX Operating System, 4.4.5. Removing Files and Directories
- UNIX Power Tools, 23.17. Problems Deleting Directories
- UNIX Power Tools, 23.18. How Making and Deleting Directories Works
- UNIX Power Tools, 50.12. Common UNIX Error Messages
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: rmdir
- directory stack
- UNIX Power Tools, 14.6. The Shells' pushd and popd Commands
- UNIX Power Tools, 47.5. Using C Shell Arrays
- emacs hacks
: UNIX Power Tools, 4.4. Directories for Emacs Hacks
- file representation in
: UNIX Power Tools, 18.2. What's Really in a Directory
- files in
: UNIX Power Tools, 1.19. The Tree Structure of the Filesystem
- finding
: UNIX Power Tools, 14.10. Variables Help You Find Directories and Files
- hierarchy of (tree)
- Learning the UNIX Operating System, 3.1.3. The Directory Tree
- Learning the UNIX Operating System, 3.1.7. Files in the Directory Tree
- UNIX Power Tools, 16.19. stree: Simple Directory Tree
- UNIX Power Tools, 16.22. Comparing Two Directory Trees with dircmp
- UNIX Power Tools, 16.23. Comparing Filenames in Two Directory Trees
- UNIX Power Tools, 52.5.3.1. Directory Structure
- archives/backups of
: UNIX Power Tools, 20.1. tar in a Nutshell
- changing permissions of
: UNIX Power Tools, 22.7. Using chmod to Change File Permission
- compressing
- UNIX Power Tools, 24.8. Save Space: tar and compress a Directory Tree
- UNIX Power Tools, 24.12. Compressing a Directory Tree: Fine-Tuning
- copying
: UNIX Power Tools, 18.15. Copying Directory Trees with cp -r
- duplicating
: UNIX Power Tools, 17.17. Duplicating a Directory Tree (No Pathnames with find {} Operator)
- find command and
: UNIX Power Tools, 17.2. Delving Through a Deep Directory Tree
- grep command and
: UNIX Power Tools, 17.20. grepping a Directory Tree (and a Gotcha)
- searching
- UNIX Power Tools, 17.2. Delving Through a Deep Directory Tree
- UNIX Power Tools, 17.24. Skipping Some Parts of a Tree in find (A More Selective -prune)
- home
- Learning the Korn Shell, 1.6.1.1. The working directory
- Learning the UNIX Operating System, 3.1.1. Your Home Directory
- UNIX Power Tools, 1.20. Your Home Directory
- UNIX Power Tools, 4.1. What? Me, Organized?
- UNIX Power Tools, 14.11. Finding (Anyone's) Home Directory, Quickly
- UNIX Power Tools, 6.3. Predefined Environment Variables
- linking
- UNIX Power Tools, 18.4.2. Links to a Directory
- UNIX Power Tools, 18.7. Linking Directories
- Linux protection for
: Learning the UNIX Operating System, 3.3.3. More Protection Under Linux
- listing, listing contents of
- Learning the UNIX Operating System, 3.1.8. Listing Files
- UNIX Power Tools, 16.8. The ls -d Option
- UNIX Power Tools, 21.10. Keep a Directory Listing at Top of the Screen: dirtop
- matching with wildcards
: UNIX Power Tools, 15.10. Wildcards that Match Only Directories
- moving
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: mv
- names of
- Learning the UNIX Operating System, 4.2. File and Directory Names
- UNIX Power Tools, 16.21. Finding All Directories with the Same Name
- UNIX Power Tools, 45.18.1. Introduction to basename and dirname
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: mv
- navigating
- Learning the UNIX Operating System, 3.1.6. Changing Your Working Directory
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 4, Reference: cd
- news, accessing
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: news
- notification of change to
: UNIX Power Tools, 21.8.1.3. Watching Directories
- ownership
- UNIX Power Tools, 22.2.1. User, Group, and World
- UNIX Power Tools, 22.3. Who Will Own a New File?
- pathnames
- Learning the UNIX Operating System, 3.1.3. The Directory Tree
- UNIX Power Tools, 16.17. Getting Directory Name from a File's Pathname
- permissions
- Learning the UNIX Operating System, 3.1.8.1. ls
- Learning the UNIX Operating System, 3.3.1. Directory Access Permissions
- UNIX Power Tools, 1.25. Access to Directories
- UNIX Power Tools, 21.14. Automatically Appending the Date to a Filename
- UNIX Power Tools, 22.2. Tutorial on File and Directory Permissions
- (see also permissions)
- umask command and
: Learning the UNIX Operating System, 3.6. Customizing Your Account
- printing files to
: UNIX Power Tools, 9.5. Build Strings with { }
- printing names/pathnames of
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: dirname
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: pwd
- private
- UNIX Power Tools, 4.5. Private (Personal) Directories
- UNIX Power Tools, 4.7. Make More Directories!
- remotely mounted
: UNIX Power Tools, 5.6. Checklist: Terminal Hangs When I Log In
- root
- Learning the Korn Shell, 1.6.1. Directories
- Learning the UNIX Operating System, 3.1.3. The Directory Tree
- UNIX Power Tools, 1.19. The Tree Structure of the Filesystem
- UNIX Power Tools, 1.21. Making Pathnames
- installation process and
: UNIX Power Tools, 52.8.2.6. An Easy Build
- safer file deletion in
: UNIX Power Tools, 23.7. Safer File Deletion in Some Directories
- in search path
: UNIX Power Tools, 8.7. Setting Your Search Path
- subdirectories
: UNIX Power Tools, 1.20. Your Home Directory
- creating
: UNIX Power Tools, 9.5. Build Strings with { }
- links in
: UNIX Power Tools, 18.4.2. Links to a Directory
- listing with ls -R
: UNIX Power Tools, 16.4. List All Subdirectories with ls -R
- on tape drives
: UNIX Power Tools, 20.4.1. Restoring a Few Files
- temporary files
: (see /tmp directory)
- temporary changes in
: UNIX Power Tools, 13.7.2. Temporary Change of Directory and Environment
- trimming
: UNIX Power Tools, 24.15. Trimming a Directory
- working
: Learning the UNIX Operating System, 3.1.2. Your Working Directory
- "directory not empty" error message
: UNIX Power Tools, 50.12. Common UNIX Error Messages
- dirname command
- Learning the Korn Shell, 4.3.3. Pattern-matching Operators
- UNIX Power Tools, 16.17. Getting Directory Name from a File's Pathname
- UNIX Power Tools, 45.18. Using basename and dirname
- UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: dirname
- bugs in
: UNIX Power Tools, 45.18.1. Introduction to basename and dirname
- examples
: UNIX Power Tools, 45.18. Using basename and dirname
- loops using
: UNIX Power Tools, 45.18.2. Use with Loops
- dirs command
- UNIX Power Tools, 14.6. The Shells' pushd and popd Commands
- UNIX Power Tools, 14.13. Which Directory Am I in, Really?
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 5, Reference: dirs
- output in prompt setting
: UNIX Power Tools, 7.11. dirs in Your Prompt: Better than $cwd
- dirtop script
- UNIX Power Tools, 21.10. Keep a Directory Listing at Top of the Screen: dirtop
- UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
- dis command
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: dis
- disassembling object files
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: dis
- disk bandwidth issues
: UNIX Power Tools, 39.12.3. The I/O Subsystem
- disk space
- compressing files
: (see compressing/uncompressing files)
- emptying files and
: UNIX Power Tools, 24.1. Instead of Removing a File, Empty It
- hard links vs. symbolic links
: UNIX Power Tools, 14.14. Automatic Setup When You Enter/Exit a Directory
- links and
: UNIX Power Tools, 24.4. Save Space with a Link
- log files and
: UNIX Power Tools, 24.2. Save Space with Bit Bucket Log Files and Mailboxes
- memory contention
: UNIX Power Tools, 39.12.2. The Memory Subsystem
- quotas
- UNIX Power Tools, 22.20. Why Can't You Change File Ownership Under BSD UNIX?
- UNIX Power Tools, 24.17. Disk Quotas
- reports on
- UNIX Power Tools, 24.9. How Much Disk Space?
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: cpio
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: df
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: du
- strip command and
: UNIX Power Tools, 24.13. Save Space in Executable Files with strip
- trimming directories and
: UNIX Power Tools, 24.15. Trimming a Directory
- unlinking open files and
: UNIX Power Tools, 24.3. Unlinking Open Files Isn't a Good Idea
- vtree program and
: UNIX Power Tools, 16.20. The vtree Visual Directory Tree Programs
- display command (dbx)
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 20, Reference: display
- DISPLAY environment variable
- UNIX Power Tools, 2.12. Automatic Setups for Different Terminals
- UNIX Power Tools, 6.3. Predefined Environment Variables
- display, vis compared to
: UNIX Power Tools, 51.7. When You Get Impatient
- displaying
- calendars
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: calendar
- escape sequences
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: col
- files by screen (paging)
: (see paging and pagers)
- line(s) (ex editor)
: Learning the vi Editor, 5.1. ex Commands
- logged-in users
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: who
- man pages
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: man
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: whatis
- reverse linefeeds
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: col
- system status information
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: who
- vi commands
- current line number (^G)
- Learning the vi Editor, 3.4. Movement by Line Number
- Learning the vi Editor, 3.4.1. The G (Go To) Command if
- line numbers (:set nu)
- Learning the vi Editor, 2.2.3. Movement Within a Line
- Learning the vi Editor, 3.4. Movement by Line Number
- Learning the vi Editor, 3.4.1. The G (Go To) Command if
- ditroff program
- UNIX Power Tools, 43.13. The Text Formatters nroff, troff, ditroff, ...
- UNIX in a Nutshell, 12.1. Introduction
- (see also troff program)
- division (/) operator
: sed & awk, 7.6. Expressions
- do loops
- UNIX Power Tools, 33.11.7. Alphabetical Summary of Commands
- sed & awk, 8.2.2. Do Loop
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 11, Reference: do
- doctor program
: UNIX Power Tools, 32.13. An Absurd Amusement
- documentation
: (see help and resources; manual pages)
- documents, comparing
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: diffmk
- dollar sign
: (see $)
- done command
- UNIX Power Tools, 50.3. apropos on Systems Without apropos
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 4, Reference: done
- DOS versions of awk
: sed & awk, DOS Versions
- DOS, accessing with UNIX
: Learning the UNIX Operating System, 4.4.6. Files on Other Operating Systems
- dot
: (see .)
- dot files
- UNIX Power Tools, 15.5. Matching All "Dot Files" with Wildcards
- UNIX Power Tools, 16.11. Showing Hidden Files with ls -A and -a
- dot-dot (..) directory shortcut
- double quotes
: (see ")
- double-spacing text
: UNIX Power Tools, 25.12. Double Space, Triple Space ...
- doublespace script
: UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
- Dougherty, Dale
: UNIX Power Tools, 1.7. Power Grows on You
- down command (dbx)
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 20, Reference: down
- download command
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: download
- dpost command
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: dpost
- dragging the mouse
: Learning the UNIX Operating System, 2.4.2. Pointing, Clicking, and Dragging
- du command
- UNIX Power Tools, 24.9. How Much Disk Space?
- UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
- UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: du
- dumb terminal
- Learning the vi Editor, 2.3.1. Inserting New Text
- Learning the vi Editor, 2.3.5.2. Lines
- dump command (dbx)
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 20, Reference: dump
- dump utility
: UNIX Power Tools, 1.23. File Access Permissions
- dumps, octal
: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: od
- dup, file descriptors
: UNIX Power Tools, 47.2.1.1. Writing Files
- duplicate lines, deleting
- UNIX Power Tools, 35.20. Quick Reference: uniq
- UNIX Power Tools, 36.6. Miscellaneous sort Hints
- DVI format documentation
: UNIX Power Tools, 52.5.3.4. Installing a Single Program
- dynamic regular expressions
: sed & awk, 11.1.5. Faking Dynamic Regular Expressions
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