C Shell Programming

AUDIENCE

• Introduction
• Using the Examples
• Selecting a Login Shell
• Before You Read Further
• A Shell Primer
• Entering Commands
• Command Input and Output
• Files and Directories
• Combining Commands
• Running Commands in the Background
• When Do Spaces Matter?
• The Shell Startup Files
• Using the Shell Effectively
• Using Filenames
• Reusing and Editing Commands
• Creating Command Shortcuts
• Using Command Substitution
• Navigating the File System
• Using Your Prompt
• Using Job Control
• The Shell Startup Files
• Startup and Shutdown Files
• Getting To Know .cshrc and .login
• Modifying .cshrc and .login
• Using Variables
• Organizing Your Startup Files
• The .logout File
• Setting Up Your Terminal
• Identifying Your Terminal Settings
• What the Settings Mean
• Changing Your Terminal Settings
• Did Your Terminal Stop Working?
• Using Your Command History
• The History List
• Reviewing Your History
• Using Commands from Your History
• Event Specifiers
• Word Designators
• Event Modifiers
• Making History Persist Across Login Sessions
• The tcsh Command-Line Editor
• Editing a Command
• Command Key Bindings
• emacs Editing Mode
• vi Editing Mode
• Examining and Modifying Key Bindings
• Using Aliases To Create Command Shortcuts
• Defining Aliases
• Uses for Aliases
• Using Sets of Aliases
• File-Naming Shortcuts
• Using Filename Patterns
• Using {} To Generate Arguments
• Directory Naming Shorthand
• Filename and Programmed Completion
• Using Built-In Filename Completion
• Programmed Completions
• Syntax of the complete Command
• Displaying and Removing Programmed Completions
• When Programmed Completions Do Not Apply
• Quoting and Special Characters
• Special Characters
• The Shell's Quote Characters
• Referring to Files with Problematic Names
• Passing Special Characters to Commands
• Using Partial Quoting
• Quoting Oddities
• Using Commands To Generate Arguments
• Command Substitution
• Repeating Substituted Commands
• Deferred Command Substitution
• When To Avoid Command Substitution
• Navigating the File System
• Moving Around
• Working in Multiple Locations
• Letting the Shell Find Directories for You
• Using Aliases and Variables To Move Around
• Keeping Track of Where You Are
• Types of Location Reporting
• Displaying Your Location in the Prompt
• Display Your Location in the Window Title
• Putting It All Together
• Displaying Other Types of Information
• Job Control
• Job States
• Obtaining Job Information
• Changing a Job's State
• Other Applications of Job Control
• Job Control and Window Systems