Sh/Bash


Table of Contents

bash FAQ in sgml, html , ps. 
Meaning of special keys on the console 
^^ in bash 
Symptom 
Conclusion / Solution 
cmd:alias 
Use alias everywhere 
alias expansion 
Suspending and resuming a command 
{} in bash 
no any space allowed 
bash arg completion 
cmd:bash history usage 
Usage 
Help 
cmd:bash history help 
history -s arg [arg …] 
cmd:bash 
bash misc helps 
bash invocation 
Using aliases or functions in bash script 
Solution 
Solution 
Solution 
Solution 
using aliases in .bashrc 
bash ^d 
how bash encode/decode characters with byte value greater than 0x7f 
The new x-window behavior on xterm title 
The new x-window behavior on xterm title 
Clear keyboard input buffer in Bourne shell 
Any interactive debugger for bash scripts? 
multi-dimensionable arrays in bash 
multi-dimensionable arrays in bash 
"rehash" for bash? 
bash alias doesn't accept $1 
bash alias that mask original command 
paste tab to bash 
paste tab to bash 
String comparison in bash 
Get the alias definition 
Get the alias definition 
Get the alias definition 
Get the alias definition 
Get the alias definition 
poor man's wget 
Expect implementation entirely in bash 

bash FAQ in sgml, html , ps. 

Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell

I have translated the bash FAQ in plain text to sgml. This translation has been made (semi) automatiquly, so it's not perfect, but it seems good enough.

You could find it at this adress: http://apodeline.free.fr/FAQ/bashFAQ/bash.sgml

http://apodeline.free.fr/FAQ/bashFAQ/bash.ps

http://apodeline.free.fr/FAQ/bashFAQ/bash.html

charles vidal

documented on: 2000.02.29 Tue 14:07:38