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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

-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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