UNIX Commands and Command Shells

Entering UNIX Commands

General information for entering UNIX commands in a command line terminal session, regardless of which shell is used.

How To Execute UNIX CommandsVarious ways to execute commands depending on where the commands are located.Use of "." (dot or period) in UNIXHow the . ("dot" or "period") is used in UNIX. UNIX Commands and Command Shells PATH environment variable UNIX File Names Wildcards Delimiters LOGNAME and USER environment variablesInformation on writing UNIX Shell Scripts.psHow to display and manage processes.& and Ctrl-ZHow to submit jobs to run in the background and manage those jobs.

Using the UNIX Command Shells

Korn Shell
Additional information for the Korn shell.
C Shell
Additional information for the C shell.

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