Using the Korn Shell

cd Command
Change to specified directory `cd dirpath` Change to parent directory `cd ..` In addition to the functions of the UNIX cd command shown above, the Korn shell provides some additional functions: Change to previously accessed directory `cd -` Change to similarly named directory `cd string1 string2` replaces "string1" in the current directory path with "string2" and changes to the resulting directory back to top

cd Command

Change to specified directory


                  cd dirpath


                  cd ..

In addition to the functions of the UNIX cd command shown above, the Korn shell provides some additional functions:


                  cd -


                  cd string1 string2

replaces "string1" in the current directory path with "string2" and changes to the resulting directory

echo Command
echo `echo text ...` back to top

echo Command


                  echo text ...

print Command
print `print` back to top

print Command


                  print

Last updated Wednesday October 4, 2006

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