bash Operation

A bash Operation is a shell command that can be performed by a bash Shell.

• Context:
  • It can be a bash Builtin Command, such as history (bash) and pushd (bash).
  • It can be a member of a bash Script.
  • It can be searched by a bash history command.
• Example(s):
  • for i in `find . -maxdepth 1 -type d | grep -v bigFile | grep -v ^.$` ; do du -skh $i ; done
  • ps > file.txt 2>&1
  • a bash File Operation.
  • …
• Counter-Example(s):
  • an awk Statement.
  • a find Statement.
  • a sort Statement.
  • a perl Oneliner Program.
• See: Computer Program Statement.

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References

2013

• http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/
  • Bash is the shell, or command language interpreter, that will appear in the GNU operating system. Bash is a sh-compatible shell that incorporates useful features from the Korn shell (ksh) and C shell (csh).
    • Command line editing
    • Unlimited size command history
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