Bash-5.2 patch 26: fix typo when specifying readline's custom color prefix

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(The standard output of)5.302 F F1(command)3.002 E F0 .302
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(cuting shell, and that \214le descriptor is assigned to).15 F F1 -.27
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(cute command and process substitutions, the \214le de-).15 F
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(Expands to the positional parameters, starting from one.)144 571.2 R
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(ord splitting is not performed, this)-.1 F -.15(ex)144 607.2 S .748
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(ord with each positional parameter separated by a space.)-.1 F .748
(When the e)5.748 F(xpan-)-.15 E 1.091
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321.6 R F2 -.27(BA)3.567 G(SHOPTS).27 E F0 1.067(are those reported as)
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F0(belo)2.5 E(w\).)-.25 E F1(COMP_KEY)108 666 Q F0(The k)144 678 Q .3
-.15(ey \()-.1 H(or \214nal k).15 E .3 -.15(ey o)-.1 H 2.5(fak).15 G .3
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H(he current completion function.).1 E F1(COMP_LINE)108 690 Q F0 1.208
(The current command line.)144 702 R 1.208(This v)6.208 F 1.208
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(ilable only in shell functions and e).25 F 1.207(xternal com-)-.15 F
1.037(mands in)144 714 R -.2(vo)-.4 G -.1(ke).2 G 3.537(db).1 G 3.537
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SF(COMP_POINT)108 84 Q F0 .667(The inde)144 96 R 3.167(xo)-.15 G 3.167
(ft)-3.167 G .666(he current cursor position relati)-3.167 F .966 -.15
(ve t)-.25 H 3.166(ot).15 G .666(he be)-3.166 F .666
(ginning of the current command.)-.15 F .666(If the)5.666 F .534
(current cursor position is at the end of the current command, the v)144
108 R .535(alue of this v)-.25 F .535(ariable is equal to)-.25 F F1
(${#COMP_LINE})144 120 Q F0 5.705(.T)C .705(his v)-5.705 F .704
(ariable is a)-.25 F -.25(va)-.2 G .704
(ilable only in shell functions and e).25 F .704(xternal commands in-)
-.15 F -.2(vo)144 132 S -.1(ke).2 G 2.5(db).1 G 2.5(yt)-2.5 G
(he programmable completion f)-2.5 E(acilities \(see)-.1 E F1(Pr)2.5 E
(ogrammable Completion)-.18 E F0(belo)2.5 E(w\).)-.25 E F1(COMP_TYPE)108
144 Q F0 .041(Set to an inte)144 156 R .041(ger v)-.15 F .041(alue corr\
esponding to the type of completion attempted that caused a completion)
-.25 F .338(function to be called:)144 168 R/F2 10/Times-Italic@0 SF -.5
(TA)2.837 G(B).5 E F0 2.837(,f)C .337(or normal completion,)-2.837 F F2
(?)2.837 E F0 2.837(,f)C .337(or listing completions after successi)
-2.837 F .637 -.15(ve t)-.25 H(abs,).15 E F2(!)144 180 Q F0 3.067(,f)C
.567(or listing alternati)-3.067 F -.15(ve)-.25 G 3.067(so).15 G 3.067
(np)-3.067 G .567(artial w)-3.067 F .567(ord completion,)-.1 F F2(@)
3.067 E F0 3.067(,t)C 3.067(ol)-3.067 G .567(ist completions if the w)
-3.067 F .567(ord is not un-)-.1 F .418(modi\214ed, or)144 192 R F2(%)
2.918 E F0 2.918(,f)C .418(or menu completion.)-2.918 F .417(This v)
5.417 F .417(ariable is a)-.25 F -.25(va)-.2 G .417
(ilable only in shell functions and e).25 F(xter)-.15 E(-)-.2 E .704
(nal commands in)144 204 R -.2(vo)-.4 G -.1(ke).2 G 3.204(db).1 G 3.204
(yt)-3.204 G .704(he programmable completion f)-3.204 F .704
(acilities \(see)-.1 F F1(Pr)3.204 E .704(ogrammable Comple-)-.18 F
(tion)144 216 Q F0(belo)2.5 E(w\).)-.25 E F1(COMP_W)108 228 Q(ORDBREAKS)
-.1 E F0 1.336(The set of characters that the)144 240 R F1 -.18(re)3.836
G(adline).18 E F0 1.336(library treats as w)3.836 F 1.335
(ord separators when performing w)-.1 F(ord)-.1 E 3.125(completion. If)
144 252 R/F3 9/Times-Bold@0 SF(COMP_W)3.125 E(ORDBREAKS)-.09 E F0 .626
(is unset, it loses its special properties, e)2.875 F -.15(ve)-.25 G
3.126(ni).15 G 3.126(fi)-3.126 G 3.126(ti)-3.126 G 3.126(ss)-3.126 G
(ubse-)-3.126 E(quently reset.)144 264 Q F1(COMP_W)108 276 Q(ORDS)-.1 E
F0 .654(An array v)144 288 R .654(ariable \(see)-.25 F F1(Arrays)3.154 E
F0(belo)3.154 E .654(w\) consisting of the indi)-.25 F .653(vidual w)
-.25 F .653(ords in the current command)-.1 F 3.191(line. The)144 300 R
.692(line is split into w)3.192 F .692(ords as)-.1 F F1 -.18(re)3.192 G
(adline).18 E F0 -.1(wo)3.192 G .692(uld split it, using).1 F F3(COMP_W)
3.192 E(ORDBREAKS)-.09 E F0 .692(as de-)2.942 F 1.558(scribed abo)144
312 R -.15(ve)-.15 G 6.558(.T).15 G 1.558(his v)-6.558 F 1.558
(ariable is a)-.25 F -.25(va)-.2 G 1.558
(ilable only in shell functions in).25 F -.2(vo)-.4 G -.1(ke).2 G 4.057
(db).1 G 4.057(yt)-4.057 G 1.557(he programmable)-4.057 F(completion f)
144 324 Q(acilities \(see)-.1 E F1(Pr)2.5 E(ogrammable Completion)-.18 E
F0(belo)2.5 E(w\).)-.25 E F1(COPR)108 336 Q(OC)-.3 E F0 .168(An array v)
144 348 R .168(ariable \(see)-.25 F F1(Arrays)2.668 E F0(belo)2.669 E
.169
(w\) created to hold the \214le descriptors for output from and input)
-.25 F(to an unnamed coprocess \(see)144 360 Q F1(Copr)2.5 E(ocesses)
-.18 E F0(abo)2.5 E -.15(ve)-.15 G(\).).15 E F1(DIRST)108 372 Q -.55(AC)
-.9 G(K).55 E F0 .79(An array v)144 384 R .79(ariable \(see)-.25 F F1
(Arrays)3.29 E F0(belo)3.289 E .789
(w\) containing the current contents of the directory stack.)-.25 F(Di-)
5.789 E .099(rectories appear in the stack in the order the)144 396 R
2.599(ya)-.15 G .099(re displayed by the)-2.599 F F1(dirs)2.599 E F0 -.2
(bu)2.599 G 2.599(iltin. Assigning).2 F .099(to mem-)2.599 F .84
(bers of this array v)144 408 R .84
(ariable may be used to modify directories already in the stack, b)-.25
F .84(ut the)-.2 F F1(pushd)3.34 E F0(and)144 420 Q F1(popd)3.45 E F0
-.2(bu)3.45 G .951(iltins must be used to add and remo).2 F 1.251 -.15
(ve d)-.15 H 3.451(irectories. Assignment).15 F .951(to this v)3.451 F
.951(ariable will)-.25 F .379(not change the current directory)144 432 R
5.379(.I)-.65 G(f)-5.379 E F3(DIRST)2.879 E -.495(AC)-.81 G(K).495 E F0
.378(is unset, it loses its special properties, e)2.629 F -.15(ve)-.25 G
2.878(ni).15 G 2.878(fi)-2.878 G 2.878(ti)-2.878 G(s)-2.878 E
(subsequently reset.)144 444 Q F1(EPOCHREAL)108 456 Q(TIME)-.92 E F0
.337(Each time this parameter is referenced, it e)144 468 R .338
(xpands to the number of seconds since the Unix Epoch)-.15 F(\(see)144
480 Q F2(time)2.917 E F0 .417(\(3\)\) as a \215oating point v)B .416
(alue with micro-second granularity)-.25 F 5.416(.A)-.65 G .416
(ssignments to)-5.416 F F3(EPOCHRE-)2.916 E(AL)144 492 Q(TIME)-.828 E F0
1.09(are ignored.)3.34 F(If)6.09 E F3(EPOCHREAL)3.59 E(TIME)-.828 E F0
1.09(is unset, it loses its special properties, e)3.34 F -.15(ve)-.25 G
3.591(ni).15 G 3.591(fi)-3.591 G 3.591(ti)-3.591 G(s)-3.591 E
(subsequently reset.)144 504 Q F1(EPOCHSECONDS)108 516 Q F0 .338
(Each time this parameter is referenced, it e)144 528 R .337
(xpands to the number of seconds since the Unix Epoch)-.15 F(\(see)144
540 Q F2(time)4.041 E F0 4.041(\(3\)\). Assignments)B(to)4.041 E F3
(EPOCHSECONDS)4.041 E F0 1.542(are ignored.)3.792 F(If)6.542 E F3
(EPOCHSECONDS)4.042 E F0 1.542(is unset, it)3.792 F
(loses its special properties, e)144 552 Q -.15(ve)-.25 G 2.5(ni).15 G
2.5(fi)-2.5 G 2.5(ti)-2.5 G 2.5(ss)-2.5 G(ubsequently reset.)-2.5 E F1
(EUID)108 564 Q F0 1.104(Expands to the ef)144 564 R(fecti)-.25 E 1.403
-.15(ve u)-.25 H 1.103(ser ID of the current user).15 F 3.603(,i)-.4 G
1.103(nitialized at shell startup.)-3.603 F 1.103(This v)6.103 F 1.103
(ariable is)-.25 F(readonly)144 576 Q(.)-.65 E F1(FUNCN)108 588 Q(AME)
-.2 E F0 .478(An array v)144 600 R .479
(ariable containing the names of all shell functions currently in the e)
-.25 F -.15(xe)-.15 G .479(cution call stack.).15 F .277
(The element with inde)144 612 R 2.777(x0i)-.15 G 2.777(st)-2.777 G .276
(he name of an)-2.777 F 2.776(yc)-.15 G(urrently-e)-2.776 E -.15(xe)-.15
G .276(cuting shell function.).15 F .276(The bottom-most)5.276 F .384
(element \(the one with the highest inde)144 624 R .384(x\) is)-.15 F/F4
10/Courier@0 SF("main")2.884 E F0 5.384(.T)C .384(his v)-5.384 F .385
(ariable e)-.25 F .385(xists only when a shell func-)-.15 F .076
(tion is e)144 636 R -.15(xe)-.15 G 2.576(cuting. Assignments).15 F(to)
2.576 E F3(FUNCN)2.576 E(AME)-.18 E F0(ha)2.326 E .376 -.15(ve n)-.2 H
2.576(oe).15 G -.25(ff)-2.576 G 2.576(ect. If).25 F F3(FUNCN)2.575 E
(AME)-.18 E F0 .075(is unset, it loses its)2.325 F
(special properties, e)144 648 Q -.15(ve)-.25 G 2.5(ni).15 G 2.5(fi)-2.5
G 2.5(ti)-2.5 G 2.5(ss)-2.5 G(ubsequently reset.)-2.5 E .11(This v)144
666 R .111(ariable can be used with)-.25 F F1 -.3(BA)2.611 G(SH_LINENO)
.3 E F0(and)2.611 E F1 -.3(BA)2.611 G(SH_SOURCE).3 E F0 5.111(.E)C .111
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1.404(has corresponding elements in)3.904 F F1 -.3(BA)3.904 G(SH_LINENO)
.3 E F0(and)3.904 E F1 -.3(BA)3.904 G(SH_SOURCE).3 E F0 1.404
(to describe the)3.904 F .012(call stack.)144 690 R -.15(Fo)5.012 G
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-3.071 E(subsequently reset.)144 120 Q F1(HISTCMD)108 132 Q F0 2.81
(The history number)144 144 R 5.31(,o)-.4 G 5.31(ri)-5.31 G(nde)-5.31 E
5.311(xi)-.15 G 5.311(nt)-5.311 G 2.811
(he history list, of the current command.)-5.311 F 2.811(Assignments to)
7.811 F F2(HISTCMD)144 156 Q F0 1.135(are ignored.)3.385 F(If)6.135 E F2
(HISTCMD)3.635 E F0 1.135(is unset, it loses its special properties, e)
3.385 F -.15(ve)-.25 G 3.634(ni).15 G 3.634(fi)-3.634 G 3.634(ti)-3.634
G 3.634(ss)-3.634 G(ubse-)-3.634 E(quently reset.)144 168 Q F1(HOSTN)108
180 Q(AME)-.2 E F0(Automatically set to the name of the current host.)
144 192 Q F1(HOSTTYPE)108 204 Q F0 .222(Automatically set to a string t\
hat uniquely describes the type of machine on which)144 216 R F1(bash)
2.723 E F0 .223(is e)2.723 F -.15(xe)-.15 G(cut-).15 E 2.5(ing. The)144
228 R(def)2.5 E(ault is system-dependent.)-.1 E F1(LINENO)108 240 Q F0
1.408(Each time this parameter is referenced, the shell substitutes a d\
ecimal number representing the)144 252 R .078(current sequential line n\
umber \(starting with 1\) within a script or function.)144 264 R .079
(When not in a script or)5.078 F .307(function, the v)144 276 R .307
(alue substituted is not guaranteed to be meaningful.)-.25 F(If)5.306 E
F2(LINENO)2.806 E F0 .306(is unset, it loses its)2.556 F
(special properties, e)144 288 Q -.15(ve)-.25 G 2.5(ni).15 G 2.5(fi)-2.5
G 2.5(ti)-2.5 G 2.5(ss)-2.5 G(ubsequently reset.)-2.5 E F1(MA)108 300 Q
(CHTYPE)-.55 E F0 .898(Automatically set to a string that fully describ\
es the system type on which)144 312 R F1(bash)3.398 E F0 .899(is e)3.398
F -.15(xe)-.15 G .899(cuting, in).15 F(the standard GNU)144 324 Q/F3 10
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(def)2.5 E(ault is system-dependent.)-.1 E F1(MAPFILE)108 336 Q F0 .294
(An array v)144 348 R .294(ariable \(see)-.25 F F1(Arrays)2.794 E F0
(belo)2.794 E .294(w\) created to hold the te)-.25 F .293
(xt read by the)-.15 F F1(map\214le)2.793 E F0 -.2(bu)2.793 G .293
(iltin when no).2 F -.25(va)144 360 S(riable name is supplied.).25 E F1
(OLDPWD)108 372 Q F0(The pre)144 384 Q(vious w)-.25 E
(orking directory as set by the)-.1 E F1(cd)2.5 E F0(command.)2.5 E F1
(OPT)108 396 Q(ARG)-.9 E F0 1.626(The v)144 408 R 1.627
(alue of the last option ar)-.25 F 1.627(gument processed by the)-.18 F
F1(getopts)4.127 E F0 -.2(bu)4.127 G 1.627(iltin command \(see).2 F F2
(SHELL)4.127 E -.09(BU)144 420 S(IL).09 E(TIN COMMANDS)-.828 E F0(belo)
2.25 E(w\).)-.25 E F1(OPTIND)108 432 Q F0 1.652(The inde)144 444 R 4.152
(xo)-.15 G 4.152(ft)-4.152 G 1.652(he ne)-4.152 F 1.652(xt ar)-.15 F
1.652(gument to be processed by the)-.18 F F1(getopts)4.151 E F0 -.2(bu)
4.151 G 1.651(iltin command \(see).2 F F2(SHELL)4.151 E -.09(BU)144 456
S(IL).09 E(TIN COMMANDS)-.828 E F0(belo)2.25 E(w\).)-.25 E F1(OSTYPE)108
468 Q F0 .329(Automatically set to a string that describes the operatin\
g system on which)144 480 R F1(bash)2.83 E F0 .33(is e)2.83 F -.15(xe)
-.15 G 2.83(cuting. The).15 F(def)144 492 Q(ault is system-dependent.)
-.1 E F1(PIPEST)108 504 Q -.95(AT)-.9 G(US).95 E F0 .61(An array v)144
516 R .61(ariable \(see)-.25 F F1(Arrays)3.11 E F0(belo)3.11 E .61
(w\) containing a list of e)-.25 F .61(xit status v)-.15 F .61
(alues from the processes in)-.25 F(the most-recently-e)144 528 Q -.15
(xe)-.15 G(cuted fore).15 E
(ground pipeline \(which may contain only a single command\).)-.15 E F1
(PPID)108 540 Q F0(The process ID of the shell')144 540 Q 2.5(sp)-.55 G
2.5(arent. This)-2.5 F -.25(va)2.5 G(riable is readonly).25 E(.)-.65 E
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(orking directory as set by the)-.1 E F1(cd)2.5 E F0(command.)2.5 E F1
(RANDOM)108 564 Q F0 .417(Each time this parameter is referenced, it e)
144 576 R .417(xpands to a random inte)-.15 F .417
(ger between 0 and 32767.)-.15 F(As-)5.417 E .551(signing a v)144 588 R
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(initializes \(seeds\) the sequence of random numbers.)2.801 F(If)5.55 E
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144 600 Q -.15(ve)-.25 G 2.5(ni).15 G 2.5(fi)-2.5 G 2.5(ti)-2.5 G 2.5
(ss)-2.5 G(ubsequently reset.)-2.5 E F1(READLINE_ARGUMENT)108 612 Q F0
(An)144 624 Q 4.694(yn)-.15 G 2.194(umeric ar)-4.694 F 2.194(gument gi)
-.18 F -.15(ve)-.25 G 4.694(nt).15 G 4.694(oar)-4.694 G 2.194
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(The position of the mark \(sa)144 696 R -.15(ve)-.2 G 2.606(di).15 G
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(The position of the insertion point in the)144 96 R F1 -.18(re)2.813 G
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(Each time this parameter is referenced, it e)144 156 R .177
(xpands to the number of seconds since shell in)-.15 F -.2(vo)-.4 G
(cation.).2 E .712(If a v)144 168 R .712(alue is assigned to)-.25 F F3
(SECONDS)3.212 E/F4 9/Times-Roman@0 SF(,)A F0 .712(the v)2.962 F .712
(alue returned upon subsequent references is the number)-.25 F .628
(of seconds since the assignment plus the v)144 180 R .627
(alue assigned.)-.25 F .627(The number of seconds at shell in)5.627 F
-.2(vo)-.4 G(ca-).2 E .111(tion and the current time are al)144 192 R
-.1(wa)-.1 G .111(ys determined by querying the system clock.).1 F(If)
5.112 E F3(SECONDS)2.612 E F0 .112(is un-)2.362 F
(set, it loses its special properties, e)144 204 Q -.15(ve)-.25 G 2.5
(ni).15 G 2.5(fi)-2.5 G 2.5(ti)-2.5 G 2.5(ss)-2.5 G(ubsequently reset.)
-2.5 E F1(SHELLOPTS)108 216 Q F0 3.263(Ac)144 228 S .763
(olon-separated list of enabled shell options.)-3.263 F .763(Each w)
5.763 F .763(ord in the list is a v)-.1 F .763(alid ar)-.25 F .763
(gument for the)-.18 F F1<ad6f>144 240 Q F0 1.173(option to the)3.673 F
F1(set)3.673 E F0 -.2(bu)3.673 G 1.173(iltin command \(see).2 F F3 1.174
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(adds the contents of the ne)2.639 F 2.638<778c>-.25 G .138(le to the e)
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(does not name a readable \214le,)144 492 R F1(bash)3.017 E F0 .517
(attempts to read)3.017 F F4(/etc/hosts)4.684 E F0 .518
(to obtain the list of possible host-)4.684 F(name completions.)144 504
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144 564 R .426(alue is the number of consecuti)-.25 F -.15(ve)-.25 G F2
(EOF)3.076 E F0 .426
(characters which must be typed as the \214rst characters)2.676 F .302
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(umeric v).15 F .303(alue, or has)-.25 F(no v)144 588 Q(alue, the def)
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.033(ariable appears in the en)-.25 F .033
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(assumes that it is running in-)2.534 F(side an Emacs shell b)144 660 Q
(uf)-.2 E(fer and may disable line editing, depending on the v)-.25 E
(alue of)-.25 E F1(TERM)2.5 E F0(.)A F1(LANG)108 672 Q F0 1.24
(Used to determine the locale cate)144 672 R 1.239(gory for an)-.15 F
3.739(yc)-.15 G(ate)-3.739 E 1.239
(gory not speci\214cally selected with a v)-.15 F(ariable)-.25 E
(starting with)144 684 Q F1(LC_)2.5 E F0(.)A F1(LC_ALL)108 696 Q F0 .973
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(ariable determines the interpretation of characters and the beha)-.25 F
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144 228 Q(ariable determines the locale cate)-.25 E
(gory used for data and time formatting.)-.15 E F1(LINES)108 240 Q F0
.054(Used by the)144 240 R F1(select)2.554 E F0 .054(compound command t\
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(Automatically set if the)144 252 R F1(checkwinsize)2.765 E F0 .264
(option is enabled or in an interacti)2.765 F .564 -.15(ve s)-.25 H .264
(hell upon receipt of a).15 F/F2 9/Times-Bold@0 SF(SIGWINCH)144 264 Q/F3
9/Times-Roman@0 SF(.)A F1(MAIL)108 276 Q F0 .421
(If this parameter is set to a \214le or directory name and the)144 276
R F2(MAILP)2.922 E -.855(AT)-.666 G(H).855 E F0 -.25(va)2.672 G .422
(riable is not set,).25 F F1(bash)2.922 E F0(in-)2.922 E
(forms the user of the arri)144 288 Q -.25(va)-.25 G 2.5(lo).25 G 2.5
(fm)-2.5 G(ail in the speci\214ed \214le or Maildir)-2.5 E
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(Speci\214es ho)144 312 R 2.599(wo)-.25 G .099(ften \(in seconds\))
-2.599 F F1(bash)2.598 E F0 .098(checks for mail.)2.598 F .098(The def)
5.098 F .098(ault is 60 seconds.)-.1 F .098(When it is time)5.098 F .223
(to check for mail, the shell does so before displaying the primary pro\
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(or set to a v)144 336 Q(alue that is not a number greater than or equa\
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(olon-separated list of \214lenames to be check)-2.99 F .49
(ed for mail.)-.1 F .49(The message to be printed when mail)5.49 F(arri)
144 372 Q -.15(ve)-.25 G 2.62(si).15 G 2.62(nap)-2.62 G .12(articular \
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(pands to the name of the current mail\214le.).15 E(Example:)5 E F1
(MAILP)144 396 Q -.95(AT)-.74 G(H).95 E F0(=\010/v)A(ar/mail/bfox?"Y)
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(ail":~/shell\255mail?"$_ has mail!"\010).15 E F1(Bash)144 408 Q F0 .015
(can be con\214gured to supply a def)2.515 F .015(ault v)-.1 F .015
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(alue by def)-.25 F .015(ault\), b)-.1 F(ut)-.2 E(the location of the u\
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(ar/mail/)-.25 E F1($USER)A F0(\).)A F1(OPTERR)108 432 Q F0 .389
(If set to the v)144 444 R .389(alue 1,)-.25 F F1(bash)2.889 E F0 .389
(displays error messages generated by the)2.889 F F1(getopts)2.89 E F0
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(The search path for commands.)144 480 R .588
(It is a colon-separated list of directories in which the shell looks)
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(zero-length \(null\) directory name in the)2.972 F -.25(va)144 504 S
.535(lue of).25 F F2 -.666(PA)3.035 G(TH)-.189 E F0 .535
(indicates the current directory)2.785 F 5.535(.A)-.65 G .535
(null directory name may appear as tw)-2.5 F 3.036(oa)-.1 G(djacent)
-3.036 E .868(colons, or as an initial or trailing colon.)144 516 R .868
(The def)5.868 F .867(ault path is system-dependent, and is set by the)
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(bash)2.971 E F0 .471(starts, the shell enters)2.971 F/F5 10
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.011(If it is set while the shell is)5.011 F(running,)144 588 Q F1(bash)
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(set -o posix)4.497 F F0 1.997(had been e)4.497 F -.15(xe)-.15 G(cuted.)
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2.5(ts)-2.5 G(ets this v)-2.5 E(ariable if it w)-.25 E
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(If this v)144 624 R .155(ariable is set, and is an array)-.25 F 2.655
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(to issuing each primary prompt.)144 636 R .407(If this is set b)5.407 F
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(If set to a number greater than zero, the v)144 672 R .676
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-.25 F .065(xpanded \(see)-.15 F/F2 9/Times-Bold@0 SF(PR)2.565 E
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(xpanded as with)-.15 F F2(PS1)2.617 E F0 .118
(and used as the secondary prompt string.)2.368 F(The)5.118 E(def)144
120 Q(ault is `)-.1 E(`)-.74 E F1(>)A F0 -.74('')2.5 G(.).74 E F1(PS3)
108 132 Q F0 1.116(The v)144 132 R 1.115
(alue of this parameter is used as the prompt for the)-.25 F F1(select)
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144 144 Q F0(abo)2.25 E -.15(ve)-.15 G(\).).15 E F1(PS4)108 156 Q F0 .1
(The v)144 156 R .1(alue of this parameter is e)-.25 F .1
(xpanded as with)-.15 F F2(PS1)2.6 E F0 .101(and the v)2.35 F .101
(alue is printed before each command)-.25 F F1(bash)144 168 Q F0 .335
(displays during an e)2.835 F -.15(xe)-.15 G .335(cution trace.).15 F
.335(The \214rst character of the e)5.335 F .335(xpanded v)-.15 F .335
(alue of)-.25 F F2(PS4)2.834 E F0 .334(is repli-)2.584 F
(cated multiple times, as necessary)144 180 Q 2.5(,t)-.65 G 2.5(oi)-2.5
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(xpands to the full pathname to the shell.)-.15 F .543
(If it is not set when the shell starts,)5.543 F F1(bash)3.043 E F0
(assigns to it the full pathname of the current user')144 216 Q 2.5(sl)
-.55 G(ogin shell.)-2.5 E F1(TIMEFORMA)108 228 Q(T)-.95 E F0 .827(The v)
144 240 R .826
(alue of this parameter is used as a format string specifying ho)-.25 F
3.326(wt)-.25 G .826(he timing information for)-3.326 F .648
(pipelines pre\214x)144 252 R .648(ed with the)-.15 F F1(time)3.148 E F0
(reserv)3.148 E .648(ed w)-.15 F .649(ord should be displayed.)-.1 F
(The)5.649 E F1(%)3.149 E F0 .649(character introduces)3.149 F .712
(an escape sequence that is e)144 264 R .711(xpanded to a time v)-.15 F
.711(alue or other information.)-.25 F .711(The escape sequences)5.711 F
(and their meanings are as follo)144 276 Q
(ws; the braces denote optional portions.)-.25 E F1(%%)144 294 Q F0 2.5
(Al)194 294 S(iteral)-2.5 E F1(%)2.5 E F0(.)A F1(%[)144 306 Q/F3 10
/Times-Italic@0 SF(p)A F1(][l]R)A F0(The elapsed time in seconds.)194
306 Q F1(%[)144 318 Q F3(p)A F1(][l]U)A F0
(The number of CPU seconds spent in user mode.)194 318 Q F1(%[)144 330 Q
F3(p)A F1(][l]S)A F0(The number of CPU seconds spent in system mode.)194
330 Q F1(%P)144 342 Q F0
(The CPU percentage, computed as \(%U + %S\) / %R.)194 342 Q .87
(The optional)144 358.8 R F3(p)3.37 E F0 .87(is a digit specifying the)
3.37 F F3(pr)3.37 E(ecision)-.37 E F0 3.37(,t)C .87
(he number of fractional digits after a decimal)-3.37 F 2.526(point. A)
144 370.8 R -.25(va)2.526 G .025
(lue of 0 causes no decimal point or fraction to be output.).25 F .025
(At most three places after the)5.025 F .537
(decimal point may be speci\214ed; v)144 382.8 R .537(alues of)-.25 F F3
(p)3.037 E F0 .537(greater than 3 are changed to 3.)3.037 F(If)5.538 E
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(alue 3 is used.)-.25 E .668(The optional)144 411.6 R F1(l)3.168 E F0
.668(speci\214es a longer format, including minutes, of the form)3.168 F
F3(MM)3.168 E F0(m)A F3(SS)A F0(.)A F3(FF)A F0 3.167(s. The)B -.25(va)
3.167 G(lue).25 E(of)144 423.6 Q F3(p)2.5 E F0
(determines whether or not the fraction is included.)2.5 E 13.364
(If this v)144 440.4 R 13.364(ariable is not set,)-.25 F F1(bash)15.865
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(.I)C 4.613(ft)-7.113 G 2.113(he v)-4.613 F 2.113
(alue is null, no timing information is dis-)-.25 F 2.5(played. A)144
464.4 R(trailing ne)2.5 E
(wline is added when the format string is displayed.)-.25 E F1(TMOUT)108
476.4 Q F0 .941(If set to a v)144 488.4 R .941(alue greater than zero,)
-.25 F F2(TMOUT)3.441 E F0 .941(is treated as the def)3.191 F .941
(ault timeout for the)-.1 F F1 -.18(re)3.441 G(ad).18 E F0 -.2(bu)3.441
G(iltin.).2 E(The)144 500.4 Q F1(select)2.811 E F0 .311
(command terminates if input does not arri)2.811 F .61 -.15(ve a)-.25 H
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.885(ing from a terminal.)144 512.4 R .885(In an interacti)5.885 F 1.185
-.15(ve s)-.25 H .885(hell, the v).15 F .886
(alue is interpreted as the number of seconds to)-.25 F -.1(wa)144 524.4
S 1.05(it for a line of input after issuing the primary prompt.).1 F F1
(Bash)6.05 E F0 1.05(terminates after w)3.55 F 1.05(aiting for that)-.1
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R F1(bash)2.89 E F0 .39(uses its v)2.89 F .39
(alue as the name of a directory in which)-.25 F F1(bash)2.891 E F0 .391
(creates temporary \214les for the)2.891 F(shell')144 572.4 Q 2.5(su)
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596.4 R .531(ariable controls ho)-.25 F 3.031(wt)-.25 G .531
(he shell interacts with the user and job control.)-3.031 F .53
(If this v)5.53 F .53(ariable is set,)-.25 F .538(single w)144 608.4 R
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 for resumption of an)-.1 F -.15(ex)144 620.4 S .367(isting stopped job)
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(wed; if there is more than one job be)-.25 F .366(ginning with)-.15 F
1.124(the string typed, the job most recently accessed is selected.)144
632.4 R(The)6.125 E F3(name)3.985 E F0 1.125(of a stopped job, in this)
3.805 F(conte)144 644.4 Q 1.133
(xt, is the command line used to start it.)-.15 F 1.133(If set to the v)
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(he string supplied must)-3.632 F .605
(match the name of a stopped job e)144 656.4 R .606(xactly; if set to)
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432 R 2.916(xo)-.15 G 2.916(ft)-2.916 G .417
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(x-)-.15 E .776(pansion; other e)108 568.8 R .776(xpansions e)-.15 F
.776(xpand a single w)-.15 F .776(ord to a single w)-.1 F 3.276
(ord. The)-.1 F .776(only e)3.276 F .776(xceptions to this are the e)
-.15 F(x-)-.15 E .696(pansions of ")108 580.8 R F2($@)A F0 3.196("a)C
.696(nd ")-3.196 F F2(${)A F1(name)A F2([@]})A F0 .696
(", and, in most cases,)B F2($*)3.196 E F0(and)3.196 E F2(${)3.196 E F1
(name)A F2([*]})A F0 .695(as e)3.196 F .695(xplained abo)-.15 F .995
-.15(ve \()-.15 H(see).15 E/F4 9/Times-Bold@0 SF -.666(PA)3.195 G(-).666
E(RAMETERS)108 592.8 Q/F5 9/Times-Roman@0 SF(\).)A F2(Brace Expansion)87
609.6 Q F1(Br)108.58 621.6 Q .606(ace e)-.15 F(xpansion)-.2 E F0 .606
(is a mechanism by which arbitrary strings may be generated.)3.346 F
.606(This mechanism is similar)5.606 F(to)108 633.6 Q F1 .415
(pathname e)2.915 F(xpansion)-.2 E F0 2.915(,b)C .415
(ut the \214lenames generated need not e)-3.115 F 2.915(xist. P)-.15 F
.415(atterns to be brace e)-.15 F .415(xpanded tak)-.15 F 2.915(et)-.1 G
(he)-2.915 E .073(form of an optional)108 645.6 R F1(pr)3.823 E(eamble)
-.37 E F0 2.573(,f).18 G(ollo)-2.573 E .073
(wed by either a series of comma-separated strings or a sequence e)-.25
F(xpres-)-.15 E .49(sion between a pair of braces, follo)108 657.6 R
.489(wed by an optional)-.25 F F1(postscript)4.239 E F0 5.489(.T).68 G
.489(he preamble is pre\214x)-5.489 F .489(ed to each string)-.15 F .659
(contained within the braces, and the postscript is then appended to ea\
ch resulting string, e)108 669.6 R .659(xpanding left to)-.15 F(right.)
108 681.6 Q .719(Brace e)108 698.4 R .719(xpansions may be nested.)-.15
F .719(The results of each e)5.719 F .719
(xpanded string are not sorted; left to right order is)-.15 F(preserv)
108 710.4 Q 2.5(ed. F)-.15 F(or e)-.15 E(xample, a)-.15 E F2({)A F0
(d,c,b)A F2(})A F0 2.5(ee)C(xpands into `ade ace abe'.)-2.65 E 3.148(As)
108 727.2 S .648(equence e)-3.148 F .648(xpression tak)-.15 F .649
(es the form)-.1 F F2({)3.149 E F1(x)A F2(..)A F1(y)A F2([..)A F1(incr)A
F2(]})A F0 3.149(,w)C(here)-3.149 E F1(x)3.149 E F0(and)3.149 E F1(y)
3.149 E F0 .649(are either inte)3.149 F .649
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(Commands Manual)2.5 E -.35(BA)139.64 G(SH\(1\)).35 E/F1 10
/Times-Italic@0 SF(incr)108 84 Q F0 2.615(,a)C 2.615(no)-2.615 G .115
(ptional increment, is an inte)-2.615 F(ger)-.15 E 5.115(.W)-.55 G .115
(hen inte)-5.115 F .115(gers are supplied, the e)-.15 F .115
(xpression e)-.15 F .115(xpands to each num-)-.15 F 1.013(ber between)
108 96 R F1(x)3.513 E F0(and)3.513 E F1(y)3.513 E F0 3.513(,i)C(nclusi)
-3.513 E -.15(ve)-.25 G 6.013(.S).15 G 1.013(upplied inte)-6.013 F 1.013
(gers may be pre\214x)-.15 F 1.013(ed with)-.15 F F1(0)3.513 E F0 1.013
(to force each term to ha)3.513 F 1.314 -.15(ve t)-.2 H(he).15 E .015
(same width.)108 108 R .015(When either)5.015 F F1(x)2.515 E F0(or)2.515
E F1(y)2.515 E F0(be)2.515 E .014(gins with a zero, the shell attempts \
to force all generated terms to contain)-.15 F 1.13
(the same number of digits, zero-padding where necessary)108 120 R 6.131
(.W)-.65 G 1.131(hen letters are supplied, the e)-6.131 F 1.131
(xpression e)-.15 F(x-)-.15 E .485(pands to each character le)108 132 R
.485(xicographically between)-.15 F F1(x)2.985 E F0(and)2.984 E F1(y)
2.984 E F0 2.984(,i)C(nclusi)-2.984 E -.15(ve)-.25 G 2.984(,u).15 G .484
(sing the def)-2.984 F .484(ault C locale.)-.1 F .484(Note that)5.484 F
(both)108 144 Q F1(x)2.966 E F0(and)2.966 E F1(y)2.966 E F0 .467
(must be of the same type \(inte)2.966 F .467(ger or letter\).)-.15 F
.467(When the increment is supplied, it is used as the)5.467 F(dif)108
156 Q(ference between each term.)-.25 E(The def)5 E
(ault increment is 1 or \2551 as appropriate.)-.1 E .582(Brace e)108
172.8 R .582(xpansion is performed before an)-.15 F 3.082(yo)-.15 G .581
(ther e)-3.082 F .581(xpansions, and an)-.15 F 3.081(yc)-.15 G .581
(haracters special to other e)-3.081 F(xpansions)-.15 E .015
(are preserv)108 184.8 R .015(ed in the result.)-.15 F .015
(It is strictly te)5.015 F(xtual.)-.15 E/F2 10/Times-Bold@0 SF(Bash)
5.016 E F0 .016(does not apply an)2.516 F 2.516(ys)-.15 G .016
(yntactic interpretation to the con-)-2.516 F(te)108 196.8 Q
(xt of the e)-.15 E(xpansion or the te)-.15 E(xt between the braces.)
-.15 E 2.502(Ac)108 213.6 S .002(orrectly-formed brace e)-2.502 F .001(\
xpansion must contain unquoted opening and closing braces, and at least\
 one un-)-.15 F .457(quoted comma or a v)108 225.6 R .458
(alid sequence e)-.25 F 2.958(xpression. An)-.15 F 2.958(yi)-.15 G .458
(ncorrectly formed brace e)-2.958 F .458(xpansion is left unchanged.)
-.15 F(A)108 237.6 Q F2({)2.522 E F0(or)2.522 E F2(,)2.522 E F0 .022
(may be quoted with a backslash to pre)2.522 F -.15(ve)-.25 G .021
(nt its being considered part of a brace e).15 F 2.521(xpression. T)-.15
F 2.521(oa)-.8 G -.2(vo)-2.721 G(id).2 E .172
(con\215icts with parameter e)108 249.6 R .172(xpansion, the string)-.15
F F2(${)2.672 E F0 .172(is not considered eligible for brace e)2.672 F
.172(xpansion, and inhibits)-.15 F(brace e)108 261.6 Q
(xpansion until the closing)-.15 E F2(})2.5 E F0(.)A 1.476(This constru\
ct is typically used as shorthand when the common pre\214x of the strin\
gs to be generated is)108 278.4 R(longer than in the abo)108 290.4 Q .3
-.15(ve ex)-.15 H(ample:).15 E(mkdir /usr/local/src/bash/{old,ne)144
307.2 Q -.65(w,)-.25 G(dist,b).65 E(ugs})-.2 E(or)108 319.2 Q(cho)144
331.2 Q(wn root /usr/{ucb/{e)-.25 E(x,edit},lib/{e)-.15 E(x?.?*,ho)-.15
E(w_e)-.25 E(x}})-.15 E .618(Brace e)108 348 R .618
(xpansion introduces a slight incompatibility with historical v)-.15 F
.618(ersions of)-.15 F F2(sh)3.118 E F0(.)A F2(sh)5.618 E F0 .618
(does not treat open-)3.118 F .248
(ing or closing braces specially when the)108 360 R 2.748(ya)-.15 G .247
(ppear as part of a w)-2.748 F .247(ord, and preserv)-.1 F .247
(es them in the output.)-.15 F F2(Bash)5.247 E F0(remo)108 372 Q -.15
(ve)-.15 G 3.53(sb).15 G 1.03(races from w)-3.53 F 1.03
(ords as a consequence of brace e)-.1 F 3.53(xpansion. F)-.15 F 1.03
(or e)-.15 F 1.03(xample, a w)-.15 F 1.03(ord entered to)-.1 F F2(sh)
3.53 E F0(as)3.53 E F1(\214le{1,2})108 384 Q F0 .515
(appears identically in the output.)3.015 F .515(The same w)5.515 F .515
(ord is output as)-.1 F F1 .514(\214le1 \214le2)4.925 F F0 .514(after e)
3.034 F .514(xpansion by)-.15 F F2(bash)3.014 E F0(.)A .436
(If strict compatibility with)108 396 R F2(sh)2.936 E F0 .436
(is desired, start)2.936 F F2(bash)2.936 E F0 .436(with the)2.936 F F2
(+B)2.936 E F0 .436(option or disable brace e)2.936 F .437
(xpansion with the)-.15 F F2(+B)108 408 Q F0(option to the)2.5 E F2(set)
2.5 E F0(command \(see)2.5 E/F3 9/Times-Bold@0 SF(SHELL B)2.5 E(UIL)-.09
E(TIN COMMANDS)-.828 E F0(belo)2.25 E(w\).)-.25 E F2 -.18(Ti)87 424.8 S
(lde Expansion).18 E F0 1.087(If a w)108 436.8 R 1.087(ord be)-.1 F
1.087(gins with an unquoted tilde character \(`)-.15 F F2(~)A F0 1.086
('\), all of the characters preceding the \214rst unquoted)B .185(slash\
 \(or all characters, if there is no unquoted slash\) are considered a)
108 448.8 R F1(tilde-pr)2.685 E(e\214x)-.37 E F0 5.185(.I)C 2.685(fn)
-5.185 G .185(one of the characters)-2.685 F .726(in the tilde-pre\214x\
 are quoted, the characters in the tilde-pre\214x follo)108 460.8 R .725
(wing the tilde are treated as a possible)-.25 F F1(lo)108 472.8 Q .522
(gin name)-.1 F F0 5.522(.I)C 3.022(ft)-5.522 G .522
(his login name is the null string, the tilde is replaced with the v)
-3.022 F .523(alue of the shell parameter)-.25 F F3(HOME)108 484.8 Q/F4
9/Times-Roman@0 SF(.)A F0(If)4.787 E F3(HOME)2.787 E F0 .287
(is unset, the home directory of the user e)2.537 F -.15(xe)-.15 G .286
(cuting the shell is substituted instead.).15 F(Other)5.286 E(-)-.2 E(w\
ise, the tilde-pre\214x is replaced with the home directory associated \
with the speci\214ed login name.)108 496.8 Q .092
(If the tilde-pre\214x is a `~+', the v)108 513.6 R .092
(alue of the shell v)-.25 F(ariable)-.25 E F3(PWD)2.592 E F0 .092
(replaces the tilde-pre\214x.)2.342 F .093(If the tilde-pre\214x is)
5.093 F 3.404(a`)108 525.6 S .904(~\255', the v)-3.404 F .904
(alue of the shell v)-.25 F(ariable)-.25 E F3(OLDPWD)3.404 E F4(,)A F0
.904(if it is set, is substituted.)3.154 F .903(If the characters follo)
5.903 F .903(wing the)-.25 F .879
(tilde in the tilde-pre\214x consist of a number)108 537.6 R F1(N)3.379
E F0 3.379(,o)C .879(ptionally pre\214x)-3.379 F .88
(ed by a `+' or a `\255', the tilde-pre\214x is re-)-.15 F .138(placed \
with the corresponding element from the directory stack, as it w)108
549.6 R .138(ould be displayed by the)-.1 F F2(dirs)2.638 E F0 -.2(bu)
2.638 G(iltin).2 E(in)108 561.6 Q -.2(vo)-.4 G -.1(ke).2 G 2.838(dw).1 G
.338(ith the tilde-pre\214x as an ar)-2.838 F 2.838(gument. If)-.18 F
.338(the characters follo)2.838 F .338
(wing the tilde in the tilde-pre\214x consist)-.25 F
(of a number without a leading `+' or `\255', `+' is assumed.)108 573.6
Q(If the login name is in)108 590.4 Q -.25(va)-.4 G(lid, or the tilde e)
.25 E(xpansion f)-.15 E(ails, the w)-.1 E(ord is unchanged.)-.1 E .167
(Each v)108 607.2 R .167(ariable assignment is check)-.25 F .167
(ed for unquoted tilde-pre\214x)-.1 F .167(es immediately follo)-.15 F
.167(wing a)-.25 F F2(:)2.667 E F0 .167(or the \214rst)2.667 F F2(=)
2.666 E F0 5.166(.I)C(n)-5.166 E .467(these cases, tilde e)108 619.2 R
.467(xpansion is also performed.)-.15 F(Consequently)5.467 E 2.967(,o)
-.65 G .468(ne may use \214lenames with tildes in assign-)-2.967 F
(ments to)108 631.2 Q F3 -.666(PA)2.5 G(TH)-.189 E F4(,)A F3(MAILP)2.25
E -.855(AT)-.666 G(H).855 E F4(,)A F0(and)2.25 E F3(CDP)2.5 E -.855(AT)
-.666 G(H).855 E F4(,)A F0(and the shell assigns the e)2.25 E(xpanded v)
-.15 E(alue.)-.25 E .024(Bash also performs tilde e)108 648 R .024
(xpansion on w)-.15 F .023(ords satisfying the conditions of v)-.1 F
.023(ariable assignments \(as described)-.25 F(abo)108 660 Q .769 -.15
(ve u)-.15 H(nder).15 E F3 -.666(PA)2.969 G(RAMETERS).666 E F4(\))A F0
.469(when the)2.719 F 2.969(ya)-.15 G .469(ppear as ar)-2.969 F .469
(guments to simple commands.)-.18 F .47(Bash does not do this,)5.469 F
-.15(ex)108 672 S(cept for the).15 E F1(declar)2.5 E(ation)-.15 E F0
(commands listed abo)2.5 E -.15(ve)-.15 G 2.5(,w).15 G(hen in)-2.5 E F1
(posix mode)2.5 E F0(.)A F2 -.1(Pa)87 688.8 S(rameter Expansion).1 E F0
.2(The `)108 700.8 R F2($)A F0 2.7('c)C .199
(haracter introduces parameter e)-2.7 F .199
(xpansion, command substitution, or arithmetic e)-.15 F 2.699
(xpansion. The)-.15 F(pa-)2.699 E .314(rameter name or symbol to be e)
108 712.8 R .314
(xpanded may be enclosed in braces, which are optional b)-.15 F .314
(ut serv)-.2 F 2.814(et)-.15 G 2.814(op)-2.814 G(rotect)-2.814 E .415
(the v)108 724.8 R .415(ariable to be e)-.25 F .415
(xpanded from characters immediately follo)-.15 F .414
(wing it which could be interpreted as part of)-.25 F(GNU Bash 5.2)72
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(Commands Manual)2.5 E -.35(BA)139.64 G(SH\(1\)).35 E(the name.)108 84 Q
1.189(When braces are used, the matching ending brace is the \214rst `)
108 100.8 R/F1 10/Times-Bold@0 SF(})A F0 3.69('n)C 1.19
(ot escaped by a backslash or within a)-3.69 F .822
(quoted string, and not within an embedded arithmetic e)108 112.8 R .821
(xpansion, command substitution, or parameter e)-.15 F(x-)-.15 E
(pansion.)108 124.8 Q(${)108 141.6 Q/F2 10/Times-Italic@0 SF(par)A
(ameter)-.15 E F0(})A .106(The v)144 153.6 R .106(alue of)-.25 F F2(par)
2.606 E(ameter)-.15 E F0 .106(is substituted.)2.606 F .106
(The braces are required when)5.106 F F2(par)3.856 E(ameter)-.15 E F0
.106(is a positional pa-)3.336 F .111
(rameter with more than one digit, or when)144 165.6 R F2(par)3.861 E
(ameter)-.15 E F0 .111(is follo)3.341 F .11
(wed by a character which is not to be)-.25 F .208
(interpreted as part of its name.)144 177.6 R(The)5.208 E F2(par)2.708 E
(ameter)-.15 E F0 .208(is a shell parameter as described abo)2.708 F
-.15(ve)-.15 G F1 -.74(PA)2.858 G(RAME-).74 E(TERS)144 189.6 Q F0 2.5
(\)o)C 2.5(ra)-2.5 G 2.5(na)-2.5 G(rray reference \()-2.5 E F1(Arrays)A
F0(\).)A .347(If the \214rst character of)108 206.4 R F2(par)2.846 E
(ameter)-.15 E F0 .346(is an e)2.846 F .346(xclamation point \()-.15 F
F1(!)A F0 .346(\), and)B F2(par)2.846 E(ameter)-.15 E F0 .346(is not a)
2.846 F F2(namer)2.846 E(ef)-.37 E F0 2.846(,i)C 2.846(ti)-2.846 G
(ntroduces)-2.846 E 2.906(al)108 218.4 S -2.15 -.25(ev e)-2.906 H 2.906
(lo).25 G 2.906(fi)-2.906 G(ndirection.)-2.906 E F1(Bash)5.406 E F0 .406
(uses the v)2.906 F .406(alue formed by e)-.25 F .406
(xpanding the rest of)-.15 F F2(par)2.906 E(ameter)-.15 E F0 .406
(as the ne)2.906 F(w)-.25 E F2(par)2.907 E(ame-)-.15 E(ter)108 230.4 Q
F0 2.579(;t)C .079(his is then e)-2.579 F .079(xpanded and that v)-.15 F
.079(alue is used in the rest of the e)-.25 F .078
(xpansion, rather than the e)-.15 F .078(xpansion of the)-.15 F
(original)108 242.4 Q F2(par)2.542 E(ameter)-.15 E F0 5.042(.T)C .042
(his is kno)-5.042 F .042(wn as)-.25 F F2(indir)2.543 E .043(ect e)-.37
F(xpansion)-.2 E F0 5.043(.T)C .043(he v)-5.043 F .043
(alue is subject to tilde e)-.25 F .043(xpansion, parameter)-.15 F -.15
(ex)108 254.4 S .249(pansion, command substitution, and arithmetic e).15
F 2.749(xpansion. If)-.15 F F2(par)2.749 E(ameter)-.15 E F0 .248
(is a nameref, this e)2.749 F .248(xpands to the)-.15 F 1.51
(name of the parameter referenced by)108 266.4 R F2(par)4.01 E(ameter)
-.15 E F0 1.51(instead of performing the complete indirect e)4.01 F
(xpansion.)-.15 E .388(The e)108 278.4 R .387
(xceptions to this are the e)-.15 F .387(xpansions of ${)-.15 F F1(!)A
F2(pr)A(e\214x)-.37 E F1(*)A F0 2.887(}a)C .387(nd ${)-2.887 F F1(!)A F2
(name)A F0([)A F2(@)A F0 .387(]} described belo)B 4.187 -.65(w. T)-.25 H
.387(he e).65 F(xclama-)-.15 E(tion point must immediately follo)108
290.4 Q 2.5(wt)-.25 G(he left brace in order to introduce indirection.)
-2.5 E .334(In each of the cases belo)108 307.2 R -.65(w,)-.25 G F2(wor)
3.484 E(d)-.37 E F0 .334(is subject to tilde e)2.834 F .334
(xpansion, parameter e)-.15 F .334(xpansion, command substitution,)-.15
F(and arithmetic e)108 319.2 Q(xpansion.)-.15 E .067
(When not performing substring e)108 336 R .067
(xpansion, using the forms documented belo)-.15 F 2.567(w\()-.25 G
(e.g.,)-2.567 E F1(:-)2.567 E F0(\),)A F1(bash)2.567 E F0 .066
(tests for a pa-)2.567 F(rameter that is unset or null.)108 348 Q(Omitt\
ing the colon results in a test only for a parameter that is unset.)5 E
(${)108 364.8 Q F2(par)A(ameter)-.15 E F1<3aad>A F2(wor)A(d)-.37 E F0(})
A F1 .722(Use Default V)144 376.8 R(alues)-.92 E F0 5.722(.I)C(f)-5.722
E F2(par)4.472 E(ameter)-.15 E F0 .723(is unset or null, the e)3.952 F
.723(xpansion of)-.15 F F2(wor)3.563 E(d)-.37 E F0 .723(is substituted.)
3.993 F(Other)5.723 E(-)-.2 E(wise, the v)144 388.8 Q(alue of)-.25 E F2
(par)3.75 E(ameter)-.15 E F0(is substituted.)3.23 E(${)108 400.8 Q F2
(par)A(ameter)-.15 E F1(:=)A F2(wor)A(d)-.37 E F0(})A F1 .812
(Assign Default V)144 412.8 R(alues)-.92 E F0 5.812(.I)C(f)-5.812 E F2
(par)4.562 E(ameter)-.15 E F0 .812(is unset or null, the e)4.042 F .812
(xpansion of)-.15 F F2(wor)3.652 E(d)-.37 E F0 .812(is assigned to)4.082
F F2(pa-)4.561 E -.15(ra)144 424.8 S(meter).15 E F0 5.741(.T).73 G .741
(he v)-5.741 F .741(alue of)-.25 F F2(par)4.491 E(ameter)-.15 E F0 .742
(is then substituted.)3.972 F .742
(Positional parameters and special parame-)5.742 F
(ters may not be assigned to in this w)144 436.8 Q(ay)-.1 E(.)-.65 E(${)
108 448.8 Q F2(par)A(ameter)-.15 E F1(:?)A F2(wor)A(d)-.37 E F0(})A F1
.535(Display Err)144 460.8 R .535(or if Null or Unset)-.18 F F0 5.535
(.I)C(f)-5.535 E F2(par)4.285 E(ameter)-.15 E F0 .535
(is null or unset, the e)3.765 F .535(xpansion of)-.15 F F2(wor)3.035 E
(d)-.37 E F0 .535(\(or a mes-)3.035 F .012(sage to that ef)144 472.8 R
.012(fect if)-.25 F F2(wor)2.852 E(d)-.37 E F0 .013(is not present\) is\
 written to the standard error and the shell, if it is not in-)3.282 F
(teracti)144 484.8 Q -.15(ve)-.25 G 2.5(,e).15 G 2.5(xits. Otherwise,)
-2.65 F(the v)2.5 E(alue of)-.25 E F2(par)2.5 E(ameter)-.15 E F0
(is substituted.)2.5 E(${)108 496.8 Q F2(par)A(ameter)-.15 E F1(:+)A F2
(wor)A(d)-.37 E F0(})A F1 .745(Use Alter)144 508.8 R .745(nate V)-.15 F
(alue)-.92 E F0 5.745(.I)C(f)-5.745 E F2(par)4.495 E(ameter)-.15 E F0
.745(is null or unset, nothing is substituted, otherwise the e)3.975 F
(xpan-)-.15 E(sion of)144 520.8 Q F2(wor)2.84 E(d)-.37 E F0
(is substituted.)3.27 E(${)108 532.8 Q F2(par)A(ameter)-.15 E F1(:)A F2
(of)A(fset)-.18 E F0(})A(${)108 544.8 Q F2(par)A(ameter)-.15 E F1(:)A F2
(of)A(fset)-.18 E F1(:)A F2(length)A F0(})A F1 .002(Substring Expansion)
144 556.8 R F0 5.002(.E)C .002(xpands to up to)-5.002 F F2(length)2.502
E F0 .002(characters of the v)2.502 F .002(alue of)-.25 F F2(par)2.502 E
(ameter)-.15 E F0 .002(starting at the)2.502 F .004
(character speci\214ed by)144 568.8 R F2(of)2.504 E(fset)-.18 E F0 5.003
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(xpansion is the resultant list.)-.15 E(${)108 496.8 Q F1(par)A(ameter)
-.15 E F2(^)A F1(pattern)A F0(})A(${)108 508.8 Q F1(par)A(ameter)-.15 E
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(xpansion modi\214es the case of alphabetic characters in)-.15 F F1(par)
2.937 E(ameter)-.15 E F0 5.437(.T)C(he)-5.437 E F1(pattern)144 556.8 Q
F0 .373(is e)2.873 F .374
(xpanded to produce a pattern just as in pathname e)-.15 F 2.874
(xpansion. Each)-.15 F .374(character in the e)2.874 F(x-)-.15 E .514
(panded v)144 568.8 R .514(alue of)-.25 F F1(par)3.014 E(ameter)-.15 E
F0 .514(is tested ag)3.014 F(ainst)-.05 E F1(pattern)3.014 E F0 3.014
(,a)C .513(nd, if it matches the pattern, its case is con-)-3.014 F -.15
(ve)144 580.8 S 2.822(rted. The).15 F .323
(pattern should not attempt to match more than one character)2.822 F
5.323(.T)-.55 G(he)-5.323 E F2(^)2.823 E F0 .323(operator con)2.823 F
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(rts matching uppercase letters).15 F .085(to lo)144 604.8 R 2.585
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(ex)2.585 G .085(pansions con).15 F -.15(ve)-.4 G .085
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F .339(modi\214cation operation is applied to each positional parameter\
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(sultant list.)144 652.8 R(If)5.249 E F1(par)3.999 E(ameter)-.15 E F0
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(he case modi\214cation oper)-2.75 F(-)-.2 E
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(quoting mechanism.)2.5 E F1(P)144 204 Q F0 1.072(The e)180 204 R 1.073
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(xpanding the v)-.15 F 1.073(alue of)-.25 F F2(par)3.573 E(ameter)-.15 E
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180 228 R 1.138
(xpansion is a string in the form of an assignment statement or)-.15 F
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276 Q F0(abo)2.5 E -.15(ve)-.15 G(\).).15 E F1(a)144 288 Q F0(The e)180
288 Q(xpansion is a string consisting of \215ag v)-.15 E
(alues representing)-.25 E F2(par)2.5 E(ameter)-.15 E F0 1.1 -.55('s a)D
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352.8 Q(xpansion is the resultant list.)-.15 E .708(The result of the e)
144 376.8 R .708(xpansion is subject to w)-.15 F .708
(ord splitting and pathname e)-.1 F .708(xpansion as described be-)-.15
F(lo)144 388.8 Q -.65(w.)-.25 G F1(Command Substitution)87 405.6 Q F2
1.697(Command substitution)108 417.6 R F0(allo)4.197 E 1.697
(ws the output of a command to replace the command name.)-.25 F 1.698
(There are tw)6.698 F(o)-.1 E(forms:)108 429.6 Q F1($\()144 446.4 Q F2
(command)A F1(\))1.666 E F0(or)108 458.4 Q F1<92>144 470.4 Q F2(command)
A F1<92>A(Bash)108 487.2 Q F0 .089(performs the e)2.589 F .089
(xpansion by e)-.15 F -.15(xe)-.15 G(cuting).15 E F2(command)2.589 E F0
.088(in a subshell en)2.589 F .088(vironment and replacing the command)
-.4 F .41(substitution with the standard output of the command, with an)
108 499.2 R 2.91(yt)-.15 G .41(railing ne)-2.91 F .41(wlines deleted.)
-.25 F .41(Embedded ne)5.41 F(w-)-.25 E .192(lines are not deleted, b)
108 511.2 R .192(ut the)-.2 F 2.692(ym)-.15 G .192(ay be remo)-2.692 F
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-.1 F .192(The command substitution)5.192 F F1($\(cat)2.691 E F2(\214le)
2.691 E F1(\))A F0(can be replaced by the equi)108 523.2 Q -.25(va)-.25
G(lent b).25 E(ut f)-.2 E(aster)-.1 E F1($\(<)2.5 E F2(\214le)2.5 E F1
(\))A F0(.)A 1.724(When the old-style backquote form of substitution is\
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.315(when follo)108 552 R .315(wed by)-.25 F F1($)2.815 E F0(,)A F1<92>
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3.887(pt)-3.887 G 1.387(he com-)-3.887 F
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(Command substitutions may be nested.)108 592.8 R 2.494 -.8(To n)5.894 H
.894(est when using the backquoted form, escape the inner back-).8 F
(quotes with backslashes.)108 604.8 Q .422
(If the substitution appears within double quotes, w)108 621.6 R .422
(ord splitting and pathname e)-.1 F .423(xpansion are not performed)-.15
F(on the results.)108 633.6 Q F1(Arithmetic Expansion)87 650.4 Q F0
1.035(Arithmetic e)108 662.4 R 1.035(xpansion allo)-.15 F 1.035
(ws the e)-.25 F -.25(va)-.25 G 1.034(luation of an arithmetic e).25 F
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(The format for arithmetic e)108 674.4 Q(xpansion is:)-.15 E F1($\(\()
144 691.2 Q F2 -.2(ex)C(pr).2 E(ession)-.37 E F1(\)\))A F0(The)108 708 Q
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(xpansions as if it were within double quotes, b)-.15 F .236
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(xpansion, command substitution, and quote remo)-.15 F -.25(va)-.15 G
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(ailure and no substitution occurs.)-.1 E F4(Pr)87 141.6 Q
(ocess Substitution)-.18 E F3(Pr)108 153.6 Q .405(ocess substitution)
-.45 F F0(allo)2.905 E .405(ws a process')-.25 F 2.905(si)-.55 G .405
(nput or output to be referred to using a \214lename.)-2.905 F .405
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(nd its input or output appears as a \214lename.)-3.251 F .147
(This \214lename is passed as an ar)108 177.6 R .148
(gument to the current command as the result of the e)-.18 F 2.648
(xpansion. If)-.15 F(the)2.648 E F4(>\()2.648 E F3(list)A F4(\)).833 E
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(vide input for)-.15 F F3(list)3.059 E F0 5.559(.I)C 3.059(ft)-5.559 G
(he)-3.059 E F4(<\()3.059 E F3(list)A F4(\)).833 E F0 .559
(form is used, the \214le passed as an)3.059 F(ar)108 201.6 Q .308
(gument should be read to obtain the output of)-.18 F F3(list)2.808 E F0
5.308(.P)C .309(rocess substitution is supported on systems that sup-)
-5.308 F(port named pipes \()108 213.6 Q F3(FIFOs)A F0 2.5(\)o)C 2.5(rt)
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(method of naming open \214les.)2.5 E .897(When a)108 230.4 R -.25(va)
-.2 G .896(ilable, process substitution is performed simultaneously wit\
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(command substitution, and arithmetic e)108 242.4 Q(xpansion.)-.15 E F4
-.75(Wo)87 259.2 S(rd Splitting).75 E F0 1.142
(The shell scans the results of parameter e)108 271.2 R 1.143
(xpansion, command substitution, and arithmetic e)-.15 F 1.143
(xpansion that)-.15 F(did not occur within double quotes for)108 283.2 Q
F3(wor)2.84 E 2.5(ds)-.37 G(plitting)-2.5 E F0(.).22 E .063
(The shell treats each character of)108 300 R F1(IFS)2.563 E F0 .063
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(nd splits the results of the other e)-2.563 F .063(xpansions into w)
-.15 F(ords)-.1 E .207(using these characters as \214eld terminators.)
108 312 R(If)5.207 E F1(IFS)2.707 E F0 .207(is unset, or its v)2.457 F
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(,)A .837(the def)108 324 R .837(ault, then sequences of)-.1 F F4
(<space>)3.337 E F0(,)A F4(<tab>)3.337 E F0 3.337(,a)C(nd)-3.337 E F4
(<newline>)3.337 E F0 .836(at the be)3.336 F .836
(ginning and end of the results of)-.15 F .345(the pre)108 336 R .345
(vious e)-.25 F .345(xpansions are ignored, and an)-.15 F 2.845(ys)-.15
G .345(equence of)-2.845 F F1(IFS)2.845 E F0 .345
(characters not at the be)2.595 F .345(ginning or end serv)-.15 F(es)
-.15 E 1.237(to delimit w)108 348 R 3.737(ords. If)-.1 F F1(IFS)3.737 E
F0 1.236(has a v)3.486 F 1.236(alue other than the def)-.25 F 1.236
(ault, then sequences of the whitespace characters)-.1 F F4(space)108
360 Q F0(,)A F4(tab)2.506 E F0 2.506(,a)C(nd)-2.506 E F4(newline)2.506 E
F0 .006(are ignored at the be)2.506 F .006(ginning and end of the w)-.15
F .007(ord, as long as the whitespace charac-)-.1 F .921
(ter is in the v)108 372 R .92(alue of)-.25 F F1(IFS)3.42 E F0(\(an)3.17
E F1(IFS)3.42 E F0 .92(whitespace character\).)3.17 F(An)5.92 E 3.42(yc)
-.15 G .92(haracter in)-3.42 F F1(IFS)3.42 E F0 .92(that is not)3.17 F
F1(IFS)3.42 E F0(whitespace,)3.17 E .428(along with an)108 384 R 2.928
(ya)-.15 G(djacent)-2.928 E F1(IFS)2.928 E F0 .428
(whitespace characters, delimits a \214eld.)2.678 F 2.928(As)5.428 G
.428(equence of)-2.928 F F1(IFS)2.928 E F0 .429(whitespace charac-)2.679
F(ters is also treated as a delimiter)108 396 Q 5(.I)-.55 G 2.5(ft)-5 G
(he v)-2.5 E(alue of)-.25 E F1(IFS)2.5 E F0(is null, no w)2.25 E
(ord splitting occurs.)-.1 E .783(Explicit null ar)108 412.8 R .783
(guments \()-.18 F F4 .833("").833 G F0(or)2.449 E F4 .833<0808>4.115 G
F0 3.282(\)a)C .782
(re retained and passed to commands as empty strings.)-3.282 F .782
(Unquoted im-)5.782 F .178(plicit null ar)108 424.8 R .179
(guments, resulting from the e)-.18 F .179
(xpansion of parameters that ha)-.15 F .479 -.15(ve n)-.2 H 2.679(ov).15
G .179(alues, are remo)-2.929 F -.15(ve)-.15 G 2.679(d. If).15 F 2.679
(ap)2.679 G(a-)-2.679 E .319(rameter with no v)108 436.8 R .319
(alue is e)-.25 F .319(xpanded within double quotes, a null ar)-.15 F
.319(gument results and is retained and passed)-.18 F
(to a command as an empty string.)108 448.8 Q(When a quoted null ar)5 E
.001(gument appears as part of a w)-.18 F .001(ord whose e)-.1 F
(xpansion)-.15 E .984(is non-null, the null ar)108 460.8 R .984
(gument is remo)-.18 F -.15(ve)-.15 G 3.483(d. That).15 F .983
(is, the w)3.483 F(ord)-.1 E/F5 10/Courier@0 SF -5.167<ad64082008>3.483
F F0(becomes)3.483 E F5<ad64>3.483 E F0 .983(after w)3.483 F .983
(ord splitting and)-.1 F(null ar)108 472.8 Q(gument remo)-.18 E -.25(va)
-.15 G(l.).25 E(Note that if no e)108 489.6 Q
(xpansion occurs, no splitting is performed.)-.15 E F4 -.1(Pa)87 506.4 S
(thname Expansion).1 E F0 .37(After w)108 518.4 R .37
(ord splitting, unless the)-.1 F F4<ad66>2.87 E F0 .37
(option has been set,)2.87 F F4(bash)2.87 E F0 .371(scans each w)2.871 F
.371(ord for the characters)-.1 F F4(*)2.871 E F0(,)A F4(?)2.871 E F0
2.871(,a)C(nd)-2.871 E F4([)2.871 E F0(.)A .634
(If one of these characters appears, and is not quoted, then the w)108
530.4 R .634(ord is re)-.1 F -.05(ga)-.15 G .633(rded as a).05 F F3
(pattern)4.383 E F0 3.133(,a).24 G .633(nd replaced)-3.133 F 1.34(with \
an alphabetically sorted list of \214lenames matching the pattern \(see)
108 542.4 R F1 -.09(Pa)3.84 G(tter).09 E 3.59(nM)-.135 G(atching)-3.59 E
F0(belo)3.59 E 3.84(w\). If)-.25 F(no)3.84 E .534
(matching \214lenames are found, and the shell option)108 554.4 R F4
(nullglob)3.034 E F0 .534(is not enabled, the w)3.034 F .534
(ord is left unchanged.)-.1 F(If)5.534 E(the)108 566.4 Q F4(nullglob)
3.284 E F0 .785(option is set, and no matches are found, the w)3.284 F
.785(ord is remo)-.1 F -.15(ve)-.15 G 3.285(d. If).15 F(the)3.285 E F4
(failglob)3.285 E F0 .785(shell option is)3.285 F .754(set, and no matc\
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578.4 R -.15(xe)-.15 G 3.254(cuted. If).15 F .754(the shell)3.254 F
(option)108 590.4 Q F4(nocaseglob)3.263 E F0 .763
(is enabled, the match is performed without re)3.263 F -.05(ga)-.15 G
.764(rd to the case of alphabetic characters.).05 F .039
(When a pattern is used for pathname e)108 602.4 R .039
(xpansion, the character)-.15 F F4 -.63(``)2.539 G -.55(.').63 G(')-.08
E F0 .039(at the start of a name or immediately fol-)5.039 F(lo)108
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(wing character; the es-)-.25 F .418
(caping backslash is discarded when matching.)108 213.6 R .418
(The special pattern characters must be quoted if the)5.418 F 2.918(ya)
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(he follo).15 E(wing meanings:)-.25 E F1(*)144 259.2 Q F0 .376
(Matches an)180 259.2 R 2.876(ys)-.15 G .376
(tring, including the null string.)-2.876 F .376(When the)5.376 F F1
(globstar)2.876 E F0 .377(shell option is enabled,)2.876 F(and)180 271.2
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(ill match only directories and subdirectories.)-2.5 E F1(?)144 307.2 Q
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(Redirection may also be)6.02 F .215
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(de\214nes the \214le descriptor to close.)3.099 F .6(If {)5.6 F F2
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(he redirection refers to the standard output \(\214le descriptor 1\).)
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(wing the redirection operator in the follo)-.25 F .825
(wing descriptions, unless otherwise noted, is sub-)-.25 F .463
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(xpansion, parameter and v)-.15 F .462(ariable e)-.25 F .462
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(le descriptor)-2.5 E F2(fd)2.5 E F0(is duplicated.)2.5 E F1(/de)144 108
Q(v/stdin)-.15 E F0(File descriptor 0 is duplicated.)180 120 Q F1(/de)
144 132 Q(v/stdout)-.15 E F0(File descriptor 1 is duplicated.)180 144 Q
F1(/de)144 156 Q(v/stderr)-.15 E F0(File descriptor 2 is duplicated.)180
168 Q F1(/de)144 180 Q(v/tcp/)-.15 E F2(host)A F1(/)A F2(port)A F0(If)
180 192 Q F2(host)2.996 E F0 .496(is a v)2.996 F .496
(alid hostname or Internet address, and)-.25 F F2(port)2.997 E F0 .497
(is an inte)2.997 F .497(ger port number or ser)-.15 F(-)-.2 E
(vice name,)180 204 Q F1(bash)2.5 E F0
(attempts to open the corresponding TCP sock)2.5 E(et.)-.1 E F1(/de)144
216 Q(v/udp/)-.15 E F2(host)A F1(/)A F2(port)A F0(If)180 228 Q F2(host)
2.997 E F0 .497(is a v)2.997 F .497
(alid hostname or Internet address, and)-.25 F F2(port)2.996 E F0 .496
(is an inte)2.996 F .496(ger port number or ser)-.15 F(-)-.2 E
(vice name,)180 240 Q F1(bash)2.5 E F0
(attempts to open the corresponding UDP sock)2.5 E(et.)-.1 E 2.5(Af)108
256.8 S(ailure to open or create a \214le causes the redirection to f)
-2.6 E(ail.)-.1 E .045(Redirections using \214le descriptors greater th\
an 9 should be used with care, as the)108 273.6 R 2.546(ym)-.15 G .046
(ay con\215ict with \214le de-)-2.546 F
(scriptors the shell uses internally)108 285.6 Q(.)-.65 E F1(Redir)87
302.4 Q(ecting Input)-.18 E F0 .391
(Redirection of input causes the \214le whose name results from the e)
108 314.4 R .391(xpansion of)-.15 F F2(wor)3.231 E(d)-.37 E F0 .391
(to be opened for read-)3.661 F(ing on \214le descriptor)108 326.4 Q F2
(n)2.86 E F0 2.5(,o).24 G 2.5(rt)-2.5 G
(he standard input \(\214le descriptor 0\) if)-2.5 E F2(n)2.86 E F0
(is not speci\214ed.)2.74 E
(The general format for redirecting input is:)108 343.2 Q([)144 360 Q F2
(n)A F0(])A F1(<)A F2(wor)A(d)-.37 E F1(Redir)87 376.8 Q(ecting Output)
-.18 E F0 .174
(Redirection of output causes the \214le whose name results from the e)
108 388.8 R .175(xpansion of)-.15 F F2(wor)3.015 E(d)-.37 E F0 .175
(to be opened for writ-)3.445 F .084(ing on \214le descriptor)108 400.8
R F2(n)2.944 E F0 2.583(,o).24 G 2.583(rt)-2.583 G .083
(he standard output \(\214le descriptor 1\) if)-2.583 F F2(n)2.943 E F0
.083(is not speci\214ed.)2.823 F .083(If the \214le does not e)5.083 F
(x-)-.15 E(ist it is created; if it does e)108 412.8 Q
(xist it is truncated to zero size.)-.15 E
(The general format for redirecting output is:)108 429.6 Q([)144 446.4 Q
F2(n)A F0(])A F1(>)A F2(wor)A(d)-.37 E F0 .154
(If the redirection operator is)108 463.2 R F1(>)2.654 E F0 2.654(,a)C
.154(nd the)-2.654 F F1(noclob)2.654 E(ber)-.1 E F0 .154(option to the)
2.654 F F1(set)2.655 E F0 -.2(bu)2.655 G .155
(iltin has been enabled, the redirection).2 F .658(will f)108 475.2 R
.658(ail if the \214le whose name results from the e)-.1 F .658
(xpansion of)-.15 F F2(wor)3.158 E(d)-.37 E F0 -.15(ex)3.158 G .657
(ists and is a re).15 F .657(gular \214le.)-.15 F .657(If the redi-)
5.657 F .408(rection operator is)108 487.2 R F1(>|)2.909 E F0 2.909(,o)C
2.909(rt)-2.909 G .409(he redirection operator is)-2.909 F F1(>)2.909 E
F0 .409(and the)2.909 F F1(noclob)2.909 E(ber)-.1 E F0 .409
(option to the)2.909 F F1(set)2.909 E F0 -.2(bu)2.909 G .409
(iltin command).2 F(is not enabled, the redirection is attempted e)108
499.2 Q -.15(ve)-.25 G 2.5(ni).15 G 2.5(ft)-2.5 G(he \214le named by)
-2.5 E F2(wor)2.5 E(d)-.37 E F0 -.15(ex)2.5 G(ists.).15 E F1 -.25(Ap)87
516 S(pending Redir).25 E(ected Output)-.18 E F0 .642
(Redirection of output in this f)108 528 R .642
(ashion causes the \214le whose name results from the e)-.1 F .641
(xpansion of)-.15 F F2(wor)3.481 E(d)-.37 E F0 .641(to be)3.911 F .454
(opened for appending on \214le descriptor)108 540 R F2(n)3.315 E F0
2.955(,o).24 G 2.955(rt)-2.955 G .455
(he standard output \(\214le descriptor 1\) if)-2.955 F F2(n)3.315 E F0
.455(is not speci\214ed.)3.195 F(If)5.455 E(the \214le does not e)108
552 Q(xist it is created.)-.15 E
(The general format for appending output is:)108 568.8 Q([)144 585.6 Q
F2(n)A F0(])A F1(>>)A F2(wor)A(d)-.37 E F1(Redir)87 602.4 Q
(ecting Standard Output and Standard Err)-.18 E(or)-.18 E F0 .249
(This construct allo)108 614.4 R .249(ws both the standard output \(\
\214le descriptor 1\) and the standard error output \(\214le descrip-)
-.25 F(tor 2\) to be redirected to the \214le whose name is the e)108
626.4 Q(xpansion of)-.15 E F2(wor)2.84 E(d)-.37 E F0(.).77 E
(There are tw)108 643.2 Q 2.5(of)-.1 G
(ormats for redirecting standard output and standard error:)-2.5 E F1
(&>)144 660 Q F2(wor)A(d)-.37 E F0(and)108 672 Q F1(>&)144 684 Q F2(wor)
A(d)-.37 E F0(Of the tw)108 700.8 Q 2.5(of)-.1 G
(orms, the \214rst is preferred.)-2.5 E(This is semantically equi)5 E
-.25(va)-.25 G(lent to).25 E F1(>)144 717.6 Q F2(wor)A(d)-.37 E F0(2)2.5
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(When using the second form,)108 84 R/F1 10/Times-Italic@0 SF(wor)2.614
E(d)-.37 E F0 .114(may not e)2.614 F .114(xpand to a number or)-.15 F/F2
10/Times-Bold@0 SF<ad>2.614 E F0 5.114(.I)C 2.614(fi)-5.114 G 2.615(td)
-2.614 G .115(oes, other redirection operators)-2.615 F(apply \(see)108
96 Q F2(Duplicating File Descriptors)2.5 E F0(belo)2.5 E
(w\) for compatibility reasons.)-.25 E F2 -.25(Ap)87 112.8 S
(pending Standard Output and Standard Err).25 E(or)-.18 E F0 .249
(This construct allo)108 124.8 R .249(ws both the standard output \(\
\214le descriptor 1\) and the standard error output \(\214le descrip-)
-.25 F(tor 2\) to be appended to the \214le whose name is the e)108
136.8 Q(xpansion of)-.15 E F1(wor)2.84 E(d)-.37 E F0(.).77 E
(The format for appending standard output and standard error is:)108
153.6 Q F2(&>>)144 170.4 Q F1(wor)A(d)-.37 E F0
(This is semantically equi)108 187.2 Q -.25(va)-.25 G(lent to).25 E F2
(>>)144 204 Q F1(wor)A(d)-.37 E F0(2)2.5 E F2(>&)A F0(1)A(\(see)108
220.8 Q F2(Duplicating File Descriptors)2.5 E F0(belo)2.5 E(w\).)-.25 E
F2(Her)87 237.6 Q 2.5(eD)-.18 G(ocuments)-2.5 E F0 .33(This type of red\
irection instructs the shell to read input from the current source unti\
l a line containing only)108 249.6 R F1(delimiter)108.35 261.6 Q F0 .615
(\(with no trailing blanks\) is seen.)3.845 F .615
(All of the lines read up to that point are then used as the stan-)5.615
F(dard input \(or \214le descriptor)108 273.6 Q F1(n)2.5 E F0(if)2.5 E
F1(n)2.5 E F0(is speci\214ed\) for a command.)2.5 E
(The format of here-documents is:)108 290.4 Q([)144 307.2 Q F1(n)A F0(])
A F2(<<)A F0([)A F2<ad>A F0(])A F1(wor)A(d)-.37 E(her)164 319.2 Q
(e-document)-.37 E(delimiter)144 331.2 Q F0 .301(No parameter and v)108
348 R .302(ariable e)-.25 F .302
(xpansion, command substitution, arithmetic e)-.15 F .302
(xpansion, or pathname e)-.15 F(xpansion)-.15 E .381(is performed on)108
360 R F1(wor)3.221 E(d)-.37 E F0 5.381(.I).77 G 2.881(fa)-5.381 G .681
-.15(ny p)-2.881 H .381(art of).15 F F1(wor)3.221 E(d)-.37 E F0 .381
(is quoted, the)3.651 F F1(delimiter)3.231 E F0 .381
(is the result of quote remo)3.611 F -.25(va)-.15 G 2.881(lo).25 G(n)
-2.881 E F1(wor)3.221 E(d)-.37 E F0(,).77 E .773
(and the lines in the here-document are not e)108 372 R 3.274
(xpanded. If)-.15 F F1(wor)3.274 E(d)-.37 E F0 .774
(is unquoted, all lines of the here-document)3.274 F 1.195
(are subjected to parameter e)108 384 R 1.194
(xpansion, command substitution, and arithmetic e)-.15 F 1.194
(xpansion, the character se-)-.15 F(quence)108 396 Q F2(\\<newline>)2.5
E F0(is ignored, and)2.5 E F2(\\)2.5 E F0
(must be used to quote the characters)2.5 E F2(\\)2.5 E F0(,)A F2($)2.5
E F0 2.5(,a)C(nd)-2.5 E F2<92>2.5 E F0(.)A .601
(If the redirection operator is)108 412.8 R F2(<<\255)3.101 E F0 3.101
(,t)C .601(hen all leading tab characters are stripped from input lines\
 and the line)-3.101 F(containing)108 424.8 Q F1(delimiter)2.85 E F0 5
(.T).73 G(his allo)-5 E
(ws here-documents within shell scripts to be indented in a natural f)
-.25 E(ashion.)-.1 E F2(Her)87 441.6 Q 2.5(eS)-.18 G(trings)-2.5 E F0
2.5(Av)108 453.6 S(ariant of here documents, the format is:)-2.75 E([)
144 470.4 Q F1(n)A F0(])A F2(<<<)A F1(wor)A(d)-.37 E F0(The)108 487.2 Q
F1(wor)3.292 E(d)-.37 E F0(under)3.292 E .792(goes tilde e)-.18 F .792
(xpansion, parameter and v)-.15 F .792(ariable e)-.25 F .791
(xpansion, command substitution, arithmetic)-.15 F -.15(ex)108 499.2 S
1.187(pansion, and quote remo).15 F -.25(va)-.15 G 3.687(l. P).25 F
1.187(athname e)-.15 F 1.187(xpansion and w)-.15 F 1.187
(ord splitting are not performed.)-.1 F 1.188(The result is)6.187 F .375
(supplied as a single string, with a ne)108 511.2 R .374(wline appended\
, to the command on its standard input \(or \214le descrip-)-.25 F(tor)
108 523.2 Q F1(n)2.5 E F0(if)2.5 E F1(n)2.5 E F0(is speci\214ed\).)2.5 E
F2(Duplicating File Descriptors)87 540 Q F0(The redirection operator)108
552 Q([)144 568.8 Q F1(n)A F0(])A F2(<&)A F1(wor)A(d)-.37 E F0 .126
(is used to duplicate input \214le descriptors.)108 585.6 R(If)5.127 E
F1(wor)2.967 E(d)-.37 E F0 -.15(ex)3.397 G .127
(pands to one or more digits, the \214le descriptor denoted).15 F(by)108
597.6 Q F1(n)3.318 E F0 .458(is made to be a cop)3.198 F 2.958(yo)-.1 G
2.958(ft)-2.958 G .457(hat \214le descriptor)-2.958 F 5.457(.I)-.55 G
2.957(ft)-5.457 G .457(he digits in)-2.957 F F1(wor)3.297 E(d)-.37 E F0
.457(do not specify a \214le descriptor open)3.727 F .149
(for input, a redirection error occurs.)108 609.6 R(If)5.149 E F1(wor)
2.989 E(d)-.37 E F0 -.25(eva)3.419 G .149(luates to).25 F F2<ad>2.649 E
F0 2.65<2c8c>C .15(le descriptor)-2.65 F F1(n)3.01 E F0 .15(is closed.)
2.89 F(If)5.15 E F1(n)3.01 E F0 .15(is not speci\214ed,)2.89 F
(the standard input \(\214le descriptor 0\) is used.)108 621.6 Q
(The operator)108 638.4 Q([)144 655.2 Q F1(n)A F0(])A F2(>&)A F1(wor)A
(d)-.37 E F0 .444
(is used similarly to duplicate output \214le descriptors.)108 672 R(If)
5.444 E F1(n)3.304 E F0 .443
(is not speci\214ed, the standard output \(\214le descrip-)3.183 F .565
(tor 1\) is used.)108 684 R .565(If the digits in)5.565 F F1(wor)3.406 E
(d)-.37 E F0 .566(do not specify a \214le descriptor open for output, a\
 redirection error oc-)3.836 F 3.204(curs. If)108 696 R F1(wor)3.544 E
(d)-.37 E F0 -.25(eva)3.974 G .704(luates to).25 F F2<ad>3.204 E F0
3.204<2c8c>C .704(le descriptor)-3.204 F F1(n)3.563 E F0 .703
(is closed.)3.443 F .703(As a special case, if)5.703 F F1(n)3.203 E F0
.703(is omitted, and)3.203 F F1(wor)3.203 E(d)-.37 E F0(does)3.203 E
.965(not e)108 708 R .965(xpand to one or more digits or)-.15 F F2<ad>
3.465 E F0 3.466(,t)C .966
(he standard output and standard error are redirected as described)
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(Commands Manual)2.5 E -.35(BA)139.64 G(SH\(1\)).35 E/F1 10/Times-Bold@0
SF(Mo)87 84 Q(ving File Descriptors)-.1 E F0(The redirection operator)
108 96 Q([)144 112.8 Q/F2 10/Times-Italic@0 SF(n)A F0(])A F1(<&)A F2
(digit)A F1<ad>A F0(mo)108 129.6 Q -.15(ve)-.15 G 3.018(st).15 G .518
(he \214le descriptor)-3.018 F F2(digit)3.018 E F0 .518
(to \214le descriptor)3.018 F F2(n)3.378 E F0 3.018(,o).24 G 3.018(rt)
-3.018 G .517(he standard input \(\214le descriptor 0\) if)-3.018 F F2
(n)3.017 E F0 .517(is not speci-)3.017 F(\214ed.)108 141.6 Q F2(digit)5
E F0(is closed after being duplicated to)2.5 E F2(n)2.5 E F0(.)A
(Similarly)108 158.4 Q 2.5(,t)-.65 G(he redirection operator)-2.5 E([)
144 175.2 Q F2(n)A F0(])A F1(>&)A F2(digit)A F1<ad>A F0(mo)108 192 Q
-.15(ve)-.15 G 2.767(st).15 G .267(he \214le descriptor)-2.767 F F2
(digit)2.767 E F0 .267(to \214le descriptor)2.767 F F2(n)3.127 E F0
2.767(,o).24 G 2.767(rt)-2.767 G .268
(he standard output \(\214le descriptor 1\) if)-2.767 F F2(n)2.768 E F0
.268(is not speci-)2.768 F(\214ed.)108 204 Q F1
(Opening File Descriptors f)87 220.8 Q(or Reading and Writing)-.25 E F0
(The redirection operator)108 232.8 Q([)144 249.6 Q F2(n)A F0(])A F1(<>)
A F2(wor)A(d)-.37 E F0 .518(causes the \214le whose name is the e)108
266.4 R .518(xpansion of)-.15 F F2(wor)3.358 E(d)-.37 E F0 .518
(to be opened for both reading and writing on \214le de-)3.788 F
(scriptor)108 278.4 Q F2(n)2.86 E F0 2.5(,o).24 G 2.5(ro)-2.5 G 2.5
<6e8c>-2.5 G(le descriptor 0 if)-2.5 E F2(n)2.86 E F0
(is not speci\214ed.)2.74 E(If the \214le does not e)5 E
(xist, it is created.)-.15 E/F3 10.95/Times-Bold@0 SF(ALIASES)72 295.2 Q
F2(Aliases)108 307.2 Q F0(allo)3.173 E 3.173(was)-.25 G .674
(tring to be substituted for a w)-3.173 F .674
(ord when it is used as the \214rst w)-.1 F .674
(ord of a simple command.)-.1 F .394(The shell maintains a list of alia\
ses that may be set and unset with the)108 319.2 R F1(alias)2.893 E F0
(and)2.893 E F1(unalias)2.893 E F0 -.2(bu)2.893 G .393(iltin commands).2
F(\(see)108 331.2 Q/F4 9/Times-Bold@0 SF 1.979(SHELL B)4.479 F(UIL)-.09
E 1.979(TIN COMMANDS)-.828 F F0(belo)4.229 E 4.48(w\). The)-.25 F 1.98
(\214rst w)4.48 F 1.98(ord of each simple command, if unquoted, is)-.1 F
(check)108 343.2 Q .473(ed to see if it has an alias.)-.1 F .473
(If so, that w)5.473 F .472(ord is replaced by the te)-.1 F .472
(xt of the alias.)-.15 F .472(The characters)5.472 F F1(/)2.972 E F0(,)A
F1($)2.972 E F0(,)A F1<92>2.972 E F0(,)A(and)108 355.2 Q F1(=)3.611 E F0
1.111(and an)3.611 F 3.611(yo)-.15 G 3.611(ft)-3.611 G 1.111(he shell)
-3.611 F F2(metac)3.612 E(har)-.15 E(acter)-.15 E(s)-.1 E F0 1.112
(or quoting characters listed abo)3.612 F 1.412 -.15(ve m)-.15 H 1.112
(ay not appear in an alias).15 F 3.62(name. The)108 367.2 R 1.12
(replacement te)3.62 F 1.119(xt may contain an)-.15 F 3.619(yv)-.15 G
1.119(alid shell input, including shell metacharacters.)-3.869 F 1.119
(The \214rst)6.119 F -.1(wo)108 379.2 S .513(rd of the replacement te).1
F .513(xt is tested for aliases, b)-.15 F .513(ut a w)-.2 F .514
(ord that is identical to an alias being e)-.1 F .514(xpanded is)-.15 F
.296(not e)108 391.2 R .296(xpanded a second time.)-.15 F .296
(This means that one may alias)5.296 F F1(ls)2.796 E F0(to)2.796 E F1
.296(ls \255F)2.796 F F0 2.796(,f)C .295(or instance, and)-2.796 F F1
(bash)2.795 E F0 .295(does not try)2.795 F .528(to recursi)108 403.2 R
-.15(ve)-.25 G .528(ly e).15 F .528(xpand the replacement te)-.15 F
3.028(xt. If)-.15 F .528(the last character of the alias v)3.028 F .529
(alue is a)-.25 F F2(blank)3.299 E F0 3.029(,t).67 G .529(hen the ne)
-3.029 F(xt)-.15 E(command w)108 415.2 Q(ord follo)-.1 E
(wing the alias is also check)-.25 E(ed for alias e)-.1 E(xpansion.)-.15
E(Aliases are created and listed with the)108 432 Q F1(alias)2.5 E F0
(command, and remo)2.5 E -.15(ve)-.15 G 2.5(dw).15 G(ith the)-2.5 E F1
(unalias)2.5 E F0(command.)2.5 E .742
(There is no mechanism for using ar)108 448.8 R .741
(guments in the replacement te)-.18 F 3.241(xt. If)-.15 F(ar)3.241 E
.741(guments are needed, use a shell)-.18 F(function \(see)108 460.8 Q
F4(FUNCTIONS)2.5 E F0(belo)2.25 E(w\).)-.25 E .282(Aliases are not e)108
477.6 R .282(xpanded when the shell is not interacti)-.15 F -.15(ve)-.25
G 2.782(,u).15 G .282(nless the)-2.782 F F1(expand_aliases)2.783 E F0
.283(shell option is set us-)2.783 F(ing)108 489.6 Q F1(shopt)2.5 E F0
(\(see the description of)2.5 E F1(shopt)2.5 E F0(under)2.5 E F4
(SHELL B)2.5 E(UIL)-.09 E(TIN COMMANDS)-.828 E F0(belo)2.25 E(w\).)-.25
E .436
(The rules concerning the de\214nition and use of aliases are some)108
506.4 R .435(what confusing.)-.25 F F1(Bash)5.435 E F0(al)2.935 E -.1
(wa)-.1 G .435(ys reads at least).1 F .67
(one complete line of input, and all lines that mak)108 518.4 R 3.17(eu)
-.1 G 3.17(pac)-3.17 G .67(ompound command, before e)-3.17 F -.15(xe)
-.15 G .67(cuting an).15 F 3.17(yo)-.15 G 3.17(ft)-3.17 G(he)-3.17 E
1.059(commands on that line or the compound command.)108 530.4 R 1.059
(Aliases are e)6.059 F 1.058(xpanded when a command is read, not)-.15 F
.074(when it is e)108 542.4 R -.15(xe)-.15 G 2.574(cuted. Therefore,).15
F .075(an alias de\214nition appearing on the same line as another comm\
and does not)2.574 F(tak)108 554.4 Q 2.838(ee)-.1 G -.25(ff)-2.838 G
.338(ect until the ne).25 F .338(xt line of input is read.)-.15 F .337
(The commands follo)5.337 F .337
(wing the alias de\214nition on that line are)-.25 F .551(not af)108
566.4 R .551(fected by the ne)-.25 F 3.051(wa)-.25 G 3.051(lias. This)
-3.051 F(beha)3.051 E .551(vior is also an issue when functions are e)
-.2 F -.15(xe)-.15 G 3.051(cuted. Aliases).15 F .552(are e)3.052 F(x-)
-.15 E .426(panded when a function de\214nition is read, not when the f\
unction is e)108 578.4 R -.15(xe)-.15 G .425
(cuted, because a function de\214nition).15 F .403(is itself a command.)
108 590.4 R .403
(As a consequence, aliases de\214ned in a function are not a)5.403 F
-.25(va)-.2 G .404(ilable until after that func-).25 F .862(tion is e)
108 602.4 R -.15(xe)-.15 G 3.362(cuted. T).15 F 3.362(ob)-.8 G 3.362(es)
-3.362 G .862(afe, al)-3.362 F -.1(wa)-.1 G .862
(ys put alias de\214nitions on a separate line, and do not use).1 F F1
(alias)3.362 E F0 .862(in com-)3.362 F(pound commands.)108 614.4 Q -.15
(Fo)108 631.2 S 2.5(ra).15 G(lmost e)-2.5 E -.15(ve)-.25 G
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(ace sup-)-.1 F(plied jointly by the operating system k)108 535.2 Q
(ernel')-.1 E 2.5(st)-.55 G(erminal dri)-2.5 E -.15(ve)-.25 G 2.5(ra).15
G(nd)-2.5 E F1(bash)2.5 E F0(.)A .785(The shell associates a)108 552 R
F5(job)5.025 E F0 .785(with each pipeline.)3.515 F .784(It k)5.785 F
.784(eeps a table of currently e)-.1 F -.15(xe)-.15 G .784
(cuting jobs, which may be).15 F .324(listed with the)108 564 R F1(jobs)
2.824 E F0 2.824(command. When)2.824 F F1(bash)2.825 E F0 .325
(starts a job asynchronously \(in the)2.825 F F5(bac)3.095 E(kgr)-.2 E
(ound)-.45 E F0 .325(\), it prints a line).77 F(that looks lik)108 576 Q
(e:)-.1 E([1] 25647)144 592.8 Q .241(indicating that this job is job nu\
mber 1 and that the process ID of the last process in the pipeline asso\
ciated)108 609.6 R .732(with this job is 25647.)108 621.6 R .733
(All of the processes in a single pipeline are members of the same job)
5.732 F(.)-.4 E F1(Bash)5.733 E F0(uses)3.233 E(the)108 633.6 Q F5(job)
4.24 E F0(abstraction as the basis for job control.)2.73 E 1.982 -.8
(To f)108 650.4 T .382(acilitate the implementation of the user interf)
.7 F .382(ace to job control, the operating system maintains the no-)-.1
F 1.537(tion of a)108 662.4 R F5(curr)4.037 E 1.537(ent terminal pr)-.37
F 1.537(ocess gr)-.45 F 1.537(oup ID)-.45 F F0 6.537(.M)C 1.538
(embers of this process group \(processes whose process)-6.537 F .023
(group ID is equal to the current terminal process group ID\) recei)108
674.4 R .323 -.15(ve k)-.25 H -.15(ey).05 G .023
(board-generated signals such as).15 F F2(SIG-)2.522 E(INT)108 686.4 Q
F3(.)A F0 1.215(These processes are said to be in the)5.715 F F5(for)
5.685 E -.4(eg)-.37 G -.45(ro).4 G(und).45 E F0(.).77 E F5(Bac)6.795 E
(kgr)-.2 E(ound)-.45 E F0 1.216(processes are those whose process)4.485
F .146(group ID dif)108 698.4 R .146(fers from the terminal')-.25 F .146
(s; such processes are immune to k)-.55 F -.15(ey)-.1 G .145
(board-generated signals.).15 F .145(Only fore-)5.145 F .16
(ground processes are allo)108 710.4 R .16(wed to read from or)-.25 F
2.66(,i)-.4 G 2.66(ft)-2.66 G .16(he user so speci\214es with)-2.66 F/F6
10/Courier@0 SF .16(stty tostop)2.66 F F0 2.66(,w)C .16(rite to the ter)
-2.66 F(-)-.2 E 3.052(minal. Background)108 722.4 R .551
(processes which attempt to read from \(write to when)3.052 F F6 .551
(stty tostop)3.051 F F0 .551(is in ef)3.051 F .551(fect\) the)-.25 F
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(If the operating system on which)108 112.8 R/F2 10/Times-Bold@0 SF
(bash)3.588 E F0 1.088(is running supports job control,)3.588 F F2(bash)
3.587 E F0 1.087(contains f)3.587 F 1.087(acilities to use it.)-.1 F -.8
(Ty)108 124.8 S .301(ping the).8 F/F3 10/Times-Italic@0 SF(suspend)3.141
E F0 .301(character \(typically)3.571 F F2(^Z)2.801 E F0 2.801(,C)C .301
(ontrol-Z\) while a process is running causes that process to be)-2.801
F 2.143(stopped and returns control to)108 136.8 R F2(bash)4.642 E F0
7.142(.T)C 2.142(yping the)-7.942 F F3 2.142(delayed suspend)4.992 F F0
2.142(character \(typically)5.412 F F2(^Y)4.642 E F0 4.642(,C)C
(ontrol-Y\))-4.642 E .021(causes the process to be stopped when it atte\
mpts to read input from the terminal, and control to be returned)108
148.8 R(to)108 160.8 Q F2(bash)3.392 E F0 5.892(.T)C .892
(he user may then manipulate the state of this job, using the)-5.892 F
F2(bg)3.392 E F0 .892(command to continue it in the)3.392 F .17
(background, the)108 172.8 R F2(fg)2.67 E F0 .17
(command to continue it in the fore)2.67 F .17(ground, or the)-.15 F F2
(kill)2.67 E F0 .17(command to kill it.)2.67 F(A)5.17 E F2(^Z)2.67 E F0
(tak)2.67 E .17(es ef-)-.1 F 1.419(fect immediately)108 184.8 R 3.919
(,a)-.65 G 1.418(nd has the additional side ef)-3.919 F 1.418
(fect of causing pending output and typeahead to be dis-)-.25 F(carded.)
108 196.8 Q .777(There are a number of w)108 213.6 R .777
(ays to refer to a job in the shell.)-.1 F .777(The character)5.777 F F2
(%)3.277 E F0 .777(introduces a job speci\214cation)3.277 F(\()108 225.6
Q F3(jobspec)A F0 3.458(\). Job)B(number)3.458 E F3(n)3.818 E F0 .957
(may be referred to as)3.697 F F2(%n)3.457 E F0 5.957(.A)C .957
(job may also be referred to using a pre\214x of the)-2.5 F .59(name us\
ed to start it, or using a substring that appears in its command line.)
108 237.6 R -.15(Fo)5.59 G 3.09(re).15 G(xample,)-3.24 E F2(%ce)3.09 E
F0 .59(refers to a)3.09 F .385(stopped job whose command name be)108
249.6 R .385(gins with)-.15 F F2(ce)2.885 E F0 5.385(.I)C 2.885(fap)
-5.385 G .385(re\214x matches more than one job,)-2.885 F F2(bash)2.885
E F0 .385(reports an)2.885 F(error)108 261.6 Q 5.194(.U)-.55 G(sing)
-5.194 E F2(%?ce)2.694 E F0 2.694(,o)C 2.694(nt)-2.694 G .194
(he other hand, refers to an)-2.694 F 2.694(yj)-.15 G .194
(ob containing the string)-2.694 F F2(ce)2.694 E F0 .194
(in its command line.)2.694 F .194(If the)5.194 F .306
(substring matches more than one job,)108 273.6 R F2(bash)2.806 E F0
.306(reports an error)2.806 F 5.306(.T)-.55 G .306(he symbols)-5.306 F
F2(%%)2.806 E F0(and)2.806 E F2(%+)2.806 E F0 .306(refer to the shell')
2.806 F(s)-.55 E .132(notion of the)108 285.6 R F3(curr)2.832 E .133
(ent job)-.37 F F0 2.633(,w).23 G .133
(hich is the last job stopped while it w)-2.633 F .133(as in the fore)
-.1 F .133(ground or started in the back-)-.15 F 2.576(ground. The)108
297.6 R F3(pr)3.826 E -.15(ev)-.37 G .076(ious job).15 F F0 .076
(may be referenced using)2.806 F F2<25ad>2.576 E F0 5.076(.I)C 2.576(ft)
-5.076 G .075(here is only a single job,)-2.576 F F2(%+)2.575 E F0(and)
2.575 E F2<25ad>2.575 E F0 .075(can both)2.575 F .317
(be used to refer to that job)108 309.6 R 5.317(.I)-.4 G 2.817(no)-5.317
G .317(utput pertaining to jobs \(e.g., the output of the)-2.817 F F2
(jobs)2.817 E F0 .317(command\), the current)2.817 F .033(job is al)108
321.6 R -.1(wa)-.1 G .033(ys \215agged with a).1 F F2(+)2.533 E F0 2.533
(,a)C .033(nd the pre)-2.533 F .033(vious job with a)-.25 F F2<ad>2.533
E F0 5.033(.A)C .033(single % \(with no accompan)-2.5 F .032
(ying job speci-)-.15 F(\214cation\) also refers to the current job)108
333.6 Q(.)-.4 E .443
(Simply naming a job can be used to bring it into the fore)108 350.4 R
(ground:)-.15 E F2(%1)2.944 E F0 .444(is a synon)2.944 F .444(ym for)
-.15 F F2 -.63(``)2.944 G .444(fg %1').63 F(')-.63 E F0 2.944(,b)C
(ringing)-2.944 E 1.473(job 1 from the background into the fore)108
362.4 R 3.973(ground. Similarly)-.15 F(,)-.65 E F2 -.63(``)3.972 G 1.472
(%1 &').63 F(')-.63 E F0 1.472(resumes job 1 in the background,)3.972 F
(equi)108 374.4 Q -.25(va)-.25 G(lent to).25 E F2 -.63(``)2.5 G(bg %1')
.63 E(')-.63 E F0(.)A .13(The shell learns immediately whene)108 391.2 R
-.15(ve)-.25 G 2.63(raj).15 G .13(ob changes state.)-2.63 F(Normally)
5.131 E(,)-.65 E F2(bash)2.631 E F0 -.1(wa)2.631 G .131
(its until it is about to print a).1 F .158
(prompt before reporting changes in a job')108 403.2 R 2.658(ss)-.55 G
.158(tatus so as to not interrupt an)-2.658 F 2.657(yo)-.15 G .157
(ther output.)-2.657 F .157(If the)5.157 F F2<ad62>2.657 E F0 .157
(option to)2.657 F(the)108 415.2 Q F2(set)2.647 E F0 -.2(bu)2.647 G .147
(iltin command is enabled,).2 F F2(bash)2.647 E F0 .148
(reports such changes immediately)2.648 F 5.148(.A)-.65 G .448 -.15
(ny t)-5.148 H .148(rap on).15 F F1(SIGCHLD)2.648 E F0 .148(is e)2.398 F
-.15(xe)-.15 G(-).15 E(cuted for each child that e)108 427.2 Q(xits.)
-.15 E .033(If an attempt to e)108 444 R(xit)-.15 E F2(bash)2.533 E F0
.033(is made while jobs are stopped \(or)2.533 F 2.532(,i)-.4 G 2.532
(ft)-2.532 G(he)-2.532 E F2(checkjobs)2.532 E F0 .032
(shell option has been enabled)2.532 F 1.002(using the)108 456 R F2
(shopt)3.502 E F0 -.2(bu)3.502 G 1.002
(iltin, running\), the shell prints a w).2 F 1.002
(arning message, and, if the)-.1 F F2(checkjobs)3.503 E F0 1.003
(option is en-)3.503 F .956(abled, lists the jobs and their statuses.)
108 468 R(The)5.955 E F2(jobs)3.455 E F0 .955
(command may then be used to inspect their status.)3.455 F .955(If a)
5.955 F .603(second attempt to e)108 480 R .604
(xit is made without an interv)-.15 F .604
(ening command, the shell does not print another w)-.15 F(arning,)-.1 E
(and an)108 492 Q 2.5(ys)-.15 G(topped jobs are terminated.)-2.5 E .645
(When the shell is w)108 508.8 R .645
(aiting for a job or process using the)-.1 F F2(wait)3.144 E F0 -.2(bu)
3.144 G .644(iltin, and job control is enabled,).2 F F2(wait)3.144 E F0
(will)3.144 E .282(return when the job changes state. The)108 520.8 R F2
<ad66>2.782 E F0 .282(option causes)2.782 F F2(wait)2.782 E F0 .282
(to w)2.782 F .282(ait until the job or process terminates be-)-.1 F
(fore returning.)108 532.8 Q/F4 10.95/Times-Bold@0 SF(PR)72 549.6 Q
(OMPTING)-.329 E F0 .645(When e)108 561.6 R -.15(xe)-.15 G .645
(cuting interacti).15 F -.15(ve)-.25 G(ly).15 E(,)-.65 E F2(bash)3.145 E
F0 .645(displays the primary prompt)3.145 F F1(PS1)3.145 E F0 .645
(when it is ready to read a command,)2.895 F .427
(and the secondary prompt)108 573.6 R F1(PS2)2.927 E F0 .427
(when it needs more input to complete a command.)2.677 F F2(Bash)5.428 E
F0(displays)2.928 E F1(PS0)2.928 E F0(after)2.678 E .038
(it reads a command b)108 585.6 R .038(ut before e)-.2 F -.15(xe)-.15 G
.038(cuting it.).15 F F2(Bash)5.038 E F0(displays)2.537 E F1(PS4)2.537 E
F0 .037(as described abo)2.287 F .337 -.15(ve b)-.15 H .037
(efore tracing each com-).15 F 1.121(mand when the)108 597.6 R F2<ad78>
3.621 E F0 1.122(option is enabled.)3.621 F F2(Bash)6.122 E F0(allo)
3.622 E 1.122(ws these prompt strings to be customized by inserting a)
-.25 F(number of backslash-escaped special characters that are decoded \
as follo)108 609.6 Q(ws:)-.25 E F2(\\a)144 621.6 Q F0
(an ASCII bell character \(07\))180 621.6 Q F2(\\d)144 633.6 Q F0
(the date in "W)180 633.6 Q(eekday Month Date" format \(e.g., "T)-.8 E
(ue May 26"\))-.45 E F2(\\D{)144 645.6 Q F3(format)A F2(})A F0(the)180
657.6 Q F3(format)3.927 E F0 1.427(is passed to)3.927 F F3(strftime)
3.927 E F0 1.427
(\(3\) and the result is inserted into the prompt string; an)B(empty)180
669.6 Q F3(format)2.5 E F0
(results in a locale-speci\214c time representation.)2.5 E
(The braces are required)5 E F2(\\e)144 681.6 Q F0
(an ASCII escape character \(033\))180 681.6 Q F2(\\h)144 693.6 Q F0
(the hostname up to the \214rst `.)180 693.6 Q(')-.7 E F2(\\H)144 705.6
Q F0(the hostname)180 705.6 Q F2(\\j)144 717.6 Q F0
(the number of jobs currently managed by the shell)180 717.6 Q
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(Commands Manual)2.5 E -.35(BA)139.64 G(SH\(1\)).35 E/F1 10/Times-Bold@0
SF(\\l)144 84 Q F0(the basename of the shell')180 84 Q 2.5(st)-.55 G
(erminal de)-2.5 E(vice name)-.25 E F1(\\n)144 96 Q F0(ne)180 96 Q
(wline)-.25 E F1(\\r)144 108 Q F0(carriage return)180 108 Q F1(\\s)144
120 Q F0(the name of the shell, the basename of)180 120 Q F1($0)2.5 E F0
(\(the portion follo)2.5 E(wing the \214nal slash\))-.25 E F1(\\t)144
132 Q F0(the current time in 24-hour HH:MM:SS format)180 132 Q F1(\\T)
144 144 Q F0(the current time in 12-hour HH:MM:SS format)180 144 Q F1
(\\@)144 156 Q F0(the current time in 12-hour am/pm format)180 156 Q F1
(\\A)144 168 Q F0(the current time in 24-hour HH:MM format)180 168 Q F1
(\\u)144 180 Q F0(the username of the current user)180 180 Q F1(\\v)144
192 Q F0(the v)180 192 Q(ersion of)-.15 E F1(bash)2.5 E F0
(\(e.g., 2.00\))2.5 E F1(\\V)144 204 Q F0(the release of)180 204 Q F1
(bash)2.5 E F0 2.5(,v)C(ersion + patch le)-2.65 E -.15(ve)-.25 G 2.5
(l\().15 G(e.g., 2.00.0\))-2.5 E F1(\\w)144 216 Q F0 .119(the v)180 216
R .119(alue of the)-.25 F F1(PWD)2.619 E F0 .119(shell v)2.619 F .119
(ariable \()-.25 F F1($PWD)A F0 .119(\), with)B/F2 9/Times-Bold@0 SF
($HOME)2.619 E F0(abbre)2.369 E .119(viated with a tilde \(uses)-.25 F
(the v)180 228 Q(alue of the)-.25 E F2(PR)2.5 E(OMPT_DIR)-.27 E(TRIM)
-.36 E F0 -.25(va)2.25 G(riable\)).25 E F1(\\W)144 240 Q F0
(the basename of)180 240 Q F1($PWD)2.5 E F0 2.5(,w)C(ith)-2.5 E F2
($HOME)2.5 E F0(abbre)2.25 E(viated with a tilde)-.25 E F1(\\!)144 252 Q
F0(the history number of this command)180 252 Q F1(\\#)144 264 Q F0
(the command number of this command)180 264 Q F1(\\$)144 276 Q F0
(if the ef)180 276 Q(fecti)-.25 E .3 -.15(ve U)-.25 H(ID is 0, a).15 E
F1(#)2.5 E F0 2.5(,o)C(therwise a)-2.5 E F1($)2.5 E(\\)144 288 Q/F3 10
/Times-Italic@0 SF(nnn)A F0
(the character corresponding to the octal number)180 288 Q F3(nnn)2.5 E
F1(\\\\)144 300 Q F0 2.5(ab)180 300 S(ackslash)-2.5 E F1(\\[)144 312 Q
F0(be)180 312 Q 1.257(gin a sequence of non-printing characters, which \
could be used to embed a terminal)-.15 F
(control sequence into the prompt)180 324 Q F1(\\])144 336 Q F0
(end a sequence of non-printing characters)180 336 Q .119
(The command number and the history number are usually dif)108 352.8 R
.12(ferent: the history number of a command is its)-.25 F .547(position\
 in the history list, which may include commands restored from the hist\
ory \214le \(see)108 364.8 R F2(HIST)3.046 E(OR)-.162 E(Y)-.315 E F0
(be-)2.796 E(lo)108 376.8 Q .354(w\), while the command number is the p\
osition in the sequence of commands e)-.25 F -.15(xe)-.15 G .355
(cuted during the current).15 F .823(shell session.)108 388.8 R .822
(After the string is decoded, it is e)5.823 F .822
(xpanded via parameter e)-.15 F .822(xpansion, command substitution,)
-.15 F .682(arithmetic e)108 400.8 R .682(xpansion, and quote remo)-.15
F -.25(va)-.15 G .682(l, subject to the v).25 F .683(alue of the)-.25 F
F1(pr)3.183 E(omptv)-.18 E(ars)-.1 E F0 .683(shell option \(see the de-)
3.183 F 1.198(scription of the)108 412.8 R F1(shopt)3.698 E F0 1.198
(command under)3.698 F F2 1.197(SHELL B)3.697 F(UIL)-.09 E 1.197
(TIN COMMANDS)-.828 F F0(belo)3.447 E 3.697(w\). This)-.25 F 1.197
(can ha)3.697 F 1.497 -.15(ve u)-.2 H(nw).15 E(anted)-.1 E .322(side ef)
108 424.8 R .322(fects if escaped portions of the string appear within \
command substitution or contain characters spe-)-.25 F(cial to w)108
436.8 Q(ord e)-.1 E(xpansion.)-.15 E/F4 10.95/Times-Bold@0 SF(READLINE)
72 453.6 Q F0 .151
(This is the library that handles reading input when using an interacti)
108 465.6 R .45 -.15(ve s)-.25 H .15(hell, unless the).15 F F1
(\255\255noediting)2.65 E F0(option)2.65 E .384(is gi)108 477.6 R -.15
(ve)-.25 G 2.884(na).15 G 2.884(ts)-2.884 G .384(hell in)-2.884 F -.2
(vo)-.4 G 2.884(cation. Line).2 F .384
(editing is also used when using the)2.884 F F1<ad65>2.885 E F0 .385
(option to the)2.885 F F1 -.18(re)2.885 G(ad).18 E F0 -.2(bu)2.885 G
2.885(iltin. By).2 F(de-)2.885 E -.1(fa)108 489.6 S 1.407
(ult, the line editing commands are similar to those of Emacs.).1 F
3.906(Av)6.406 G 1.406(i-style line editing interf)-3.906 F 1.406
(ace is also)-.1 F -.2(av)108 501.6 S 3.35(ailable. Line)-.05 F .85
(editing can be enabled at an)3.35 F 3.35(yt)-.15 G .85(ime using the)
-3.35 F F1 .85(\255o emacs)3.35 F F0(or)3.35 E F1 .85(\255o vi)3.35 F F0
.85(options to the)3.35 F F1(set)3.35 E F0 -.2(bu)3.35 G(iltin).2 E
(\(see)108 513.6 Q F2 .763(SHELL B)3.263 F(UIL)-.09 E .763(TIN COMMANDS)
-.828 F F0(belo)3.013 E 3.263(w\). T)-.25 F 3.263(ot)-.8 G .763(urn of)
-3.263 F 3.263(fl)-.25 G .763
(ine editing after the shell is running, use the)-3.263 F F1(+o)3.262 E
(emacs)108 525.6 Q F0(or)2.5 E F1(+o vi)2.5 E F0(options to the)2.5 E F1
(set)2.5 E F0 -.2(bu)2.5 G(iltin.).2 E F1(Readline Notation)87 542.4 Q
F0 .463(In this section, the Emacs-style notation is used to denote k)
108 554.4 R -.15(ey)-.1 G(strok).15 E 2.963(es. Control)-.1 F -.1(ke)
2.963 G .463(ys are denoted by C\255)-.05 F F3 -.1(ke)C(y)-.2 E F0(,)A
1.153(e.g., C\255n means Control\255N.)108 566.4 R(Similarly)6.153 E(,)
-.65 E F3(meta)4.033 E F0 -.1(ke)3.913 G 1.153(ys are denoted by M\255)
-.05 F F3 -.1(ke)C(y)-.2 E F0 3.652(,s)C 3.652(oM)-3.652 G 1.152
(\255x means Meta\255X.)-3.652 F(\(On)6.152 E -.1(ke)108 578.4 S .83
(yboards without a)-.05 F F3(meta)3.71 E F0 -.1(ke)3.59 G 2.13 -.65
(y, M)-.05 H<ad>.65 E F3(x)A F0 .83(means ESC)3.33 F F3(x)3.33 E F0 3.33
(,i)C .831(.e., press the Escape k)-3.33 F 1.131 -.15(ey t)-.1 H .831
(hen the).15 F F3(x)4.101 E F0 -.1(ke)3.861 G 4.631 -.65(y. T)-.05 H
.831(his mak).65 F(es)-.1 E .6(ESC the)108 590.4 R F3 .6(meta pr)3.1 F
(e\214x)-.37 E F0 5.6(.T)C .6(he combination M\255C\255)-5.6 F F3(x)A F0
.599(means ESC\255Control\255)3.099 F F3(x)A F0 3.099(,o)C 3.099(rp)
-3.099 G .599(ress the Escape k)-3.099 F .899 -.15(ey t)-.1 H .599
(hen hold).15 F(the Control k)108 602.4 Q .3 -.15(ey w)-.1 H
(hile pressing the).15 E F3(x)3.27 E F0 -.1(ke)3.03 G -.65(y.)-.05 G(\))
.65 E .595(Readline commands may be gi)108 619.2 R -.15(ve)-.25 G 3.096
(nn).15 G(umeric)-3.096 E F3(ar)3.426 E(guments)-.37 E F0 3.096(,w).27 G
.596(hich normally act as a repeat count.)-3.096 F(Sometimes,)5.596 E
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(M\255#)2.5 E F0(in emacs mode and to)2.5 E F1(#)2.5 E F0
(in vi command mode.)2.5 E F1(completion\255display\255width \(\2551\))
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.193(alue is ignored if it is less than 0 or greater than the terminal \
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(cause matches to be displayed one per line.)144 300 Q(The def)5 E
(ault v)-.1 E(alue is \2551.)-.25 E F1(completion\255ignor)108 312 Q
(e\255case \(Off\))-.18 E F0(If set to)144 324 Q F1(On)2.5 E F0 2.5(,r)C
(eadline performs \214lename matching and completion in a case\255insen\
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(e\255case)-.18 E F0 .093(is enabled, readline treats h)2.593 F .093
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(This determines when the user is queried about vie)144 432 R .53
(wing the number of possible completions gen-)-.25 F .561(erated by the)
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(riable, readline will ask whether or not the user wishes to vie).25 F
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(re simply)-2.867 F .672(listed on the terminal.)144 480 R 3.172(Az)
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(stripping the eighth bit and pre\214xing an escape character \(in ef)
144 528 R .541(fect, using escape as the)-.25 F F2 .542(meta pr)3.042 F
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(if the locale contains eight-bit characters.)3.75 F 1.141(This v)144
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(On)2.538 E F0 2.538(,r)C .038(eadline will inhibit w)-2.538 F .038
(ord completion.)-.1 F .038
(Completion characters will be inserted into the)5.038 F(line as if the)
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(upport it, readline echoes a character)-3.711 F
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(Controls whether readline be)144 660 R .141(gins with a set of k)-.15 F
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(enable\255k)108 252 Q(eypad \(Off\))-.1 E F0 .892(When set to)144 264 R
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(eadline will try to enable the application k)-3.393 F -.15(ey)-.1 G
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(When set to)144 300 R F1(On)3.14 E F0 3.14(,r)C .64
(eadline will try to enable an)-3.14 F 3.14(ym)-.15 G .64
(eta modi\214er k)-3.14 F .94 -.15(ey t)-.1 H .64
(he terminal claims to support).15 F(when it is called.)144 312 Q
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2.5(su).15 G(sed to send eight-bit characters.)-2.5 E F1
(expand\255tilde \(Off\))108 324 Q F0(If set to)144 336 Q F1(On)2.5 E F0
2.5(,t)C(ilde e)-2.5 E(xpansion is performed when readline attempts w)
-.15 E(ord completion.)-.1 E F1(history\255pr)108 348 Q(eser)-.18 E -.1
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108 384 Q F0 .949(Set the maximum number of history entries sa)144 396 R
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(ber of history entries is not limited.)144 420 R .277(By def)5.278 F
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(alue of)-.25 F(the)144 432 Q F1(HISTSIZE)3.41 E F0 .91(shell v)3.41 F
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(the maximum number of history entries will be set to 500.)144 444 Q F1
(horizontal\255scr)108 456 Q(oll\255mode \(Off\))-.18 E F0 .449
(When set to)144 468 R F1(On)2.949 E F0 2.949(,m)C(ak)-2.949 E .448
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(characters it reads\), re)144 528 R -.05(ga)-.15 G .335
(rdless of what the terminal claims it can support.).05 F .336(The name)
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(if the locale contains)2.864 F 1.866(eight-bit characters.)144 552 R
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(\214les\) when performing \214lename completion.)144 240 R .456
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(user in the \214lename to be completed.)144 252 Q F2
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-4.086 F(\(which may be empty\) before c)144 288 Q
(ycling through the list.)-.15 E F2(output\255meta \(Off\))108 300 Q F0
.506(If set to)144 312 R F2(On)3.006 E F0 3.006(,r)C .507(eadline will \
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(The def)5.884 F .884(ault is)-.1 F F1(Of)3.384 E(f)-.18 E F0 3.384(,b)C
.884(ut readline will set it to)-3.584 F F1(On)3.384 E F0 .884
(if the locale contains)3.384 F 1.866(eight-bit characters.)144 336 R
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(page\255completions \(On\))108 360 Q F0 .809(If set to)144 372 R F2(On)
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(ager to display a screenful of possible comple-)-3.308 F
(tions at a time.)144 384 Q F2
(print\255completions\255horizontally \(Off\))108 396 Q F0 .227
(If set to)144 408 R F2(On)2.727 E F0 2.727(,r)C .227(eadline will disp\
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-2.727 F(-)-.2 E(der)144 420 Q 2.5(,r)-.4 G(ather than do)-2.5 E
(wn the screen.)-.25 E F2 -2.29 -.18(re v)108 432 T
(ert\255all\255at\255newline \(Off\)).08 E F0 .699(If set to)144 444 R
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(ore).15 E 1.264(than one possible completion cause the matches to be l\
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(sho)108 528 Q(w\255all\255if\255unmodi\214ed \(Off\))-.1 E F0 5.346
(This alters the def)144 540 R 5.346(ault beha)-.1 F 5.345
(vior of the completion functions in a f)-.2 F 5.345(ashion similar to)
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2.5(g\()-.1 G -1.667(M\255. ,)-2.5 F -1.667(M\255_ \))2.5 F F0 1.308
(Insert the last ar)144 336 R 1.308(gument to the pre)-.18 F 1.307
(vious command \(the last w)-.25 F 1.307(ord of the pre)-.1 F 1.307
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(Perform alias e)144 540 R .394(xpansion on the current line.)-.15 F
(See)5.395 E F3(ALIASES)2.895 E F0(abo)2.645 E .695 -.15(ve f)-.15 H
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(history\255and\255alias\255expand\255line)108 564 Q F0
(Perform history and alias e)144 576 Q(xpansion on the current line.)
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624 Q -.2(vo)-.4 G .347 -.1(ke a).2 H 2.647(ne).1 G .146
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(Delete the character at point.)144 96 R .442
(If this function is bound to the same character as the tty)5.441 F F1
(EOF)2.942 E F0(char)2.942 E(-)-.2 E(acter)144 108 Q 2.5(,a)-.4 G(s)-2.5
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(he deleted te).15 F .552(xt on)-.15 F(the kill ring.)144 144 Q F1 -.25
(fo)108 156 S(rward\255backward\255delete\255char).25 E F0 .473
(Delete the character under the cursor)144 168 R 2.973(,u)-.4 G .474
(nless the cursor is at the end of the line, in which case the)-2.973 F
(character behind the cursor is deleted.)144 180 Q F1
(quoted\255insert \(C\255q, C\255v\))108 192 Q F0 .779(Add the ne)144
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108 228 Q(AB\))-.9 E F0(Insert a tab character)144 240 Q(.)-.55 E F1
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(Insert the character typed.)144 264 Q F1(transpose\255chars \(C\255t\))
108 276 Q F0 .321(Drag the character before point forw)144 288 R .321
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(he character at point, mo)-2.821 F .322(ving point forw)-.15 F .322
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(If point is at the end of the line, then this transposes the tw)144 300
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(gument, switches to insert mode.)-.18 F .78(This command af)5.781 F
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(Characters bound to)5.957 F F1(backward\255delete\255char)3.458 E F0
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556.8 Q(anking)-.85 E(kill\255line \(C\255k\))108 568.8 Q F0
(Kill the te)144 580.8 Q(xt from point to the end of the line.)-.15 E F1
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144 604.8 Q(ard to the be)-.1 E(ginning of the line.)-.15 E F1
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(Kill all characters on the current line, no matter where point is.)144
652.8 Q F1(kill\255w)108 664.8 Q(ord \(M\255d\))-.1 E F0 .729
(Kill from point to the end of the current w)144 676.8 R .728
(ord, or if between w)-.1 F .728(ords, to the end of the ne)-.1 F .728
(xt w)-.15 F(ord.)-.1 E -.8(Wo)144 688.8 S
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(Rotate the kill ring, and yank the ne)144 408 Q 2.5(wt)-.25 G 2.5
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(gument \(M\2550, M\2551, ..., M\255\255\))-.1 E F0 .367
(Add this digit to the ar)144 448.8 R .367
(gument already accumulating, or start a ne)-.18 F 2.867(wa)-.25 G -.18
(rg)-2.867 G 2.867(ument. M\255\255).18 F .367(starts a ne)2.867 F -.05
(ga)-.15 G(-).05 E(ti)144 460.8 Q .3 -.15(ve a)-.25 H -.18(rg).15 G
(ument.).18 E F1(uni)108 472.8 Q -.1(ve)-.1 G(rsal\255ar).1 E(gument)-.1
E F0 .779(This is another w)144 484.8 R .779(ay to specify an ar)-.1 F
3.279(gument. If)-.18 F .779(this command is follo)3.279 F .778
(wed by one or more digits,)-.25 F 1.376
(optionally with a leading minus sign, those digits de\214ne the ar)144
496.8 R 3.876(gument. If)-.18 F 1.376(the command is fol-)3.876 F(lo)144
508.8 Q 1.17(wed by digits, e)-.25 F -.15(xe)-.15 G(cuting).15 E F1(uni)
3.67 E -.1(ve)-.1 G(rsal\255ar).1 E(gument)-.1 E F0(ag)3.67 E 1.17
(ain ends the numeric ar)-.05 F 1.17(gument, b)-.18 F 1.17(ut is other)
-.2 F(-)-.2 E .898(wise ignored.)144 520.8 R .898
(As a special case, if this command is immediately follo)5.898 F .898
(wed by a character that is)-.25 F 1.23
(neither a digit nor minus sign, the ar)144 532.8 R 1.23
(gument count for the ne)-.18 F 1.23(xt command is multiplied by four)
-.15 F(.)-.55 E .822(The ar)144 544.8 R .822
(gument count is initially one, so e)-.18 F -.15(xe)-.15 G .823
(cuting this function the \214rst time mak).15 F .823(es the ar)-.1 F
(gument)-.18 E(count four)144 556.8 Q 2.5(,as)-.4 G(econd time mak)-2.5
E(es the ar)-.1 E(gument count sixteen, and so on.)-.18 E F1(Completing)
87 573.6 Q(complete \(T)108 585.6 Q(AB\))-.9 E F0 1.137
(Attempt to perform completion on the te)144 597.6 R 1.137
(xt before point.)-.15 F F1(Bash)6.137 E F0 1.137
(attempts completion treating the)3.637 F(te)144 609.6 Q .532(xt as a v)
-.15 F .532(ariable \(if the te)-.25 F .532(xt be)-.15 F .533(gins with)
-.15 F F1($)3.033 E F0 .533(\), username \(if the te)B .533(xt be)-.15 F
.533(gins with)-.15 F F1(~)3.033 E F0 .533(\), hostname \(if the)B(te)
144 621.6 Q .702(xt be)-.15 F .702(gins with)-.15 F F1(@)3.202 E F0 .701
(\), or command \(including aliases and functions\) in turn.)B .701
(If none of these pro-)5.701 F
(duces a match, \214lename completion is attempted.)144 633.6 Q F1
(possible\255completions \(M\255?\))108 645.6 Q F0
(List the possible completions of the te)144 657.6 Q(xt before point.)
-.15 E F1(insert\255completions \(M\255*\))108 669.6 Q F0 .783
(Insert all completions of the te)144 681.6 R .783
(xt before point that w)-.15 F .783(ould ha)-.1 F 1.083 -.15(ve b)-.2 H
.783(een generated by).15 F F1(possible\255com-)3.283 E(pletions)144
693.6 Q F0(.)A F1(menu\255complete)108 705.6 Q F0 .929(Similar to)144
717.6 R F1(complete)3.429 E F0 3.429(,b)C .929(ut replaces the w)-3.629
F .929(ord to be completed with a single match from the list of)-.1 F
1.193(possible completions.)144 729.6 R 1.193(Repeated e)6.193 F -.15
(xe)-.15 G 1.193(cution of).15 F F1(menu\255complete)3.694 E F0 1.194
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(completions, inserting each match in turn.)144 84 R .828
(At the end of the list of completions, the bell is rung)5.828 F .727
(\(subject to the setting of)144 96 R/F1 10/Times-Bold@0 SF
(bell\255style)3.227 E F0 3.227(\)a)C .727(nd the original te)-3.227 F
.727(xt is restored.)-.15 F .727(An ar)5.727 F .727(gument of)-.18 F/F2
10/Times-Italic@0 SF(n)3.227 E F0(mo)3.227 E -.15(ve)-.15 G(s).15 E F2
(n)3.228 E F0 1.73(positions forw)144 108 R 1.73
(ard in the list of matches; a ne)-.1 F -.05(ga)-.15 G(ti).05 E 2.03
-.15(ve a)-.25 H -.18(rg).15 G 1.73(ument may be used to mo).18 F 2.03
-.15(ve b)-.15 H(ackw).15 E(ard)-.1 E(through the list.)144 120 Q
(This command is intended to be bound to)5 E F1 -.9(TA)2.5 G(B).9 E F0
2.5(,b)C(ut is unbound by def)-2.7 E(ault.)-.1 E F1
(menu\255complete\255backward)108 132 Q F0 .82(Identical to)144 144 R F1
(menu\255complete)3.32 E F0 3.32(,b)C .82(ut mo)-3.52 F -.15(ve)-.15 G
3.32(sb).15 G(ackw)-3.32 E .82
(ard through the list of possible completions, as if)-.1 F F1
(menu\255complete)144 156 Q F0(had been gi)2.5 E -.15(ve)-.25 G 2.5(nan)
.15 G -2.25 -.15(eg a)-2.5 H(ti).15 E .3 -.15(ve a)-.25 H -.18(rg).15 G
2.5(ument. This).18 F(command is unbound by def)2.5 E(ault.)-.1 E F1
(delete\255char\255or\255list)108 168 Q F0 .234
(Deletes the character under the cursor if not at the be)144 180 R .234
(ginning or end of the line \(lik)-.15 F(e)-.1 E F1(delete\255char)2.734
E F0(\).)A .425(If at the end of the line, beha)144 192 R -.15(ve)-.2 G
2.925(si).15 G .425(dentically to)-2.925 F F1(possible\255completions)
2.925 E F0 5.425(.T)C .425(his command is unbound)-5.425 F(by def)144
204 Q(ault.)-.1 E F1(complete\255\214lename \(M\255/\))108 216 Q F0
(Attempt \214lename completion on the te)144 228 Q(xt before point.)-.15
E F1(possible\255\214lename\255completions \(C\255x /\))108 240 Q F0
(List the possible completions of the te)144 252 Q
(xt before point, treating it as a \214lename.)-.15 E F1
(complete\255user)108 264 Q(name \(M\255~\))-.15 E F0
(Attempt completion on the te)144 276 Q
(xt before point, treating it as a username.)-.15 E F1(possible\255user)
108 288 Q(name\255completions \(C\255x ~\))-.15 E F0
(List the possible completions of the te)144 300 Q
(xt before point, treating it as a username.)-.15 E F1(complete\255v)108
312 Q(ariable \(M\255$\))-.1 E F0(Attempt completion on the te)144 324 Q
(xt before point, treating it as a shell v)-.15 E(ariable.)-.25 E F1
(possible\255v)108 336 Q(ariable\255completions \(C\255x $\))-.1 E F0
(List the possible completions of the te)144 348 Q
(xt before point, treating it as a shell v)-.15 E(ariable.)-.25 E F1
(complete\255hostname \(M\255@\))108 360 Q F0
(Attempt completion on the te)144 372 Q
(xt before point, treating it as a hostname.)-.15 E F1
(possible\255hostname\255completions \(C\255x @\))108 384 Q F0
(List the possible completions of the te)144 396 Q
(xt before point, treating it as a hostname.)-.15 E F1
(complete\255command \(M\255!\))108 408 Q F0 .581
(Attempt completion on the te)144 420 R .581
(xt before point, treating it as a command name.)-.15 F .58
(Command comple-)5.58 F .715(tion attempts to match the te)144 432 R
.715(xt ag)-.15 F .715(ainst aliases, reserv)-.05 F .715(ed w)-.15 F
.715(ords, shell functions, shell b)-.1 F .715(uiltins, and)-.2 F
(\214nally e)144 444 Q -.15(xe)-.15 G
(cutable \214lenames, in that order).15 E(.)-.55 E F1
(possible\255command\255completions \(C\255x !\))108 456 Q F0
(List the possible completions of the te)144 468 Q
(xt before point, treating it as a command name.)-.15 E F1
(dynamic\255complete\255history \(M\255T)108 480 Q(AB\))-.9 E F0 .425
(Attempt completion on the te)144 492 R .425
(xt before point, comparing the te)-.15 F .425(xt ag)-.15 F .424
(ainst lines from the history list)-.05 F
(for possible completion matches.)144 504 Q F1(dab)108 516 Q(br)-.1 E
-.15(ev)-.18 G(\255expand).15 E F0 .61
(Attempt menu completion on the te)144 528 R .611
(xt before point, comparing the te)-.15 F .611(xt ag)-.15 F .611
(ainst lines from the his-)-.05 F
(tory list for possible completion matches.)144 540 Q F1
(complete\255into\255braces \(M\255{\))108 552 Q F0 .4(Perform \214lena\
me completion and insert the list of possible completions enclosed with\
in braces so)144 564 R(the list is a)144 576 Q -.25(va)-.2 G
(ilable to the shell \(see).25 E F1(Brace Expansion)2.5 E F0(abo)2.5 E
-.15(ve)-.15 G(\).).15 E F1 -.25(Ke)87 592.8 S(yboard Macr).25 E(os)-.18
E(start\255kbd\255macr)108 604.8 Q 2.5(o\()-.18 G(C\255x \()-2.5 E(\))
.833 E F0(Be)144 616.8 Q(gin sa)-.15 E
(ving the characters typed into the current k)-.2 E -.15(ey)-.1 G
(board macro.).15 E F1(end\255kbd\255macr)108 628.8 Q 2.5(o\()-.18 G
(C\255x \))-2.5 E(\)).833 E F0(Stop sa)144 640.8 Q
(ving the characters typed into the current k)-.2 E -.15(ey)-.1 G
(board macro and store the de\214nition.).15 E F1
(call\255last\255kbd\255macr)108 652.8 Q 2.5(o\()-.18 G(C\255x e\))-2.5
E F0(Re-e)144 664.8 Q -.15(xe)-.15 G .999(cute the last k).15 F -.15(ey)
-.1 G .999(board macro de\214ned, by making the characters in the macro\
 appear as if).15 F(typed at the k)144 676.8 Q -.15(ey)-.1 G(board.).15
E F1(print\255last\255kbd\255macr)108 688.8 Q 2.5(o\()-.18 G(\))-2.5 E
F0(Print the last k)144 700.8 Q -.15(ey)-.1 G
(board macro de\214ned in a format suitable for the).15 E F2(inputr)2.5
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(Commands Manual)2.5 E -.35(BA)139.64 G(SH\(1\)).35 E/F1 10/Times-Bold@0
SF(Miscellaneous)87 84 Q -.18(re)108 96 S<ad72>.18 E
(ead\255init\255\214le \(C\255x C\255r\))-.18 E F0 1.777
(Read in the contents of the)144 108 R/F2 10/Times-Italic@0 SF(inputr)
4.277 E(c)-.37 E F0 1.776(\214le, and incorporate an)4.276 F 4.276(yb)
-.15 G 1.776(indings or v)-4.276 F 1.776(ariable assignments)-.25 F
(found there.)144 120 Q F1(abort \(C\255g\))108 132 Q F0 3.248
(Abort the current editing command and ring the terminal')144 144 R
5.749(sb)-.55 G 3.249(ell \(subject to the setting of)-5.749 F F1
(bell\255style)144 156 Q F0(\).)A F1(do\255lo)108 168 Q(wer)-.1 E
(case\255v)-.18 E(ersion \(M\255A, M\255B, M\255)-.1 E F2(x)A F1 2.5(,.)
C(..\))-2.5 E F0 1.739(If the meta\214ed character)144 180 R F2(x)4.239
E F0 1.739
(is uppercase, run the command that is bound to the corresponding)4.239
F(meta\214ed lo)144 192 Q(wercase character)-.25 E 5(.T)-.55 G(he beha)
-5 E(vior is unde\214ned if)-.2 E F2(x)2.5 E F0(is already lo)2.5 E
(wercase.)-.25 E F1(pr)108 204 Q(e\214x\255meta \(ESC\))-.18 E F0
(Metafy the ne)144 216 Q(xt character typed.)-.15 E/F3 9/Times-Bold@0 SF
(ESC)5 E F1(f)2.25 E F0(is equi)2.5 E -.25(va)-.25 G(lent to).25 E F1
(Meta\255f)2.5 E F0(.)A F1(undo \(C\255_, C\255x C\255u\))108 228 Q F0
(Incremental undo, separately remembered for each line.)144 240 Q F1
-2.29 -.18(re v)108 252 T(ert\255line \(M\255r\)).08 E F0 .23
(Undo all changes made to this line.)144 264 R .231(This is lik)5.23 F
2.731(ee)-.1 G -.15(xe)-2.881 G .231(cuting the).15 F F1(undo)2.731 E F0
.231(command enough times to re-)2.731 F
(turn the line to its initial state.)144 276 Q F1
(tilde\255expand \(M\255&\))108 288 Q F0(Perform tilde e)144 300 Q
(xpansion on the current w)-.15 E(ord.)-.1 E F1
(set\255mark \(C\255@, M\255<space>\))108 312 Q F0
(Set the mark to the point.)144 324 Q(If a numeric ar)5 E
(gument is supplied, the mark is set to that position.)-.18 E F1
(exchange\255point\255and\255mark \(C\255x C\255x\))108 336 Q F0(Sw)144
348 Q .283(ap the point with the mark.)-.1 F .283
(The current cursor position is set to the sa)5.283 F -.15(ve)-.2 G
2.782(dp).15 G .282(osition, and the old)-2.782 F(cursor position is sa)
144 360 Q -.15(ve)-.2 G 2.5(da).15 G 2.5(st)-2.5 G(he mark.)-2.5 E F1
(character\255sear)108 372 Q(ch \(C\255]\))-.18 E F0 3.111(Ac)144 384 S
.611(haracter is read and point is mo)-3.111 F -.15(ve)-.15 G 3.112(dt)
.15 G 3.112(ot)-3.112 G .612(he ne)-3.112 F .612
(xt occurrence of that character)-.15 F 5.612(.A)-.55 G(ne)-2.5 E -.05
(ga)-.15 G(ti).05 E .912 -.15(ve a)-.25 H -.18(rg).15 G(u-).18 E
(ment searches for pre)144 396 Q(vious occurrences.)-.25 E F1
(character\255sear)108 408 Q(ch\255backward \(M\255C\255]\))-.18 E F0
2.695(Ac)144 420 S .194(haracter is read and point is mo)-2.695 F -.15
(ve)-.15 G 2.694(dt).15 G 2.694(ot)-2.694 G .194(he pre)-2.694 F .194
(vious occurrence of that character)-.25 F 5.194(.A)-.55 G(ne)-2.5 E
-.05(ga)-.15 G(ti).05 E .494 -.15(ve a)-.25 H -.2(r-).15 G
(gument searches for subsequent occurrences.)144 432 Q F1
(skip\255csi\255sequence)108 444 Q F0 1.826
(Read enough characters to consume a multi-k)144 456 R 2.126 -.15(ey s)
-.1 H 1.827(equence such as those de\214ned for k).15 F -.15(ey)-.1 G
4.327(sl).15 G(ik)-4.327 E(e)-.1 E .791(Home and End.)144 468 R .791
(Such sequences be)5.791 F .791
(gin with a Control Sequence Indicator \(CSI\), usually ESC\255[.)-.15 F
.331(If this sequence is bound to "\\[", k)144 480 R -.15(ey)-.1 G 2.831
(sp).15 G .331(roducing such sequences will ha)-2.831 F .632 -.15(ve n)
-.2 H 2.832(oe).15 G -.25(ff)-2.832 G .332(ect unless e).25 F(xplic-)
-.15 E .026(itly bound to a readline command, instead of inserting stra\
y characters into the editing b)144 492 R(uf)-.2 E(fer)-.25 E 5.026(.T)
-.55 G(his)-5.026 E(is unbound by def)144 504 Q(ault, b)-.1 E
(ut usually bound to ESC\255[.)-.2 E F1(insert\255comment \(M\255#\))108
516 Q F0 -.4(Wi)144 528 S .48(thout a numeric ar).4 F .48(gument, the v)
-.18 F .481(alue of the readline)-.25 F F1(comment\255begin)2.981 E F0
-.25(va)2.981 G .481(riable is inserted at the).25 F(be)144 540 Q .245
(ginning of the current line.)-.15 F .245(If a numeric ar)5.245 F .244
(gument is supplied, this command acts as a toggle: if)-.18 F .321
(the characters at the be)144 552 R .321
(ginning of the line do not match the v)-.15 F .321(alue of)-.25 F F1
(comment\255begin)2.821 E F0 2.822(,t)C .322(he v)-2.822 F .322(alue is)
-.25 F .832(inserted, otherwise the characters in)144 564 R F1
(comment\255begin)3.332 E F0 .831(are deleted from the be)3.332 F .831
(ginning of the line.)-.15 F 1.468
(In either case, the line is accepted as if a ne)144 576 R 1.468
(wline had been typed.)-.25 F 1.469(The def)6.469 F 1.469(ault v)-.1 F
1.469(alue of)-.25 F F1(com-)3.969 E(ment\255begin)144 588 Q F0 .84
(causes this command to mak)3.34 F 3.339(et)-.1 G .839
(he current line a shell comment.)-3.339 F .839(If a numeric ar)5.839 F
(gu-)-.18 E(ment causes the comment character to be remo)144 600 Q -.15
(ve)-.15 G(d, the line will be e).15 E -.15(xe)-.15 G
(cuted by the shell.).15 E F1(spell\255corr)108 612 Q(ect\255w)-.18 E
(ord \(C\255x s\))-.1 E F0 .42
(Perform spelling correction on the current w)144 624 R .421
(ord, treating it as a directory or \214lename, in the same)-.1 F -.1
(wa)144 636 S 4.718(ya).1 G 4.718(st)-4.718 G(he)-4.718 E F1(cdspell)
4.718 E F0 2.218(shell option.)4.718 F -.8(Wo)7.217 G 2.217
(rd boundaries are the same as those used by).8 F F1(shell\255f)4.717 E
(or)-.25 E(-)-.37 E(ward\255w)144 648 Q(ord)-.1 E F0(.)A F1
(glob\255complete\255w)108 660 Q(ord \(M\255g\))-.1 E F0 .791(The w)144
672 R .791(ord before point is treated as a pattern for pathname e)-.1 F
.792(xpansion, with an asterisk implicitly)-.15 F 2.5(appended. This)144
684 R(pattern is used to generate a list of matching \214lenames for po\
ssible completions.)2.5 E F1(glob\255expand\255w)108 696 Q
(ord \(C\255x *\))-.1 E F0 .176(The w)144 708 R .176
(ord before point is treated as a pattern for pathname e)-.1 F .176
(xpansion, and the list of matching \214le-)-.15 F .516
(names is inserted, replacing the w)144 720 R 3.016(ord. If)-.1 F 3.016
(an)3.016 G .516(umeric ar)-3.016 F .516
(gument is supplied, an asterisk is appended)-.18 F(GNU Bash 5.2)72 768
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(Commands Manual)2.5 E -.35(BA)139.64 G(SH\(1\)).35 E(before pathname e)
144 84 Q(xpansion.)-.15 E/F1 10/Times-Bold@0 SF
(glob\255list\255expansions \(C\255x g\))108 96 Q F0 .923(The list of e)
144 108 R .923(xpansions that w)-.15 F .923(ould ha)-.1 F 1.223 -.15
(ve b)-.2 H .923(een generated by).15 F F1(glob\255expand\255w)3.423 E
(ord)-.1 E F0 .923(is displayed, and)3.423 F .872(the line is redra)144
120 R 3.372(wn. If)-.15 F 3.372(an)3.372 G .872(umeric ar)-3.372 F .872
(gument is supplied, an asterisk is appended before pathname)-.18 F -.15
(ex)144 132 S(pansion.).15 E F1(dump\255functions)108 144 Q F0 .627
(Print all of the functions and their k)144 156 R .927 -.15(ey b)-.1 H
.626(indings to the readline output stream.).15 F .626(If a numeric ar)
5.626 F(gu-)-.18 E
(ment is supplied, the output is formatted in such a w)144 168 Q
(ay that it can be made part of an)-.1 E/F2 10/Times-Italic@0 SF(inputr)
2.5 E(c)-.37 E F0(\214le.)2.5 E F1(dump\255v)108 180 Q(ariables)-.1 E F0
.762(Print all of the settable readline v)144 192 R .762
(ariables and their v)-.25 F .763(alues to the readline output stream.)
-.25 F .763(If a nu-)5.763 F .109(meric ar)144 204 R .109
(gument is supplied, the output is formatted in such a w)-.18 F .108
(ay that it can be made part of an)-.1 F F2(in-)2.608 E(putr)144 216 Q
(c)-.37 E F0(\214le.)2.5 E F1(dump\255macr)108 228 Q(os)-.18 E F0 .592
(Print all of the readline k)144 240 R .892 -.15(ey s)-.1 H .592
(equences bound to macros and the strings the).15 F 3.093(yo)-.15 G
3.093(utput. If)-3.093 F 3.093(an)3.093 G(umeric)-3.093 E(ar)144 252 Q
.528(gument is supplied, the output is formatted in such a w)-.18 F .528
(ay that it can be made part of an)-.1 F F2(inputr)3.027 E(c)-.37 E F0
(\214le.)144 264 Q F1(display\255shell\255v)108 276 Q
(ersion \(C\255x C\255v\))-.1 E F0(Display v)144 288 Q
(ersion information about the current instance of)-.15 E F1(bash)2.5 E
F0(.)A F1(Pr)87 304.8 Q(ogrammable Completion)-.18 E F0 .146(When w)108
316.8 R .147(ord completion is attempted for an ar)-.1 F .147
(gument to a command for which a completion speci\214cation \(a)-.18 F
F2(compspec)108 328.8 Q F0 3.829(\)h)C 1.329
(as been de\214ned using the)-3.829 F F1(complete)3.829 E F0 -.2(bu)
3.829 G 1.329(iltin \(see).2 F/F3 9/Times-Bold@0 SF 1.329(SHELL B)3.829
F(UIL)-.09 E 1.329(TIN COMMANDS)-.828 F F0(belo)3.579 E 1.328(w\), the)
-.25 F(programmable completion f)108 340.8 Q(acilities are in)-.1 E -.2
(vo)-.4 G -.1(ke).2 G(d.).1 E .497
(First, the command name is identi\214ed.)108 357.6 R .497
(If the command w)5.497 F .498
(ord is the empty string \(completion attempted at)-.1 F .234(the be)108
369.6 R .233(ginning of an empty line\), an)-.15 F 2.733(yc)-.15 G .233
(ompspec de\214ned with the)-2.733 F F1<ad45>2.733 E F0 .233(option to)
2.733 F F1(complete)2.733 E F0 .233(is used.)2.733 F .233(If a comp-)
5.233 F .481(spec has been de\214ned for that command, the compspec is \
used to generate the list of possible completions)108 381.6 R .823
(for the w)108 393.6 R 3.323(ord. If)-.1 F .823(the command w)3.323 F
.822(ord is a full pathname, a compspec for the full pathname is search\
ed for)-.1 F 2.866(\214rst. If)108 405.6 R .367(no compspec is found fo\
r the full pathname, an attempt is made to \214nd a compspec for the po\
rtion)2.866 F(follo)108 417.6 Q .299(wing the \214nal slash.)-.25 F .298
(If those searches do not result in a compspec, an)5.299 F 2.798(yc)-.15
G .298(ompspec de\214ned with the)-2.798 F F1<ad44>2.798 E F0 .056
(option to)108 429.6 R F1(complete)2.556 E F0 .056(is used as the def)
2.556 F 2.556(ault. If)-.1 F .056(there is no def)2.556 F .056
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(option to the)3.449 F F4(set)3.449 E F0 -.2(bu)3.449 G .949
(iltin command \(see).2 F F1 .949(SHELL B)3.449 F(UIL)-.09 E .949
(TIN COMMANDS)-.828 F F0(be-)3.199 E(lo)108 487.2 Q 2.5
(w\). Non-interacti)-.25 F .3 -.15(ve s)-.25 H
(hells do not perform history e).15 E(xpansion by def)-.15 E(ault.)-.1 E
1.305(History e)108 504 R 1.305(xpansions introduce w)-.15 F 1.306(ords\
 from the history list into the input stream, making it easy to repeat)
-.1 F .21(commands, insert the ar)108 516 R .21(guments to a pre)-.18 F
.209(vious command into the current input line, or \214x errors in pre)
-.25 F(vious)-.25 E(commands quickly)108 528 Q(.)-.65 E 1.163(History e)
108 544.8 R 1.163(xpansion is performed immediately after a complete li\
ne is read, before the shell breaks it into)-.15 F -.1(wo)108 556.8 S
.252(rds, and is performed on each line indi).1 F .251
(vidually without taking quoting on pre)-.25 F .251
(vious lines into account.)-.25 F(It)5.251 E(tak)108 568.8 Q .145
(es place in tw)-.1 F 2.645(op)-.1 G 2.646(arts. The)-2.645 F .146(\214\
rst is to determine which line from the history list to use during subs\
titution.)2.646 F .766(The second is to select portions of that line fo\
r inclusion into the current one.)108 580.8 R .766
(The line selected from the)5.766 F .253(history is the)108 592.8 R F3
-.15(ev)2.753 G(ent).15 E F0 2.753(,a)C .253
(nd the portions of that line that are acted upon are)-2.753 F F3(wor)
2.753 E(ds)-.37 E F0 5.253(.V)C(arious)-6.363 E F3(modi\214er)2.754 E(s)
-.1 E F0 .254(are a)2.754 F -.25(va)-.2 G(il-).25 E .539
(able to manipulate the selected w)108 604.8 R 3.039(ords. The)-.1 F
.538(line is brok)3.038 F .538(en into w)-.1 F .538(ords in the same f)
-.1 F .538(ashion as when reading)-.1 F .572(input, so that se)108 616.8
R -.15(ve)-.25 G(ral).15 E F3(metac)3.072 E(har)-.15 E(acter)-.15 E F0
.572(-separated w)B .572(ords surrounded by quotes are considered one w)
-.1 F 3.073(ord. His-)-.1 F .356(tory e)108 628.8 R .355
(xpansions are introduced by the appearance of the history e)-.15 F .355
(xpansion character)-.15 F 2.855(,w)-.4 G .355(hich is)-2.855 F F4(!)
3.688 E F0 .355(by def)3.688 F(ault.)-.1 E .79(Only backslash \()108
640.8 R F4(\\).833 E F0 3.29(\)a).833 G .79
(nd single quotes can quote the history e)-3.29 F .79
(xpansion character)-.15 F 3.291(,b)-.4 G .791(ut the history e)-3.491 F
(xpansion)-.15 E .789(character is also treated as quoted if it immedia\
tely precedes the closing double quote in a double-quoted)108 652.8 R
(string.)108 664.8 Q(Se)108 681.6 Q -.15(ve)-.25 G .03
(ral characters inhibit history e).15 F .03
(xpansion if found immediately follo)-.15 F .03(wing the history e)-.25
F .03(xpansion character)-.15 F(,)-.4 E -2.15 -.25(ev e)108 693.6 T
3.163(ni).25 G 3.163(fi)-3.163 G 3.162(ti)-3.163 G 3.162(su)-3.162 G
.662(nquoted: space, tab, ne)-3.162 F .662(wline, carriage return, and)
-.25 F F4(=)3.162 E F0 5.662(.I)C 3.162(ft)-5.662 G(he)-3.162 E F4
(extglob)3.162 E F0 .662(shell option is enabled,)3.162 F F4(\()3.162 E
F0(will also inhibit e)108 705.6 Q(xpansion.)-.15 E(Se)108 722.4 Q -.15
(ve)-.25 G .109(ral shell options settable with the).15 F F4(shopt)2.609
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(shell option is enabled \(see the description of the)2.731 F F1(shopt)
2.731 E F0 -.2(bu)2.731 G .231(iltin belo).2 F .231(w\), and)-.25 F F1
-.18(re)2.731 G(adline).18 E F0 .231(is be-)2.731 F .449(ing used, hist\
ory substitutions are not immediately passed to the shell parser)108 96
R 5.449(.I)-.55 G .449(nstead, the e)-5.449 F .449(xpanded line is)-.15
F 2.228(reloaded into the)108 108 R F1 -.18(re)4.728 G(adline).18 E F0
2.228(editing b)4.728 F(uf)-.2 E 2.228(fer for further modi\214cation.)
-.25 F(If)7.228 E F1 -.18(re)4.728 G(adline).18 E F0 2.228
(is being used, and the)4.728 F F1(histr)108 120 Q(eedit)-.18 E F0 1.202
(shell option is enabled, a f)3.702 F 1.202
(ailed history substitution will be reloaded into the)-.1 F F1 -.18(re)
3.702 G(adline).18 E F0(editing)3.702 E -.2(bu)108 132 S -.25(ff).2 G
.304(er for correction.).25 F(The)5.304 E F1<ad70>2.804 E F0 .304
(option to the)2.804 F F1(history)2.804 E F0 -.2(bu)2.804 G .303
(iltin command may be used to see what a history e).2 F(x-)-.15 E .52
(pansion will do before using it.)108 144 R(The)5.52 E F1<ad73>3.02 E F0
.52(option to the)3.02 F F1(history)3.02 E F0 -.2(bu)3.02 G .52
(iltin may be used to add commands to the).2 F
(end of the history list without actually e)108 156 Q -.15(xe)-.15 G
(cuting them, so that the).15 E 2.5(ya)-.15 G(re a)-2.5 E -.25(va)-.2 G
(ilable for subsequent recall.).25 E 1.109(The shell allo)108 172.8 R
1.108(ws control of the v)-.25 F 1.108
(arious characters used by the history e)-.25 F 1.108
(xpansion mechanism \(see the de-)-.15 F .162(scription of)108 184.8 R
F1(histchars)2.662 E F0(abo)2.662 E .462 -.15(ve u)-.15 H(nder).15 E F1
.163(Shell V)2.662 F(ariables)-.92 E F0 2.663(\). The)B .163
(shell uses the history comment character to mark)2.663 F
(history timestamps when writing the history \214le.)108 196.8 Q F1(Ev)
87 213.6 Q(ent Designators)-.1 E F0 .205(An e)108 225.6 R -.15(ve)-.25 G
.204(nt designator is a reference to a command line entry in the histor\
y list.).15 F .204(Unless the reference is abso-)5.204 F(lute, e)108
237.6 Q -.15(ve)-.25 G(nts are relati).15 E .3 -.15(ve t)-.25 H 2.5(ot)
.15 G(he current position in the history list.)-2.5 E F1(!)108 254.4 Q
F0 1.607(Start a history substitution, e)144 254.4 R 1.607
(xcept when follo)-.15 F 1.607(wed by a)-.25 F F1(blank)4.107 E F0 4.107
(,n)C -.25(ew)-4.107 G 1.608(line, carriage return, = or \().25 F
(\(when the)144 266.4 Q F1(extglob)2.5 E F0
(shell option is enabled using the)2.5 E F1(shopt)2.5 E F0 -.2(bu)2.5 G
(iltin\).).2 E F1(!)108 278.4 Q/F2 10/Times-Italic@0 SF(n)A F0
(Refer to command line)144 278.4 Q F2(n)2.86 E F0(.).24 E F1<21ad>108
290.4 Q F2(n)A F0(Refer to the current command minus)144 290.4 Q F2(n)
2.86 E F0(.).24 E F1(!!)108 302.4 Q F0(Refer to the pre)144 302.4 Q
(vious command.)-.25 E(This is a synon)5 E(ym for `!\2551'.)-.15 E F1(!)
108 314.4 Q F2(string)A F0 .865(Refer to the most recent command preced\
ing the current position in the history list starting with)144 314.4 R
F2(string)144.34 326.4 Q F0(.).22 E F1(!?)108 338.4 Q F2(string)A F1
([?])A F0 1.503(Refer to the most recent command preceding the current \
position in the history list containing)144 350.4 R F2(string)144.34
362.4 Q F0 5.497(.T).22 G .497(he trailing)-5.497 F F1(?)2.997 E F0 .497
(may be omitted if)2.997 F F2(string)3.337 E F0 .496(is follo)3.216 F
.496(wed immediately by a ne)-.25 F 2.996(wline. If)-.25 F F2(string)
2.996 E F0(is)2.996 E .39(missing, the string from the most recent sear\
ch is used; it is an error if there is no pre)144 374.4 R .391
(vious search)-.25 F(string.)144 386.4 Q/F3 12/Times-Bold@0 SF(^)108
403.4 Q F2(string1)-5 I F3(^)5 I F2(string2)-5 I F3(^)5 I F0 .753
(Quick substitution.)144 410.4 R .753(Repeat the pre)5.753 F .753
(vious command, replacing)-.25 F F2(string1)3.593 E F0(with)3.253 E F2
(string2)3.592 E F0 5.752(.E).02 G(qui)-5.752 E -.25(va)-.25 G .752
(lent to).25 F -.74(``)144 422.4 S(!!:s).74 E/F4 12/Times-Roman@0 SF(^)5
I F2(string1)-5 I F4(^)5 I F2(string2)-5 I F4(^)5 I F0 1.48 -.74('' \()
-5 L(see).74 E F1(Modi\214ers)2.5 E F0(belo)2.5 E(w\).)-.25 E F1(!#)108
434.4 Q F0(The entire command line typed so f)144 434.4 Q(ar)-.1 E(.)
-.55 E F1 -.75(Wo)87 451.2 S(rd Designators).75 E F0 -.8(Wo)108 463.2 S
1.313(rd designators are used to select desired w).8 F 1.314
(ords from the e)-.1 F -.15(ve)-.25 G 3.814(nt. A).15 F F1(:)3.814 E F0
1.314(separates the e)3.814 F -.15(ve)-.25 G 1.314(nt speci\214cation)
.15 F .53(from the w)108 475.2 R .529(ord designator)-.1 F 5.529(.I)-.55
G 3.029(tm)-5.529 G .529(ay be omitted if the w)-3.029 F .529
(ord designator be)-.1 F .529(gins with a)-.15 F F1(^)3.029 E F0(,)A F1
($)3.029 E F0(,)A F1(*)3.029 E F0(,)A F1<ad>3.029 E F0 3.029(,o)C(r)
-3.029 E F1(%)3.029 E F0 5.529(.W)C(ords)-6.329 E .515
(are numbered from the be)108 487.2 R .516
(ginning of the line, with the \214rst w)-.15 F .516
(ord being denoted by 0 \(zero\).)-.1 F -.8(Wo)5.516 G .516(rds are in-)
.8 F(serted into the current line separated by single spaces.)108 499.2
Q F1 2.5(0\()108 516 S(zer)-2.5 E(o\))-.18 E F0(The zeroth w)144 528 Q
2.5(ord. F)-.1 F(or the shell, this is the command w)-.15 E(ord.)-.1 E
F2(n)108.36 540 Q F0(The)144 540 Q F2(n)2.5 E F0(th w)A(ord.)-.1 E F1(^)
108 552 Q F0(The \214rst ar)144 552 Q 2.5(gument. That)-.18 F(is, w)2.5
E(ord 1.)-.1 E F1($)108 564 Q F0 .064(The last w)144 564 R 2.564
(ord. This)-.1 F .064(is usually the last ar)2.564 F .064(gument, b)-.18
F .064(ut will e)-.2 F .064(xpand to the zeroth w)-.15 F .063
(ord if there is only)-.1 F(one w)144 576 Q(ord in the line.)-.1 E F1(%)
108 588 Q F0 1.419(The \214rst w)144 588 R 1.419
(ord matched by the most recent `?)-.1 F F2(string)A F0 1.42
(?' search, if the search string be)B 1.42(gins with a)-.15 F
(character that is part of a w)144 600 Q(ord.)-.1 E F2(x)108.77 612 Q F1
<ad>A F2(y)A F0 2.5(Ar)144 612 S(ange of w)-2.5 E(ords; `\255)-.1 E F2
(y)A F0 2.5('a)C(bbre)-2.5 E(viates `0\255)-.25 E F2(y)A F0('.)A F1(*)
108 624 Q F0 .316(All of the w)144 624 R .316(ords b)-.1 F .316
(ut the zeroth.)-.2 F .315(This is a synon)5.315 F .315(ym for `)-.15 F
F2(1\255$)A F0 2.815('. It)B .315(is not an error to use)2.815 F F1(*)
2.815 E F0 .315(if there is)2.815 F(just one w)144 636 Q(ord in the e)
-.1 E -.15(ve)-.25 G(nt; the empty string is returned in that case.).15
E F1(x*)108 648 Q F0(Abbre)144 648 Q(viates)-.25 E F2(x\255$)2.5 E F0(.)
A F1<78ad>108 660 Q F0(Abbre)144 660 Q(viates)-.25 E F2(x\255$)2.5 E F0
(lik)2.5 E(e)-.1 E F1(x*)2.5 E F0 2.5(,b)C(ut omits the last w)-2.7 E
2.5(ord. If)-.1 F F1(x)2.5 E F0(is missing, it def)2.5 E(aults to 0.)-.1
E(If a w)108 676.8 Q(ord designator is supplied without an e)-.1 E -.15
(ve)-.25 G(nt speci\214cation, the pre).15 E
(vious command is used as the e)-.25 E -.15(ve)-.25 G(nt.).15 E F1
(Modi\214ers)87 693.6 Q F0 .183(After the optional w)108 705.6 R .183
(ord designator)-.1 F 2.683(,t)-.4 G .184
(here may appear a sequence of one or more of the follo)-2.683 F .184
(wing modi\214ers,)-.25 F(each preceded by a `:'.)108 717.6 Q
(These modify)5 E 2.5(,o)-.65 G 2.5(re)-2.5 G(dit, the w)-2.5 E
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SF(h)108 84 Q F0(Remo)144 84 Q .3 -.15(ve a t)-.15 H
(railing \214lename component, lea).15 E(ving only the head.)-.2 E F1(t)
108 96 Q F0(Remo)144 96 Q .3 -.15(ve a)-.15 H
(ll leading \214lename components, lea).15 E(ving the tail.)-.2 E F1(r)
108 108 Q F0(Remo)144 108 Q .3 -.15(ve a t)-.15 H(railing suf).15 E
(\214x of the form)-.25 E/F2 10/Times-Italic@0 SF(.xxx)2.5 E F0 2.5(,l)C
(ea)-2.5 E(ving the basename.)-.2 E F1(e)108 120 Q F0(Remo)144 120 Q .3
-.15(ve a)-.15 H(ll b).15 E(ut the trailing suf)-.2 E(\214x.)-.25 E F1
(p)108 132 Q F0(Print the ne)144 132 Q 2.5(wc)-.25 G(ommand b)-2.5 E
(ut do not e)-.2 E -.15(xe)-.15 G(cute it.).15 E F1(q)108 144 Q F0
(Quote the substituted w)144 144 Q
(ords, escaping further substitutions.)-.1 E F1(x)108 156 Q F0 .386
(Quote the substituted w)144 156 R .386(ords as with)-.1 F F1(q)2.886 E
F0 2.886(,b)C .386(ut break into w)-3.086 F .385(ords at)-.1 F F1
(blanks)2.885 E F0 .385(and ne)2.885 F 2.885(wlines. The)-.25 F F1(q)
2.885 E F0(and)2.885 E F1(x)2.885 E F0(modi\214ers are mutually e)144
168 Q(xclusi)-.15 E -.15(ve)-.25 G 2.5(;t).15 G
(he last one supplied is used.)-2.5 E F1(s/)108 180 Q F2(old)A F1(/)A F2
(ne)A(w)-.15 E F1(/)A F0(Substitute)144 192 Q F2(ne)3.328 E(w)-.15 E F0
.469(for the \214rst occurrence of)3.278 F F2(old)3.199 E F0 .469
(in the e)3.739 F -.15(ve)-.25 G .469(nt line.).15 F(An)5.469 E 2.969
(yc)-.15 G .469(haracter may be used as the)-2.969 F .954
(delimiter in place of /.)144 204 R .953
(The \214nal delimiter is optional if it is the last character of the e)
5.953 F -.15(ve)-.25 G .953(nt line.).15 F .131
(The delimiter may be quoted in)144 216 R F2(old)2.861 E F0(and)3.401 E
F2(ne)2.991 E(w)-.15 E F0 .131(with a single backslash.)2.941 F .131
(If & appears in)5.131 F F2(ne)2.991 E(w)-.15 E F0 2.631(,i).31 G 2.631
(ti)-2.631 G 2.631(sr)-2.631 G(e-)-2.631 E .62(placed by)144 228 R F2
(old)3.349 E F0 5.619(.A).77 G .619(single backslash will quote the &.)
-2.5 F(If)5.619 E F2(old)3.349 E F0 .619(is null, it is set to the last)
3.889 F F2(old)3.349 E F0(substi-)3.889 E .486(tuted, or)144 240 R 2.986
(,i)-.4 G 2.986(fn)-2.986 G 2.986(op)-2.986 G(re)-2.986 E .486
(vious history substitutions took place, the last)-.25 F F2(string)3.326
E F0 .487(in a)3.206 F F1(!?)2.987 E F2(string)A F1([?])A F0 2.987
(search. If)5.487 F F2(ne)144.36 252 Q(w)-.15 E F0
(is null, each matching)2.81 E F2(old)2.73 E F0(is deleted.)3.27 E F1(&)
108 264 Q F0(Repeat the pre)144 264 Q(vious substitution.)-.25 E F1(g)
108 276 Q F0 .398(Cause changes to be applied o)144 276 R -.15(ve)-.15 G
2.898(rt).15 G .398(he entire e)-2.898 F -.15(ve)-.25 G .398(nt line.)
.15 F .397(This is used in conjunction with `)5.398 F F1(:s)A F0 2.897
('\()C(e.g.,)-2.897 E(`)144 288 Q F1(:gs/)A F2(old)A F1(/)A F2(ne)A(w)
-.15 E F1(/)A F0 .35('\) or `)B F1(:&)A F0 2.85('. If)B .35(used with `)
2.85 F F1(:s)A F0 .35(', an)B 2.85(yd)-.15 G .351
(elimiter can be used in place of /, and the \214nal de-)-2.85 F
(limiter is optional if it is the last character of the e)144 300 Q -.15
(ve)-.25 G(nt line.).15 E(An)5 E F1(a)2.5 E F0(may be used as a synon)
2.5 E(ym for)-.15 E F1(g)2.5 E F0(.)A F1(G)108 312 Q F0(Apply the follo)
144 312 Q(wing `)-.25 E F1(s)A F0 2.5('o)C 2.5(r`)-2.5 G F1(&)-2.5 E F0
2.5('m)C(odi\214er once to each w)-2.5 E(ord in the e)-.1 E -.15(ve)-.25
G(nt line.).15 E/F3 10.95/Times-Bold@0 SF(SHELL B)72 328.8 Q(UIL)-.11 E
(TIN COMMANDS)-1.007 E F0 .063(Unless otherwise noted, each b)108 340.8
R .062(uiltin command documented in this section as accepting options p\
receded by)-.2 F F1<ad>108 352.8 Q F0(accepts)3.077 E F1<adad>3.077 E F0
.577(to signify the end of the options.)3.077 F(The)5.577 E F1(:)3.077 E
F0(,)A F1(true)3.077 E F0(,)A F1(false)3.077 E F0 3.077(,a)C(nd)-3.077 E
F1(test)3.077 E F0(/)A F1([)A F0 -.2(bu)3.077 G .577
(iltins do not accept options).2 F .462(and do not treat)108 364.8 R F1
<adad>2.961 E F0(specially)2.961 E 5.461(.T)-.65 G(he)-5.461 E F1(exit)
2.961 E F0(,)A F1(logout)2.961 E F0(,)A F1 -.18(re)2.961 G(tur).18 E(n)
-.15 E F0(,)A F1(br)2.961 E(eak)-.18 E F0(,)A F1(continue)2.961 E F0(,)A
F1(let)2.961 E F0 2.961(,a)C(nd)-2.961 E F1(shift)2.961 E F0 -.2(bu)
2.961 G .461(iltins accept and).2 F .26(process ar)108 376.8 R .26
(guments be)-.18 F .26(ginning with)-.15 F F1<ad>2.76 E F0 .261
(without requiring)2.76 F F1<adad>2.761 E F0 5.261(.O)C .261(ther b)
-5.261 F .261(uiltins that accept ar)-.2 F .261(guments b)-.18 F .261
(ut are not)-.2 F 1.154(speci\214ed as accepting options interpret ar)
108 388.8 R 1.154(guments be)-.18 F 1.154(ginning with)-.15 F F1<ad>
3.654 E F0 1.154(as in)3.654 F -.25(va)-.4 G 1.154
(lid options and require).25 F F1<adad>3.654 E F0(to)3.654 E(pre)108
400.8 Q -.15(ve)-.25 G(nt this interpretation.).15 E F1(:)108 418.8 Q F0
([)2.5 E F2(ar)A(guments)-.37 E F0(])A .451(No ef)144 430.8 R .451
(fect; the command does nothing be)-.25 F .452(yond e)-.15 F(xpanding)
-.15 E F2(ar)3.282 E(guments)-.37 E F0 .452(and performing an)3.222 F
2.952(ys)-.15 G(peci\214ed)-2.952 E 2.5(redirections. The)144 442.8 R
(return status is zero.)2.5 E F1(.)110.5 459.6 Q F2(\214lename)6.666 E
F0([)2.5 E F2(ar)A(guments)-.37 E F0(])A F1(sour)108 471.6 Q(ce)-.18 E
F2(\214lename)2.5 E F0([)2.5 E F2(ar)A(guments)-.37 E F0(])A 1.02
(Read and e)144 483.6 R -.15(xe)-.15 G 1.02(cute commands from).15 F F2
(\214lename)5.43 E F0 1.02(in the current shell en)3.7 F 1.02
(vironment and return the e)-.4 F(xit)-.15 E 1.33
(status of the last command e)144 495.6 R -.15(xe)-.15 G 1.331
(cuted from).15 F F2(\214lename)5.741 E F0 6.331(.I).18 G(f)-6.331 E F2
(\214lename)5.741 E F0 1.331(does not contain a slash, \214le-)4.011 F
.023(names in)144 507.6 R/F4 9/Times-Bold@0 SF -.666(PA)2.523 G(TH)-.189
E F0 .022(are used to \214nd the directory containing)2.273 F F2
(\214lename)4.432 E F0 2.522(,b).18 G(ut)-2.722 E F2(\214lename)2.522 E
F0 .022(does not need to be)2.522 F -.15(exe)144 519.6 S 3.86
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.341(ing directory cannot be successfully determined after a successful\
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.356(an unsuccessful status.)144 410.4 R .356
(On systems that support it, the)5.356 F F2<ad40>2.857 E F0 .357
(option presents the e)2.857 F .357(xtended attrib)-.15 F(utes)-.2 E .07
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434.4 R .306(If a non-empty directory name from)5.306 F F3(CDP)2.806 E
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(tory is written to the standard output.)144 458.4 R .15
(If the directory change is successful,)5.15 F F2(cd)2.65 E F0 .15
(sets the v)2.65 F .15(alue of the)-.25 F F2(PWD)144 470.4 Q F0(en)2.958
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(alue of the current w)-.25 F .126(orking directory before the change.)
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523.2 Q F1(command)2.765 E F0(with)3.335 E F1(ar)2.895 E(gs)-.37 E F0
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535.2 R F3 -.666(PA)3.001 G(TH)-.189 E F0 .502(are e)2.751 F -.15(xe)
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(option is gi)3.002 F -.15(ve)-.25 G .502(n, the search for).15 F F1
(command)3.202 E F0(is)3.772 E .4(performed using a def)144 547.2 R .4
(ault v)-.1 F .4(alue for)-.25 F F3 -.666(PA)2.9 G(TH)-.189 E F0 .399
(that is guaranteed to \214nd all of the standard utilities.)2.649 F(If)
5.399 E .174(either the)144 559.2 R F2<ad56>2.674 E F0(or)2.674 E F2
<ad76>2.674 E F0 .175(option is supplied, a description of)2.674 F F1
(command)2.875 E F0 .175(is printed.)3.445 F(The)5.175 E F2<ad76>2.675 E
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F F2<ad56>144 583.2 Q F0 .249(option produces a more v)2.749 F .249
(erbose description.)-.15 F .249(If the)5.249 F F2<ad56>2.749 E F0(or)
2.749 E F2<ad76>2.75 E F0 .25(option is supplied, the e)2.75 F .25
(xit status)-.15 F 1.005(is 0 if)144 595.2 R F1(command)3.705 E F0 -.1
(wa)4.275 G 3.505(sf).1 G 1.005(ound, and 1 if not.)-3.505 F 1.004
(If neither option is supplied and an error occurred or)6.005 F F1
(command)144.2 607.2 Q F0 1.598(cannot be found, the e)4.868 F 1.599
(xit status is 127.)-.15 F 1.599(Otherwise, the e)6.599 F 1.599
(xit status of the)-.15 F F2(command)4.099 E F0 -.2(bu)144 619.2 S
(iltin is the e).2 E(xit status of)-.15 E F1(command)2.7 E F0(.).77 E F2
(compgen)108 636 Q F0([)2.5 E F1(option)A F0 2.5(][)C F1(wor)-2.5 E(d)
-.37 E F0(])A .013(Generate possible completion matches for)144 648 R F1
(wor)2.513 E(d)-.37 E F0 .013(according to the)2.513 F F1(option)2.513 E
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(accepted by the)144 660 R F2(complete)3.481 E F0 -.2(bu)3.481 G .981
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-3.481 F .131(standard output.)144 672 R .131(When using the)5.131 F F2
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160.8 R 3.133(wa)-.25 G -.18(rg)-3.133 G .633(uments to each).18 F F1
(name)3.133 E F0 .633(should be completed.)3.133 F .634(If the)5.634 F
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(options are supplied, e)144 172.8 R .139
(xisting completion speci\214cations are printed in a w)-.15 F .139
(ay that allo)-.1 F .139(ws them to be)-.25 F .31(reused as input.)144
184.8 R(The)5.31 E F2<ad72>2.81 E F0 .31(option remo)2.81 F -.15(ve)-.15
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(are supplied, all completion speci\214cations.)144 196.8 R(The)6.208 E
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3.707 F .5(and actions should apply to the `)144 208.8 R(`def)-.74 E
(ault')-.1 E 3('c)-.74 G .5
(ommand completion; that is, completion attempted on)-3 F 3.455(ac)144
220.8 S .955(ommand for which no completion has pre)-3.455 F .955
(viously been de\214ned.)-.25 F(The)5.955 E F2<ad45>3.455 E F0 .955
(option indicates that)3.455 F .876
(other supplied options and actions should apply to `)144 232.8 R
(`empty')-.74 E 3.376('c)-.74 G .876(ommand completion; that is, com-)
-3.376 F .448(pletion attempted on a blank line.)144 244.8 R(The)5.447 E
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(option indicates that other supplied options and actions)2.947 F .123
(should apply to completion on the initial non-assignment w)144 256.8 R
.123(ord on the line, or after a command de-)-.1 F 1.021
(limiter such as)144 268.8 R F2(;)3.521 E F0(or)3.521 E F2(|)3.521 E F0
3.521(,w)C 1.021(hich is usually command name completion.)-3.521 F 1.02
(If multiple options are sup-)6.02 F .707(plied, the)144 280.8 R F2
<ad44>3.207 E F0 .707(option tak)3.207 F .707(es precedence o)-.1 F -.15
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(f).15 E F2<ad44>3.208 E F0(,)A F2<ad45>144 292.8 Q F0 2.604(,o)C(r)
-2.604 E F2<ad49>2.604 E F0 .103(are supplied, an)2.603 F 2.603(yo)-.15
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(guments are ignored; these completions only apply to the)-.18 F
(case speci\214ed by the option.)144 304.8 Q .152
(The process of applying these completion speci\214cations when w)144
328.8 R .153(ord completion is attempted is de-)-.1 F(scribed abo)144
340.8 Q .3 -.15(ve u)-.15 H(nder).15 E F2(Pr)2.5 E
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(Other options, if speci\214ed, ha)144 364.8 R .856 -.15(ve t)-.2 H .555
(he follo).15 F .555(wing meanings.)-.25 F .555(The ar)5.555 F .555
(guments to the)-.18 F F2<ad47>3.055 E F0(,)A F2<ad57>3.055 E F0 3.055
(,a)C(nd)-3.055 E F2<ad58>3.055 E F0 .722(options \(and, if necessary)
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(options\) should be quoted to protect them from e)3.222 F(xpan-)-.15 E
(sion before the)144 388.8 Q F2(complete)2.5 E F0 -.2(bu)2.5 G
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(controls se)2.791 F -.15(ve)-.25 G .291(ral aspects of the compspec')
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(yond the simple)-.15 F(generation of completions.)184 424.8 Q F1
(comp-option)5 E F0(may be one of:)2.5 E F2(bashdefault)184 436.8 Q F0
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460.8 Q F2(default)184 472.8 Q F0 2.876(Use readline')224 472.8 R 5.376
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(ault \214lename completion if the compspec generates no)-.1 F(matches.)
224 484.8 Q F2(dir)184 496.8 Q(names)-.15 E F0(Perform directory name c\
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(\214lenames)184 520.8 Q F0 -.7(Te)224 532.8 S .137(ll readline that th\
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2.634(ea)-.1 G .134(dding a slash to directory names, quoting spe-)
-2.634 F .45(cial characters, or suppressing trailing spaces\).)224
556.8 R .45(Intended to be used with shell)5.45 F(functions.)224 568.8 Q
F2(noquote)184 580.8 Q F0 -.7(Te)224 580.8 S .814
(ll readline not to quote the completed w).7 F .814(ords if the)-.1 F
3.314(ya)-.15 G .814(re \214lenames \(quoting)-3.314 F
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(ault\) to w)-.1 F .22(ords completed at the end)-.1 F(of the line.)224
628.8 Q F2(plusdirs)184 640.8 Q F0 1.985(After an)224 640.8 R 4.485(ym)
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(atches de\214ned by the compspec are generated, directory name)-4.485 F
.583(completion is attempted and an)224 652.8 R 3.084(ym)-.15 G .584
(atches are added to the results of the other)-3.084 F(actions.)224
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Q F0(Names of disabled shell b)224 192 Q(uiltins.)-.2 E F1(enabled)184
204 Q F0(Names of enabled shell b)224 204 Q(uiltins.)-.2 E F1(export)184
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Q F1(gr)184 264 Q(oup)-.18 E F0(Group names.)224 264 Q
(May also be speci\214ed as)5 E F1<ad67>2.5 E F0(.)A F1(helptopic)184
276 Q F0(Help topics as accepted by the)224 288 Q F1(help)2.5 E F0 -.2
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(Job names, if job control is acti)224 324 Q -.15(ve)-.25 G 5(.M).15 G
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360 Q F0(Names of running jobs, if job control is acti)224 360 Q -.15
(ve)-.25 G(.).15 E F1(ser)184 372 Q(vice)-.1 E F0(Service names.)224 372
Q(May also be speci\214ed as)5 E F1<ad73>2.5 E F0(.)A F1(setopt)184 384
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(shopt)184 396 Q F0(Shell option names as accepted by the)224 396 Q F1
(shopt)2.5 E F0 -.2(bu)2.5 G(iltin.).2 E F1(signal)184 408 Q F0
(Signal names.)224 408 Q F1(stopped)184 420 Q F0
(Names of stopped jobs, if job control is acti)224 420 Q -.15(ve)-.25 G
(.).15 E F1(user)184 432 Q F0(User names.)224 432 Q
(May also be speci\214ed as)5 E F1<ad75>2.5 E F0(.)A F1 -.1(va)184 444 S
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(completions. Ar)184 480 R(guments are passed as with the)-.18 E F1
<ad46>2.5 E F0(option.)2.5 E F1<ad46>144 492 Q F3(function)2.5 E F0 .113
(The shell function)184 504 R F3(function)2.614 E F0 .114(is e)2.614 F
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(ord being completed on the current com-)-.1 F .101(mand line.)184 552 R
.101(When it \214nishes, the possible completions are retrie)5.101 F
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-.25 F F2(COMPREPL)184 564 Q(Y)-.828 E F0(array v)2.25 E(ariable.)-.25 E
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1.008(xpansion pattern)-.15 F F3(globpat)3.507 E F0 1.007(is e)3.507 F
1.007(xpanded to generate the possible comple-)-.15 F(tions.)184 600 Q
F1<ad50>144 612 Q F3(pr)2.5 E(e\214x)-.37 E(pr)184 624 Q(e\214x)-.37 E
F0 .534(is added at the be)3.034 F .534
(ginning of each possible completion after all other options ha)-.15 F
-.15(ve)-.2 G(been applied.)184 636 Q F1<ad53>144 648 Q F3(suf)2.5 E
<8c78>-.18 E(suf)184 648 Q<8c78>-.18 E F0
(is appended to each possible completion after all other options ha)2.5
E .3 -.15(ve b)-.2 H(een applied.).15 E F1<ad57>144 660 Q F3(wor)2.5 E
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1.596(completions generated by the preceding options and ar)184 108 R
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(lid option is supplied, an option other than).25 F F1<ad70>2.967 E F0
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(plied without a)144 160.8 R F2(name)3.862 E F0(ar)3.862 E 1.361
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1.361(ompletion speci\214cation for a).15 F F2(name)144 172.8 Q F0
(for which no speci\214cation e)2.5 E
(xists, or an error occurs adding a completion speci\214cation.)-.15 E
F1(compopt)108 189.6 Q F0([)2.5 E F1<ad6f>A F2(option)2.5 E F0 2.5(][)C
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R F2(name)2.947 E F0 .447(according to the)2.947 F F2(option)2.947 E F0
.447(s, or for the currently-e)B -.15(xe)-.15 G(cuting).15 E .726
(completion if no)144 213.6 R F2(name)3.226 E F0 3.226(sa)C .726
(re supplied.)-3.226 F .725(If no)5.725 F F2(option)3.225 E F0 3.225(sa)
C .725(re gi)-3.225 F -.15(ve)-.25 G .725
(n, display the completion options for).15 F(each)144 225.6 Q F2(name)
3.223 E F0 .723(or the current completion.)3.223 F .724(The possible v)
5.724 F .724(alues of)-.25 F F2(option)3.224 E F0 .724(are those v)3.224
F .724(alid for the)-.25 F F1(com-)3.224 E(plete)144 237.6 Q F0 -.2(bu)
2.678 G .178(iltin described abo).2 F -.15(ve)-.15 G 5.178(.T).15 G(he)
-5.178 E F1<ad44>2.678 E F0 .178
(option indicates that other supplied options should apply to)2.678 F
1.227(the `)144 249.6 R(`def)-.74 E(ault')-.1 E 3.727('c)-.74 G 1.228(o\
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(viously been de\214ned.)-.25 F(The)7.038 E F1<ad45>4.538 E F0 2.038
(option indicates that other supplied options)4.538 F 1.538
(should apply to `)144 273.6 R(`empty')-.74 E 4.038('c)-.74 G 1.539
(ommand completion; that is, completion attempted on a blank line.)
-4.038 F(The)144 285.6 Q F1<ad49>3.02 E F0 .52(option indicates that ot\
her supplied options should apply to completion on the initial non-)3.02
F .867(assignment w)144 297.6 R .868
(ord on the line, or after a command delimiter such as)-.1 F F1(;)3.368
E F0(or)3.368 E F1(|)3.368 E F0 3.368(,w)C .868(hich is usually com-)
-3.368 F(mand name completion.)144 309.6 Q .432(The return v)144 333.6 R
.431(alue is true unless an in)-.25 F -.25(va)-.4 G .431
(lid option is supplied, an attempt is made to modify the op-).25 F
(tions for a)144 345.6 Q F2(name)2.5 E F0
(for which no completion speci\214cation e)2.5 E
(xists, or an output error occurs.)-.15 E F1(continue)108 362.4 Q F0([)
2.5 E F2(n)A F0(])A .85(Resume the ne)144 374.4 R .85
(xt iteration of the enclosing)-.15 F F1 -.25(fo)3.35 G(r).25 E F0(,)A
F1(while)3.351 E F0(,)A F1(until)3.351 E F0 3.351(,o)C(r)-3.351 E F1
(select)3.351 E F0 3.351(loop. If)3.351 F F2(n)3.711 E F0 .851
(is speci\214ed, re-)3.591 F .204(sume at the)144 386.4 R F2(n)2.704 E
F0 .204(th enclosing loop.)B F2(n)5.564 E F0 .204(must be)2.944 F/F3 10
/Symbol SF<b3>2.704 E F0 2.703(1. If)2.704 F F2(n)3.063 E F0 .203
(is greater than the number of enclosing loops,)2.943 F 1.183
(the last enclosing loop \(the `)144 398.4 R(`top-le)-.74 E -.15(ve)-.25
G(l').15 E 3.683('l)-.74 G 1.183(oop\) is resumed.)-3.683 F 1.184
(The return v)6.184 F 1.184(alue is 0 unless)-.25 F F2(n)3.684 E F0
1.184(is not)3.684 F(greater than or equal to 1.)144 410.4 Q F1(declar)
108 427.2 Q(e)-.18 E F0([)2.5 E F1(\255aAfFgiIlnrtux)A F0 2.5(][)C F1
<ad70>-2.5 E F0 2.5(][)C F2(name)-2.5 E F0([=)A F2(value)A F0 2.5(].)C
(..])-2.5 E F1(typeset)108 439.2 Q F0([)2.5 E F1(\255aAfFgiIlnrtux)A F0
2.5(][)C F1<ad70>-2.5 E F0 2.5(][)C F2(name)-2.5 E F0([=)A F2(value)A F0
2.5(].)C(..])-2.5 E 1.265(Declare v)144 451.2 R 1.265
(ariables and/or gi)-.25 F 1.565 -.15(ve t)-.25 H 1.265(hem attrib).15 F
3.765(utes. If)-.2 F(no)3.765 E F2(name)3.765 E F0 3.765(sa)C 1.265
(re gi)-3.765 F -.15(ve)-.25 G 3.764(nt).15 G 1.264(hen display the v)
-3.764 F 1.264(alues of)-.25 F -.25(va)144 463.2 S 3.46(riables. The).25
F F1<ad70>3.46 E F0 .96(option will display the attrib)3.46 F .96
(utes and v)-.2 F .96(alues of each)-.25 F F2(name)3.82 E F0 5.96(.W).18
G(hen)-5.96 E F1<ad70>3.46 E F0 .96(is used)3.46 F(with)144 475.2 Q F2
(name)2.775 E F0(ar)2.775 E .275
(guments, additional options, other than)-.18 F F1<ad66>2.775 E F0(and)
2.775 E F1<ad46>2.775 E F0 2.775(,a)C .274(re ignored.)-2.775 F(When)
5.274 E F1<ad70>2.774 E F0 .274(is supplied)2.774 F(without)144 487.2 Q
F2(name)3.789 E F0(ar)3.789 E 1.289(guments, it will display the attrib)
-.18 F 1.289(utes and v)-.2 F 1.29(alues of all v)-.25 F 1.29
(ariables ha)-.25 F 1.29(ving the at-)-.2 F(trib)144 499.2 Q .38
(utes speci\214ed by the additional options.)-.2 F .38
(If no other options are supplied with)5.38 F F1<ad70>2.88 E F0(,)A F1
(declar)2.88 E(e)-.18 E F0(will)2.88 E 1.106(display the attrib)144
511.2 R 1.106(utes and v)-.2 F 1.106(alues of all shell v)-.25 F 3.606
(ariables. The)-.25 F F1<ad66>3.606 E F0 1.107
(option will restrict the display to)3.606 F .3(shell functions.)144
523.2 R(The)5.3 E F1<ad46>2.8 E F0 .299(option inhibits the display of \
function de\214nitions; only the function name)2.8 F 1.54(and attrib)144
535.2 R 1.54(utes are printed.)-.2 F 1.54(If the)6.54 F F1(extdeb)4.04 E
(ug)-.2 E F0 1.54(shell option is enabled using)4.04 F F1(shopt)4.04 E
F0 4.04(,t)C 1.54(he source \214le)-4.04 F .648
(name and line number where each)144 547.2 R F2(name)3.148 E F0 .648
(is de\214ned are displayed as well.)3.148 F(The)5.648 E F1<ad46>3.148 E
F0 .648(option implies)3.148 F F1<ad66>144 559.2 Q F0 5.836(.T)C(he)
-5.836 E F1<ad67>3.336 E F0 .836(option forces v)3.336 F .837
(ariables to be created or modi\214ed at the global scope, e)-.25 F -.15
(ve)-.25 G 3.337(nw).15 G(hen)-3.337 E F1(de-)3.337 E(clar)144 571.2 Q
(e)-.18 E F0 .819(is e)3.319 F -.15(xe)-.15 G .819
(cuted in a shell function.).15 F .818
(It is ignored in all other cases.)5.818 F(The)5.818 E F1<ad49>3.318 E
F0 .818(option causes local)3.318 F -.25(va)144 583.2 S .693
(riables to inherit the attrib).25 F .693(utes \(e)-.2 F .693(xcept the)
-.15 F F2(namer)3.194 E(ef)-.37 E F0(attrib)3.194 E .694(ute\) and v)-.2
F .694(alue of an)-.25 F 3.194(ye)-.15 G .694(xisting v)-3.344 F
(ariable)-.25 E .82(with the same)144 595.2 R F2(name)3.32 E F0 .82
(at a surrounding scope.)3.32 F .82(If there is no e)5.82 F .82
(xisting v)-.15 F .82(ariable, the local v)-.25 F .82(ariable is)-.25 F
.379(initially unset.)144 607.2 R .379(The follo)5.379 F .379
(wing options can be used to restrict output to v)-.25 F .38
(ariables with the speci\214ed)-.25 F(attrib)144 619.2 Q(ute or to gi)
-.2 E .3 -.15(ve v)-.25 H(ariables attrib)-.1 E(utes:)-.2 E F1<ad61>144
631.2 Q F0(Each)180 631.2 Q F2(name)2.5 E F0(is an inde)2.5 E -.15(xe)
-.15 G 2.5(da).15 G(rray v)-2.5 E(ariable \(see)-.25 E F1(Arrays)2.5 E
F0(abo)2.5 E -.15(ve)-.15 G(\).).15 E F1<ad41>144 643.2 Q F0(Each)180
643.2 Q F2(name)2.5 E F0(is an associati)2.5 E .3 -.15(ve a)-.25 H
(rray v).15 E(ariable \(see)-.25 E F1(Arrays)2.5 E F0(abo)2.5 E -.15(ve)
-.15 G(\).).15 E F1<ad66>144 655.2 Q F0(Use function names only)180
655.2 Q(.)-.65 E F1<ad69>144 667.2 Q F0 .558(The v)180 667.2 R .558
(ariable is treated as an inte)-.25 F .558(ger; arithmetic e)-.15 F -.25
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F0 .909(When the v)180 691.2 R .909(ariable is assigned a v)-.25 F .909
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1.518(That other v)180 727.2 R 1.518(ariable is de\214ned by the v)-.25
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108 Q(ariables.)-.25 E F2<ad72>144 120 Q F0(Mak)180 120 Q(e)-.1 E F1
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(hese names cannot then be assigned v)-6.154 F 1.154
(alues by subsequent as-)-.25 F(signment statements or unset.)180 132 Q
F2<ad74>144 144 Q F0(Gi)180 144 Q .729 -.15(ve e)-.25 H(ach).15 E F1
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2.929(ute. T)-.2 F .429(raced functions inherit the)-.35 F F2(DEB)2.929
E(UG)-.1 E F0(and)2.93 E F2(RETURN)2.93 E F0
(traps from the calling shell.)180 156 Q(The trace attrib)5 E
(ute has no special meaning for v)-.2 E(ariables.)-.25 E F2<ad75>144 168
Q F0 .91(When the v)180 168 R .909(ariable is assigned a v)-.25 F .909
(alue, all lo)-.25 F(wer)-.25 E .909(-case characters are con)-.2 F -.15
(ve)-.4 G .909(rted to upper).15 F(-)-.2 E 2.5(case. The)180 180 R(lo)
2.5 E(wer)-.25 E(-case attrib)-.2 E(ute is disabled.)-.2 E F2<ad78>144
192 Q F0(Mark)180 192 Q F1(name)2.5 E F0 2.5(sf)C(or e)-2.5 E
(xport to subsequent commands via the en)-.15 E(vironment.)-.4 E .143
(Using `+' instead of `\255' turns of)144 208.8 R 2.643(ft)-.25 G .143
(he attrib)-2.643 F .143(ute instead, with the e)-.2 F .144
(xceptions that)-.15 F F2(+a)2.644 E F0(and)2.644 E F2(+A)2.644 E F0
.144(may not)2.644 F .579(be used to destro)144 220.8 R 3.079(ya)-.1 G
.579(rray v)-3.079 F .579(ariables and)-.25 F F2(+r)3.079 E F0 .579
(will not remo)3.079 F .879 -.15(ve t)-.15 H .579(he readonly attrib).15
F 3.079(ute. When)-.2 F .578(used in a)3.078 F(function,)144 232.8 Q F2
(declar)3.543 E(e)-.18 E F0(and)3.543 E F2(typeset)3.543 E F0(mak)3.543
E 3.543(ee)-.1 G(ach)-3.543 E F1(name)3.543 E F0 1.043
(local, as with the)3.543 F F2(local)3.544 E F0 1.044
(command, unless the)3.544 F F2<ad67>3.544 E F0 1.205
(option is supplied.)144 244.8 R 1.205(If a v)6.205 F 1.205
(ariable name is follo)-.25 F 1.205(wed by =)-.25 F F1(value)A F0 3.705
(,t)C 1.205(he v)-3.705 F 1.205(alue of the v)-.25 F 1.205
(ariable is set to)-.25 F F1(value)144 256.8 Q F0 5.217(.W)C .217
(hen using)-5.217 F F2<ad61>2.717 E F0(or)2.717 E F2<ad41>2.717 E F0
.217(and the compound assignment syntax to create array v)2.717 F .218
(ariables, addi-)-.25 F .882(tional attrib)144 268.8 R .882
(utes do not tak)-.2 F 3.382(ee)-.1 G -.25(ff)-3.382 G .882
(ect until subsequent assignments.).25 F .882(The return v)5.882 F .882
(alue is 0 unless an)-.25 F(in)144 280.8 Q -.25(va)-.4 G .365(lid optio\
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/F3 10/Courier@0 SF .366(\255f foo=bar)2.866 F F0 2.866(,a)C 2.866(na)
-2.866 G(t-)-2.866 E .549(tempt is made to assign a v)144 292.8 R .549
(alue to a readonly v)-.25 F .548
(ariable, an attempt is made to assign a v)-.25 F .548(alue to an)-.25 F
1.748(array v)144 304.8 R 1.748
(ariable without using the compound assignment syntax \(see)-.25 F F2
(Arrays)4.249 E F0(abo)4.249 E -.15(ve)-.15 G 1.749(\), one of the).15 F
F1(names)144 316.8 Q F0 .359(is not a v)2.859 F .359(alid shell v)-.25 F
.359(ariable name, an attempt is made to turn of)-.25 F 2.859(fr)-.25 G
.359(eadonly status for a read-)-2.859 F 1.212(only v)144 328.8 R 1.213
(ariable, an attempt is made to turn of)-.25 F 3.713(fa)-.25 G 1.213
(rray status for an array v)-3.713 F 1.213(ariable, or an attempt is)
-.25 F(made to display a non-e)144 340.8 Q(xistent function with)-.15 E
F2<ad66>2.5 E F0(.)A F2(dirs [\255clpv] [+)108 357.6 Q F1(n)A F2 2.5(][)
C<ad>-2.5 E F1(n)A F2(])A F0 -.4(Wi)144 369.6 S .329
(thout options, displays the list of currently remembered directories.)
.4 F .328(The def)5.328 F .328(ault display is on a)-.1 F 1.238
(single line with directory names separated by spaces.)144 381.6 R 1.238
(Directories are added to the list with the)6.238 F F2(pushd)144 393.6 Q
F0 .928(command; the)3.428 F F2(popd)3.428 E F0 .928(command remo)3.428
F -.15(ve)-.15 G 3.428(se).15 G .928(ntries from the list.)-3.428 F .928
(The current directory is al-)5.928 F -.1(wa)144 405.6 S
(ys the \214rst directory in the stack.).1 E F2<ad63>144 417.6 Q F0
(Clears the directory stack by deleting all of the entries.)180 417.6 Q
F2<ad6c>144 429.6 Q F0 .881
(Produces a listing using full pathnames; the def)180 429.6 R .882
(ault listing format uses a tilde to denote)-.1 F(the home directory)180
441.6 Q(.)-.65 E F2<ad70>144 453.6 Q F0
(Print the directory stack with one entry per line.)180 453.6 Q F2<ad76>
144 465.6 Q F0 .273(Print the directory stack with one entry per line, \
pre\214xing each entry with its inde)180 465.6 R 2.772(xi)-.15 G 2.772
(nt)-2.772 G(he)-2.772 E(stack.)180 477.6 Q F2(+)144 489.6 Q F1(n)A F0
1.564(Displays the)180 489.6 R F1(n)4.064 E F0 1.565
(th entry counting from the left of the list sho)B 1.565(wn by)-.25 F F2
(dirs)4.065 E F0 1.565(when in)4.065 F -.2(vo)-.4 G -.1(ke).2 G(d).1 E
(without options, starting with zero.)180 501.6 Q F2<ad>144 513.6 Q F1
(n)A F0 1.194(Displays the)180 513.6 R F1(n)3.694 E F0 1.194
(th entry counting from the right of the list sho)B 1.194(wn by)-.25 F
F2(dirs)3.694 E F0 1.194(when in)3.694 F -.2(vo)-.4 G -.1(ke).2 G(d).1 E
(without options, starting with zero.)180 525.6 Q .257(The return v)144
542.4 R .258(alue is 0 unless an in)-.25 F -.25(va)-.4 G .258
(lid option is supplied or).25 F F1(n)2.758 E F0(inde)2.758 E -.15(xe)
-.15 G 2.758(sb).15 G -.15(ey)-2.758 G .258(ond the end of the direc-)
.15 F(tory stack.)144 554.4 Q F2(diso)108 571.2 Q(wn)-.1 E F0([)2.5 E F2
(\255ar)A F0 2.5(][)C F2<ad68>-2.5 E F0 2.5(][)C F1(jobspec)-2.5 E F0
(... |)2.5 E F1(pid)2.5 E F0(... ])2.5 E -.4(Wi)144 583.2 S .122
(thout options, remo).4 F .422 -.15(ve e)-.15 H(ach).15 E F1(jobspec)
4.362 E F0 .122(from the table of acti)2.932 F .422 -.15(ve j)-.25 H
2.622(obs. If).15 F F1(jobspec)4.362 E F0 .121(is not present, and)2.932
F .096(neither the)144 595.2 R F2<ad61>2.596 E F0 .096(nor the)2.596 F
F2<ad72>2.596 E F0 .096(option is supplied, the)2.596 F F1(curr)2.596 E
.096(ent job)-.37 F F0 .096(is used.)2.596 F .096(If the)5.096 F F2
<ad68>2.596 E F0 .096(option is gi)2.596 F -.15(ve)-.25 G .096(n, each)
.15 F F1(jobspec)145.74 607.2 Q F0 .586(is not remo)3.396 F -.15(ve)-.15
G 3.086(df).15 G .585(rom the table, b)-3.086 F .585(ut is mark)-.2 F
.585(ed so that)-.1 F/F4 9/Times-Bold@0 SF(SIGHUP)3.085 E F0 .585
(is not sent to the job if the)2.835 F .962(shell recei)144 619.2 R -.15
(ve)-.25 G 3.462(sa).15 G F4(SIGHUP)A/F5 9/Times-Roman@0 SF(.)A F0 .962
(If no)5.462 F F1(jobspec)5.202 E F0 .962(is supplied, the)3.772 F F2
<ad61>3.462 E F0 .962(option means to remo)3.462 F 1.262 -.15(ve o)-.15
H 3.462(rm).15 G .962(ark all)-3.462 F 1.359(jobs; the)144 631.2 R F2
<ad72>3.859 E F0 1.359(option without a)3.859 F F1(jobspec)5.599 E F0
(ar)4.169 E 1.358(gument restricts operation to running jobs.)-.18 F
1.358(The return)6.358 F -.25(va)144 643.2 S(lue is 0 unless a).25 E F1
(jobspec)4.24 E F0(does not specify a v)2.81 E(alid job)-.25 E(.)-.4 E
F2(echo)108 660 Q F0([)2.5 E F2(\255neE)A F0 2.5(][)C F1(ar)-2.5 E(g)
-.37 E F0(...])2.5 E .424(Output the)144 672 R F1(ar)2.924 E(g)-.37 E F0
.424(s, separated by spaces, follo)B .424(wed by a ne)-.25 F 2.924
(wline. The)-.25 F .424(return status is 0 unless a write)2.924 F .308
(error occurs.)144 684 R(If)5.308 E F2<ad6e>2.808 E F0 .308
(is speci\214ed, the trailing ne)2.808 F .308(wline is suppressed.)-.25
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696 R .198(wing backslash-escaped characters is enabled.)-.25 F(The)
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(ya)-.15 G .067(re interpreted by def)-2.567 F 2.567(ault. The)-.1 F F2
(xpg_echo)144 720 Q F0 .601
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(echo)5.659 E F0 .659(does not interpret)3.159 F F1<adad>3.159 E F0 .659
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108 Q F0(alert \(bell\))180 108 Q F1(\\b)144 120 Q F0(backspace)180 120
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240 Q/F2 10/Times-Italic@0 SF(nnn)A F0(the eight-bit character whose v)
180 240 Q(alue is the octal v)-.25 E(alue)-.25 E F2(nnn)2.5 E F0
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(\\U)144 300 Q F2(HHHHHHHH)A F0 .548
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3.047 E(HHH)180 324 Q F0(\(one to eight he)2.5 E 2.5(xd)-.15 G(igits\))
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(\255dnps)-2.5 E F0 2.5(][)C F1<ad66>-2.5 E F2(\214lename)2.5 E F0 2.5
(][)C F2(name)-2.5 E F0(...])2.5 E .277(Enable and disable b)144 352.8 R
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(xe)-.15 G .834(cuted without specifying a full pathname, e).15 F -.15
(ve)-.25 G 3.333(nt).15 G(hough)-3.333 E .989
(the shell normally searches for b)144 376.8 R .989
(uiltins before disk commands.)-.2 F(If)5.989 E F1<ad6e>3.489 E F0 .99
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(abled; otherwise,)144 388.8 R F2(names)3.148 E F0 .648(are enabled.)
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F0 .539(option means to load the ne)3.038 F(w)-.25 E -.2(bu)144 412.8 S
1.365(iltin command).2 F F2(name)4.225 E F0 1.365(from shared object)
4.045 F F2(\214lename)5.775 E F0 3.865(,o).18 G 3.865(ns)-3.865 G 1.365
(ystems that support dynamic loading.)-3.865 F .606(Bash will use the v)
144 424.8 R .606(alue of the)-.25 F F1 -.3(BA)3.106 G(SH_LO).3 E(AD)-.4
E(ABLES_P)-.35 E -.95(AT)-.74 G(H).95 E F0 -.25(va)3.106 G .606
(riable as a colon-separated list of).25 F .549
(directories in which to search for)144 436.8 R F2(\214lename)3.049 E F0
5.549(.T)C .549(he def)-5.549 F .548(ault is system-dependent.)-.1 F
(The)5.548 E F1<ad64>3.048 E F0 .548(option will)3.048 F .546
(delete a b)144 448.8 R .546(uiltin pre)-.2 F .546(viously loaded with)
-.25 F F1<ad66>3.046 E F0 5.547(.I)C 3.047(fn)-5.547 G(o)-3.047 E F2
(name)3.047 E F0(ar)3.047 E .547(guments are gi)-.18 F -.15(ve)-.25 G
.547(n, or if the).15 F F1<ad70>3.047 E F0 .547(option is)3.047 F .546
(supplied, a list of shell b)144 460.8 R .545(uiltins is printed.)-.2 F
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(guments, the list consists of all)-.18 F .695(enabled shell b)144 472.8
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(is supplied, only disabled b)3.195 F .695(uiltins are printed.)-.2 F
(If)5.695 E F1<ad61>3.195 E F0 .695(is supplied, the)3.195 F .262
(list printed includes all b)144 484.8 R .261
(uiltins, with an indication of whether or not each is enabled.)-.2 F
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(plied, the output is restricted to the POSIX)144 496.8 R F2(special)
2.768 E F0 -.2(bu)2.768 G 2.768(iltins. If).2 F .269
(no options are supplied and a)2.768 F F2(name)2.769 E F0 .285
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(will attempt to load)2.784 F F2(name)2.784 E F0 .284
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F0 1.41(is not a shell)4.09 F -.2(bu)144 532.8 S
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(re read and concatenated together into a single command.)-3.171 F .67
(This command is then read)5.67 F .478(and e)144 573.6 R -.15(xe)-.15 G
.478(cuted by the shell, and its e).15 F .478
(xit status is returned as the v)-.15 F .479(alue of)-.25 F F1 -2.3 -.15
(ev a)2.979 H(l).15 E F0 5.479(.I)C 2.979(ft)-5.479 G .479(here are no)
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(guments,)-.18 E F1 -2.3 -.15(ev a)2.5 H(l).15 E F0(returns 0.)2.5 E F1
(exec)108 602.4 Q F0([)2.5 E F1(\255cl)A F0 2.5(][)C F1<ad61>-2.5 E F2
(name)2.5 E F0 2.5(][)C F2(command)-2.5 E F0([)2.5 E F2(ar)A(guments)
-.37 E F0(]])A(If)144 614.4 Q F2(command)3.006 E F0 .306
(is speci\214ed, it replaces the shell.)3.576 F .305(No ne)5.305 F 2.805
(wp)-.25 G .305(rocess is created.)-2.805 F(The)5.305 E F2(ar)3.135 E
(guments)-.37 E F0(become)3.075 E .176(the ar)144 626.4 R .176
(guments to)-.18 F F2(command)2.676 E F0 5.176(.I)C 2.676(ft)-5.176 G
(he)-2.676 E F1<ad6c>2.676 E F0 .176
(option is supplied, the shell places a dash at the be)2.676 F .177
(ginning of)-.15 F .48(the zeroth ar)144 638.4 R .48(gument passed to)
-.18 F F2(command)3.18 E F0 5.48(.T).77 G .48(his is what)-5.48 F F2(lo)
3.07 E(gin)-.1 E F0 .48(\(1\) does.).24 F(The)5.48 E F1<ad63>2.98 E F0
.48(option causes)2.98 F F2(com-)3.18 E(mand)144 650.4 Q F0 .638
(to be e)3.908 F -.15(xe)-.15 G .638(cuted with an empty en).15 F 3.138
(vironment. If)-.4 F F1<ad61>3.138 E F0 .638
(is supplied, the shell passes)3.138 F F2(name)3.499 E F0 .639(as the)
3.319 F 1.078(zeroth ar)144 662.4 R 1.077(gument to the e)-.18 F -.15
(xe)-.15 G 1.077(cuted command.).15 F(If)6.077 E F2(command)3.777 E F0
1.077(cannot be e)4.347 F -.15(xe)-.15 G 1.077(cuted for some reason, a)
.15 F(non-interacti)144 674.4 Q .876 -.15(ve s)-.25 H .576(hell e).15 F
.576(xits, unless the)-.15 F F1(execfail)3.076 E F0 .577
(shell option is enabled.)3.077 F .577(In that case, it returns f)5.577
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-.25 H .82(hell returns f).15 F .82(ailure if the \214le cannot be e)-.1
F -.15(xe)-.15 G 3.32(cuted. A).15 F .82(subshell e)3.32 F .82
(xits uncondi-)-.15 F .287(tionally if)144 698.4 R F1(exec)2.787 E F0
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SF(exit)108 84 Q F0([)2.5 E/F2 10/Times-Italic@0 SF(n)A F0(])A .096
(Cause the shell to e)144 84 R .096(xit with a status of)-.15 F F2(n)
2.596 E F0 5.096(.I)C(f)-5.096 E F2(n)2.955 E F0 .095(is omitted, the e)
2.835 F .095(xit status is that of the last command)-.15 F -.15(exe)144
96 S 2.5(cuted. A).15 F(trap on)2.5 E/F3 9/Times-Bold@0 SF(EXIT)2.5 E F0
(is e)2.25 E -.15(xe)-.15 G(cuted before the shell terminates.).15 E F1
(export)108 112.8 Q F0([)2.5 E F1(\255fn)A F0 2.5(][).833 G F2(name)-2.5
E F0([=)A F2(wor)A(d)-.37 E F0(]] ...)A F1(export \255p)108 124.8 Q F0
.256(The supplied)144 136.8 R F2(names)3.117 E F0 .257(are mark)3.027 F
.257(ed for automatic e)-.1 F .257(xport to the en)-.15 F .257
(vironment of subsequently e)-.4 F -.15(xe)-.15 G(cuted).15 E 2.627
(commands. If)144 148.8 R(the)2.627 E F1<ad66>2.627 E F0 .127
(option is gi)2.627 F -.15(ve)-.25 G .127(n, the).15 F F2(names)2.987 E
F0 .127(refer to functions.)2.897 F .127(If no)5.127 F F2(names)2.987 E
F0 .127(are gi)2.897 F -.15(ve)-.25 G .126(n, or if the).15 F F1<ad70>
144 160.8 Q F0 .048(option is supplied, a list of names of all e)2.547 F
.048(xported v)-.15 F .048(ariables is printed.)-.25 F(The)5.048 E F1
<ad6e>2.548 E F0 .048(option causes the)2.548 F -.15(ex)144 172.8 S
1.447(port property to be remo).15 F -.15(ve)-.15 G 3.947(df).15 G 1.447
(rom each)-3.947 F F2(name)3.947 E F0 6.447(.I)C 3.947(fav)-6.447 G
1.447(ariable name is follo)-4.197 F 1.447(wed by =)-.25 F F2(wor)A(d)
-.37 E F0 3.946(,t)C(he)-3.946 E -.25(va)144 184.8 S .741(lue of the v)
.25 F .741(ariable is set to)-.25 F F2(wor)3.241 E(d)-.37 E F0(.)A F1
(export)5.741 E F0 .742(returns an e)3.242 F .742
(xit status of 0 unless an in)-.15 F -.25(va)-.4 G .742(lid option is)
.25 F .032(encountered, one of the)144 196.8 R F2(names)2.532 E F0 .032
(is not a v)2.532 F .032(alid shell v)-.25 F .032(ariable name, or)-.25
F F1<ad66>2.531 E F0 .031(is supplied with a)2.531 F F2(name)2.891 E F0
(that)2.711 E(is not a function.)144 208.8 Q F1(fc)108 225.6 Q F0([)2.5
E F1<ad65>A F2(ename)2.5 E F0 2.5(][)C F1(\255lnr)-2.5 E F0 2.5(][)C F2
<8c72>-2.5 E(st)-.1 E F0 2.5(][)C F2(last)-2.5 E F0(])A F1(fc \255s)108
237.6 Q F0([)2.5 E F2(pat)A F0(=)A F2 -.37(re)C(p).37 E F0 2.5(][)C F2
(cmd)-2.5 E F0(])A .431
(The \214rst form selects a range of commands from)144 249.6 R F2<8c72>
4.842 E(st)-.1 E F0(to)3.612 E F2(last)3.022 E F0 .432
(from the history list and displays or)3.612 F .142(edits and re-e)144
261.6 R -.15(xe)-.15 G .142(cutes them.).15 F F2 -.45(Fi)5.141 G -.1(rs)
.45 G(t).1 E F0(and)3.321 E F2(last)2.731 E F0 .141
(may be speci\214ed as a string \(to locate the last command)3.321 F(be)
144 273.6 Q .31(ginning with that string\) or as a number \(an inde)-.15
F 2.811(xi)-.15 G .311(nto the history list, where a ne)-2.811 F -.05
(ga)-.15 G(ti).05 E .611 -.15(ve n)-.25 H(umber).15 E .071
(is used as an of)144 285.6 R .071
(fset from the current command number\).)-.25 F .071(When listing, a)
5.071 F F2<8c72>2.571 E(st)-.1 E F0(or)2.571 E F2(last)2.571 E F0 .071
(of 0 is equi)2.571 F -.25(va)-.25 G(-).25 E .653
(lent to \2551 and \2550 is equi)144 297.6 R -.25(va)-.25 G .653
(lent to the current command \(usually the).25 F F1(fc)3.153 E F0 .653
(command\); otherwise 0 is)3.153 F(equi)144 309.6 Q -.25(va)-.25 G .242
(lent to \2551 and \2550 is in).25 F -.25(va)-.4 G 2.742(lid. If).25 F
F2(last)2.832 E F0 .242
(is not speci\214ed, it is set to the current command for list-)3.422 F
.092(ing \(so that)144 321.6 R/F4 10/Courier@0 SF .092(fc \255l \25510)
2.592 F F0 .093(prints the last 10 commands\) and to)2.592 F F2<8c72>
4.503 E(st)-.1 E F0 2.593(otherwise. If)3.273 F F2<8c72>4.503 E(st)-.1 E
F0 .093(is not speci-)3.273 F(\214ed, it is set to the pre)144 333.6 Q
(vious command for editing and \25516 for listing.)-.25 E(The)144 357.6
Q F1<ad6e>2.522 E F0 .022
(option suppresses the command numbers when listing.)2.522 F(The)5.022 E
F1<ad72>2.522 E F0 .022(option re)2.522 F -.15(ve)-.25 G .022
(rses the order of).15 F .438(the commands.)144 369.6 R .438(If the)
5.438 F F1<ad6c>2.938 E F0 .438(option is gi)2.938 F -.15(ve)-.25 G .438
(n, the commands are listed on standard output.).15 F(Otherwise,)5.438 E
.335(the editor gi)144 381.6 R -.15(ve)-.25 G 2.835(nb).15 G(y)-2.835 E
F2(ename)3.025 E F0 .335(is in)3.015 F -.2(vo)-.4 G -.1(ke).2 G 2.835
(do).1 G 2.835(na\214)-2.835 G .335(le containing those commands.)-2.835
F(If)5.334 E F2(ename)3.024 E F0 .334(is not gi)3.014 F -.15(ve)-.25 G
(n,).15 E .63(the v)144 393.6 R .63(alue of the)-.25 F F3(FCEDIT)3.13 E
F0 -.25(va)2.88 G .631(riable is used, and the v).25 F .631(alue of)-.25
F F3(EDIT)3.131 E(OR)-.162 E F0(if)2.881 E F3(FCEDIT)3.131 E F0 .631
(is not set.)2.881 F .631(If nei-)5.631 F .006(ther v)144 405.6 R .006
(ariable is set,)-.25 F F2(vi)4.171 E F0 .005(is used.)4.171 F .005
(When editing is complete, the edited commands are echoed and e)5.005 F
(x-)-.15 E(ecuted.)144 417.6 Q .788(In the second form,)144 441.6 R F2
(command)3.288 E F0 .788(is re-e)3.288 F -.15(xe)-.15 G .788
(cuted after each instance of).15 F F2(pat)3.288 E F0 .788
(is replaced by)3.288 F F2 -.37(re)3.289 G(p).37 E F0(.)A F2(Com-)5.789
E(mand)144 453.6 Q F0 .172(is interpreted the same as)2.672 F F2<8c72>
2.672 E(st)-.1 E F0(abo)2.672 E -.15(ve)-.15 G 5.172(.A).15 G .171
(useful alias to use with this is)-2.5 F F4 .171(r='fc \255s')2.671 F F0
2.671(,s)C 2.671(ot)-2.671 G(hat)-2.671 E(typing)144 465.6 Q F4 7.165
(rc)3.665 G(c)-7.165 E F0 1.165(runs the last command be)3.665 F 1.166
(ginning with)-.15 F F4(cc)3.666 E F0 1.166(and typing)3.666 F F4(r)
3.666 E F0(re-e)3.666 E -.15(xe)-.15 G 1.166(cutes the last com-).15 F
(mand.)144 477.6 Q .142(If the \214rst form is used, the return v)144
501.6 R .142(alue is 0 unless an in)-.25 F -.25(va)-.4 G .142
(lid option is encountered or).25 F F2<8c72>4.552 E(st)-.1 E F0(or)3.322
E F2(last)2.732 E F0 .454(specify history lines out of range.)144 513.6
R .454(If the)5.454 F F1<ad65>2.954 E F0 .454
(option is supplied, the return v)2.954 F .455(alue is the v)-.25 F .455
(alue of the)-.25 F .788(last command e)144 525.6 R -.15(xe)-.15 G .788
(cuted or f).15 F .787
(ailure if an error occurs with the temporary \214le of commands.)-.1 F
.787(If the)5.787 F 1.135
(second form is used, the return status is that of the command re-e)144
537.6 R -.15(xe)-.15 G 1.136(cuted, unless).15 F F2(cmd)3.836 E F0 1.136
(does not)4.406 F(specify a v)144 549.6 Q
(alid history line, in which case)-.25 E F1(fc)2.5 E F0(returns f)2.5 E
(ailure.)-.1 E F1(fg)108 566.4 Q F0([)2.5 E F2(jobspec)A F0(])A(Resume)
144 578.4 Q F2(jobspec)5.654 E F0 1.413(in the fore)4.224 F 1.413
(ground, and mak)-.15 F 3.913(ei)-.1 G 3.913(tt)-3.913 G 1.413
(he current job)-3.913 F 6.413(.I)-.4 G(f)-6.413 E F2(jobspec)5.653 E F0
1.413(is not present, the)4.223 F(shell')144 590.4 Q 3.116(sn)-.55 G
.616(otion of the)-3.116 F F2(curr)3.116 E .616(ent job)-.37 F F0 .617
(is used.)3.116 F .617(The return v)5.617 F .617
(alue is that of the command placed into the)-.25 F(fore)144 602.4 Q
.363(ground, or f)-.15 F .363
(ailure if run when job control is disabled or)-.1 F 2.862(,w)-.4 G .362
(hen run with job control enabled, if)-2.862 F F2(jobspec)145.74 614.4 Q
F0(does not specify a v)2.81 E(alid job or)-.25 E F2(jobspec)4.24 E F0
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(List process IDs in addition to the normal information.)180 489.6 Q F3
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(Display only running jobs.)180 537.6 Q F3<ad73>144 549.6 Q F0
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(returns 1; 0 is returned otherwise.)2.5 E F1(local)108 141.6 Q F0([)2.5
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(.. | \255 ])-2.5 E -.15(Fo)144 153.6 S 2.542(re).15 G .042(ach ar)
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(an)144 165.6 Q 3.152(yo)-.15 G 3.152(ft)-3.152 G .652
(he options accepted by)-3.152 F F1(declar)3.152 E(e)-.18 E F0 5.652(.W)
C(hen)-5.652 E F1(local)3.152 E F0 .653
(is used within a function, it causes the v)3.152 F(ari-)-.25 E(able)144
177.6 Q F2(name)3.282 E F0 .422(to ha)3.102 F .722 -.15(ve a v)-.2 H
.422(isible scope restricted to that function and its children.).15 F
(If)5.421 E F2(name)2.921 E F0 .421(is \255, the set)2.921 F .509
(of shell options is made local to the function in which)144 189.6 R F1
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(d: shell options changed us-).1 F 1.171(ing the)144 201.6 R F1(set)
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(iltin inside the function are restored to their original v).2 F 1.17
(alues when the function re-)-.25 F 3.38(turns. The)144 213.6 R .88
(restore is ef)3.38 F .88(fected as if a series of)-.25 F F1(set)3.381 E
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(cuted to restore the v).15 F(alues)-.25 E .788
(that were in place before the function.)144 225.6 R -.4(Wi)5.788 G .788
(th no operands,).4 F F1(local)3.288 E F0 .787(writes a list of local v)
3.288 F .787(ariables to)-.25 F .654(the standard output.)144 237.6 R
.654(It is an error to use)5.654 F F1(local)3.154 E F0 .654
(when not within a function.)3.154 F .655(The return status is 0)5.654 F
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2.5 E -.25(va)-.4 G(lid).25 E F2(name)2.86 E F0(is supplied, or)2.68 E
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266.4 Q F0(Exit a login shell.)144 266.4 Q F1(map\214le)108 283.2 Q F0
([)2.5 E F1<ad64>A F2(delim)2.5 E F0 2.5(][)C F1<ad6e>-2.5 E F2(count)
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-2.5 E F2(fd)2.5 E F0 2.5(][)C F1<ad43>-2.5 E F2(callbac)2.5 E(k)-.2 E
F0 2.5(][)C F1<ad63>-2.5 E F2(quantum)2.5 E F0 2.5(][)C F2(arr)-2.5 E
(ay)-.15 E F0(])A F1 -.18(re)108 295.2 S(adarray).18 E F0([)2.5 E F1
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(fd)2.5 E F0 2.5(][)C F1<ad43>-2.5 E F2(callbac)2.5 E(k)-.2 E F0 2.5(][)
C F1<ad63>-2.5 E F2(quantum)2.5 E F0 2.5(][)C F2(arr)-2.5 E(ay)-.15 E F0
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(rom \214le descriptor)-2.658 F F2(fd)4.628 E F0 1.248(if the)144 319.2
R F1<ad75>3.748 E F0 1.248(option is supplied.)3.748 F 1.249(The v)6.249
F(ariable)-.25 E F3(MAPFILE)3.749 E F0 1.249(is the def)3.499 F(ault)-.1
E F2(arr)3.749 E(ay)-.15 E F0 6.249(.O)C 1.249(ptions, if supplied,)
-6.249 F(ha)144 331.2 Q .3 -.15(ve t)-.2 H(he follo).15 E
(wing meanings:)-.25 E F1<ad64>144 343.2 Q F0 .911
(The \214rst character of)180 343.2 R F2(delim)3.411 E F0 .911
(is used to terminate each input line, rather than ne)3.411 F 3.41
(wline. If)-.25 F F2(delim)180 355.2 Q F0(is the empty string,)2.5 E F1
(map\214le)2.5 E F0(will terminate a line when it reads a NUL character)
2.5 E(.)-.55 E F1<ad6e>144 367.2 Q F0(Cop)180 367.2 Q 2.5(ya)-.1 G 2.5
(tm)-2.5 G(ost)-2.5 E F2(count)2.7 E F0 2.5(lines. If)3.18 F F2(count)
2.5 E F0(is 0, all lines are copied.)2.5 E F1<ad4f>144 379.2 Q F0(Be)180
379.2 Q(gin assigning to)-.15 E F2(arr)2.83 E(ay)-.15 E F0(at inde)2.82
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2.5(xi)-.15 G 2.5(s0)-2.5 G(.)-2.5 E F1<ad73>144 391.2 Q F0
(Discard the \214rst)180 391.2 Q F2(count)2.5 E F0(lines read.)2.5 E F1
<ad74>144 403.2 Q F0(Remo)180 403.2 Q .3 -.15(ve a t)-.15 H(railing).15
E F2(delim)2.5 E F0(\(def)2.5 E(ault ne)-.1 E
(wline\) from each line read.)-.25 E F1<ad75>144 415.2 Q F0
(Read lines from \214le descriptor)180 415.2 Q F2(fd)2.5 E F0
(instead of the standard input.)2.5 E F1<ad43>144 427.2 Q F0(Ev)180
427.2 Q(aluate)-.25 E F2(callbac)2.7 E(k)-.2 E F0(each time)3.17 E F2
(quantum)2.5 E F0(lines are read.)2.5 E(The)5 E F1<ad63>2.5 E F0
(option speci\214es)2.5 E F2(quantum)2.75 E F0(.).32 E F1<ad63>144 439.2
Q F0(Specify the number of lines read between each call to)180 439.2 Q
F2(callbac)2.7 E(k)-.2 E F0(.).67 E(If)144 456 Q F1<ad43>2.967 E F0 .467
(is speci\214ed without)2.967 F F1<ad63>2.967 E F0 2.967(,t)C .467
(he def)-2.967 F .467(ault quantum is 5000.)-.1 F(When)5.467 E F2
(callbac)2.967 E(k)-.2 E F0 .467(is e)2.967 F -.25(va)-.25 G .467
(luated, it is sup-).25 F .262(plied the inde)144 468 R 2.762(xo)-.15 G
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(as additional ar)144 480 R(guments.)-.18 E F2(callbac)5.274 E(k)-.2 E
F0 .274(is e)2.774 F -.25(va)-.25 G .274
(luated after the line is read b).25 F .275
(ut before the array element is)-.2 F(assigned.)144 492 Q
(If not supplied with an e)144 508.8 Q(xplicit origin,)-.15 E F1
(map\214le)2.5 E F0(will clear)2.5 E F2(arr)2.5 E(ay)-.15 E F0
(before assigning to it.)2.5 E F1(map\214le)144 525.6 Q F0 .797
(returns successfully unless an in)3.298 F -.25(va)-.4 G .797
(lid option or option ar).25 F .797(gument is supplied,)-.18 F F2(arr)
3.297 E(ay)-.15 E F0 .797(is in-)3.297 F -.25(va)144 537.6 S
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H(he follo).15 E(wing meanings:)-.25 E F1<ad6e>144 602.4 Q F0 .551
(Suppresses the normal change of directory when remo)180 602.4 R .551
(ving directories from the stack, so)-.15 F
(that only the stack is manipulated.)180 614.4 Q F1(+)144 626.4 Q F2(n)A
F0(Remo)180 626.4 Q -.15(ve)-.15 G 2.64(st).15 G(he)-2.64 E F2(n)2.64 E
F0 .14(th entry counting from the left of the list sho)B .14(wn by)-.25
F F1(dirs)2.64 E F0 2.64(,s)C .14(tarting with zero,)-2.64 F .779
(from the stack.)180 638.4 R -.15(Fo)5.779 G 3.279(re).15 G(xample:)
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(printf)3.032 E F0 .532(\(1\) format speci\214cations,)B F1(printf)3.031
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2.595 E F0 .096(to e)2.595 F .096
(xpand backslash escape sequences in the corresponding)-.15 F F2(ar)
2.596 E(gument)-.37 E F0 .096(in the)2.596 F(same w)180 273.6 Q(ay as)
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F1(printf)2.51 E F0 .01(to output the corresponding)2.51 F F2(ar)2.51 E
(gument)-.37 E F0 .01(in a format that can be reused as shell)2.51 F
(input.)180 297.6 Q F1(%Q)144 309.6 Q F0(lik)180 309.6 Q(e)-.1 E F1(%q)
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(to output the date-time string resulting from using)4.403 F F2(datefmt)
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2.881 E(gument)-.37 E F0 .381(is an inte)2.881 F .381
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357.6 R -1 -.8(Tw o)5.293 H .293(special ar)3.593 F .293(gument v)-.18 F
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(current time, and \2552 represents the time the shell w)180 369.6 R
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3.193 F .693(gument is speci-)-.18 F .21(\214ed, con)180 381.6 R -.15
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F1(printf)2.71 E F0(beha)180 393.6 Q(vior)-.2 E(.)-.55 E .902
(The %b, %q, and %T directi)144 410.4 R -.15(ve)-.25 G 3.401(sa).15 G
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(guments from the format)-.18 F .357(speci\214cation and write that man)
144 422.4 R 2.857(yb)-.15 G .358
(ytes from \(or use that wide a \214eld for\) the e)-2.857 F .358
(xpanded ar)-.15 F(gument,)-.18 E
(which usually contains more characters than the original.)144 434.4 Q
(Ar)144 451.2 Q .464(guments to non-string format speci\214ers are trea\
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1.258(minus sign is allo)144 463.2 R 1.259
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-.25 F 1.259(alue is the)-.25 F(ASCII v)144 475.2 Q(alue of the follo)
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504 Q F0 .565(than are supplied, the e)3.065 F .566
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(the directory stack.)144 580.8 Q(Ar)5 E(guments, if supplied, ha)-.18 E
.3 -.15(ve t)-.2 H(he follo).15 E(wing meanings:)-.25 E F1<ad6e>144
592.8 Q F0 1.811(Suppresses the normal change of directory when rotatin\
g or adding directories to the)180 592.8 R
(stack, so that only the stack is manipulated.)180 604.8 Q F1(+)144
616.8 Q F2(n)A F0 1.267(Rotates the stack so that the)180 616.8 R F2(n)
3.767 E F0 1.268(th directory \(counting from the left of the list sho)B
1.268(wn by)-.25 F F1(dirs)180 628.8 Q F0 2.5(,s)C
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(After the stack has been modi\214ed, if the)144 681.6 R F1<ad6e>2.934 E
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.181(\255o ph)2.681 F(ysical)-.15 E F0 .181(option to the)2.681 F F1
(set)2.681 E F0 -.2(bu)2.681 G .181(iltin command is).2 F 3.263
(enabled. If)144 165.6 R(the)3.263 E F1<ad4c>3.263 E F0 .763
(option is used, the pathname printed may contain symbolic links.)3.263
F .764(The return)5.764 F .405(status is 0 unless an error occurs while\
 reading the name of the current directory or an in)144 177.6 R -.25(va)
-.4 G .405(lid op-).25 F(tion is supplied.)144 189.6 Q F1 -.18(re)108
206.4 S(ad).18 E F0([)3.816 E F1(\255ers)A F0 3.816(][)C F1<ad61>-3.816
E/F2 10/Times-Italic@0 SF(aname)3.816 E F0 3.816(][)C F1<ad64>-3.816 E
F2(delim)3.816 E F0 3.816(][)C F1<ad69>-3.816 E F2(te)3.816 E(xt)-.2 E
F0 3.816(][)C F1<ad6e>-3.816 E F2(nc)3.816 E(har)-.15 E(s)-.1 E F0 3.817
(][)C F1<ad4e>-3.817 E F2(nc)3.817 E(har)-.15 E(s)-.1 E F0 3.817(][)C F1
<ad70>-3.817 E F2(pr)3.817 E(ompt)-.45 E F0 3.817(][)C F1<ad74>-3.817 E
F2(timeout)3.817 E F0 3.817(][)C F1<ad75>-3.817 E F2(fd)3.817 E F0(])A
([)108 218.4 Q F2(name)A F0(...])2.5 E .516(One line is read from the s\
tandard input, or from the \214le descriptor)144 230.4 R F2(fd)3.016 E
F0 .516(supplied as an ar)3.016 F .516(gument to)-.18 F(the)144 242.4 Q
F1<ad75>2.935 E F0 .435(option, split into w)2.935 F .435
(ords as described abo)-.1 F .735 -.15(ve u)-.15 H(nder).15 E F1 -.75
(Wo)2.935 G .435(rd Splitting).75 F F0 2.935(,a)C .436(nd the \214rst w)
-2.935 F .436(ord is as-)-.1 F .376(signed to the \214rst)144 254.4 R F2
(name)3.236 E F0 2.876(,t).18 G .376(he second w)-2.876 F .376
(ord to the second)-.1 F F2(name)3.236 E F0 2.876(,a).18 G .376
(nd so on.)-2.876 F .375(If there are more w)5.376 F(ords)-.1 E .236
(than names, the remaining w)144 266.4 R .237(ords and their interv)-.1
F .237(ening delimiters are assigned to the last)-.15 F F2(name)3.097 E
F0 5.237(.I).18 G(f)-5.237 E .875(there are fe)144 278.4 R .875(wer w)
-.25 F .875(ords read from the input stream than names, the remaining n\
ames are assigned)-.1 F .517(empty v)144 290.4 R 3.017(alues. The)-.25 F
.517(characters in)3.017 F/F3 9/Times-Bold@0 SF(IFS)3.017 E F0 .518
(are used to split the line into w)2.767 F .518
(ords using the same rules the)-.1 F .027(shell uses for e)144 302.4 R
.026(xpansion \(described abo)-.15 F .326 -.15(ve u)-.15 H(nder).15 E F1
-.75(Wo)2.526 G .026(rd Splitting).75 F F0 2.526(\). The)B .026
(backslash character \()2.526 F F1(\\)A F0 2.526(\)m)C(ay)-2.526 E .488
(be used to remo)144 314.4 R .788 -.15(ve a)-.15 H .788 -.15(ny s).15 H
.488(pecial meaning for the ne).15 F .488
(xt character read and for line continuation.)-.15 F(Op-)5.489 E
(tions, if supplied, ha)144 326.4 Q .3 -.15(ve t)-.2 H(he follo).15 E
(wing meanings:)-.25 E F1<ad61>144 338.4 Q F2(aname)2.5 E F0 1.026
(The w)180 350.4 R 1.026
(ords are assigned to sequential indices of the array v)-.1 F(ariable)
-.25 E F2(aname)3.855 E F0 3.525(,s).18 G 1.025(tarting at 0.)-3.525 F
F2(aname)180.33 362.4 Q F0(is unset before an)2.68 E 2.5(yn)-.15 G .5
-.25(ew va)-2.5 H(lues are assigned.).25 E(Other)5 E F2(name)2.5 E F0
(ar)2.5 E(guments are ignored.)-.18 E F1<ad64>144 374.4 Q F2(delim)2.5 E
F0 .28(The \214rst character of)180 386.4 R F2(delim)2.78 E F0 .281
(is used to terminate the input line, rather than ne)2.78 F 2.781
(wline. If)-.25 F F2(de-)2.781 E(lim)180 398.4 Q F0
(is the empty string,)2.5 E F1 -.18(re)2.5 G(ad).18 E F0
(will terminate a line when it reads a NUL character)2.5 E(.)-.55 E F1
<ad65>144 410.4 Q F0 .373
(If the standard input is coming from a terminal,)180 410.4 R F1 -.18
(re)2.873 G(adline).18 E F0(\(see)2.873 E F3(READLINE)2.872 E F0(abo)
2.622 E -.15(ve)-.15 G 2.872(\)i).15 G 2.872(su)-2.872 G(sed)-2.872 E
.218(to obtain the line.)180 422.4 R .218
(Readline uses the current \(or def)5.218 F .218
(ault, if line editing w)-.1 F .218(as not pre)-.1 F(viously)-.25 E
(acti)180 434.4 Q -.15(ve)-.25 G 2.5(\)e).15 G(diting settings, b)-2.5 E
(ut uses readline')-.2 E 2.5(sd)-.55 G(ef)-2.5 E
(ault \214lename completion.)-.1 E F1<ad69>144 446.4 Q F2(te)2.5 E(xt)
-.2 E F0(If)180 446.4 Q F1 -.18(re)2.716 G(adline).18 E F0 .216
(is being used to read the line,)2.716 F F2(te)2.716 E(xt)-.2 E F0 .216
(is placed into the editing b)2.716 F(uf)-.2 E .215(fer before edit-)
-.25 F(ing be)180 458.4 Q(gins.)-.15 E F1<ad6e>144 470.4 Q F2(nc)2.5 E
(har)-.15 E(s)-.1 E F1 -.18(re)180 482.4 S(ad).18 E F0 .322
(returns after reading)2.822 F F2(nc)2.823 E(har)-.15 E(s)-.1 E F0 .323
(characters rather than w)2.823 F .323
(aiting for a complete line of in-)-.1 F(put, b)180 494.4 Q
(ut honors a delimiter if fe)-.2 E(wer than)-.25 E F2(nc)2.5 E(har)-.15
E(s)-.1 E F0(characters are read before the delimiter)2.5 E(.)-.55 E F1
<ad4e>144 506.4 Q F2(nc)2.5 E(har)-.15 E(s)-.1 E F1 -.18(re)180 518.4 S
(ad).18 E F0 1.269(returns after reading e)3.77 F(xactly)-.15 E F2(nc)
3.769 E(har)-.15 E(s)-.1 E F0 1.269(characters rather than w)3.769 F
1.269(aiting for a complete)-.1 F .274
(line of input, unless EOF is encountered or)180 530.4 R F1 -.18(re)
2.775 G(ad).18 E F0 .275(times out.)2.775 F .275
(Delimiter characters encoun-)5.275 F 1.003
(tered in the input are not treated specially and do not cause)180 542.4
R F1 -.18(re)3.502 G(ad).18 E F0 1.002(to return until)3.502 F F2(nc)
3.502 E(har)-.15 E(s)-.1 E F0 .608(characters are read.)180 554.4 R .608
(The result is not split on the characters in)5.608 F F1(IFS)3.108 E F0
3.108(;t)C .609(he intent is that the)-3.108 F -.25(va)180 566.4 S .67
(riable is assigned e).25 F .669
(xactly the characters read \(with the e)-.15 F .669
(xception of backslash; see the)-.15 F F1<ad72>180 578.4 Q F0
(option belo)2.5 E(w\).)-.25 E F1<ad70>144 590.4 Q F2(pr)2.5 E(ompt)-.45
E F0(Display)180 602.4 Q F2(pr)3.66 E(ompt)-.45 E F0 1.161
(on standard error)3.66 F 3.661(,w)-.4 G 1.161(ithout a trailing ne)
-3.661 F 1.161(wline, before attempting to read)-.25 F(an)180 614.4 Q
2.5(yi)-.15 G 2.5(nput. The)-2.5 F
(prompt is displayed only if input is coming from a terminal.)2.5 E F1
<ad72>144 626.4 Q F0 .544(Backslash does not act as an escape character)
180 626.4 R 5.543(.T)-.55 G .543
(he backslash is considered to be part of)-5.543 F .492(the line.)180
638.4 R .492(In particular)5.492 F 2.992(,ab)-.4 G(ackslash-ne)-2.992 E
.493(wline pair may not then be used as a line continua-)-.25 F(tion.)
180 650.4 Q F1<ad73>144 662.4 Q F0(Silent mode.)180 662.4 Q
(If input is coming from a terminal, characters are not echoed.)5 E F1
<ad74>144 674.4 Q F2(timeout)2.5 E F0(Cause)180 686.4 Q F1 -.18(re)2.929
G(ad).18 E F0 .428(to time out and return f)2.929 F .428
(ailure if a complete line of input \(or a speci\214ed num-)-.1 F .56
(ber of characters\) is not read within)180 698.4 R F2(timeout)3.061 E
F0(seconds.)3.061 E F2(timeout)5.561 E F0 .561(may be a decimal number)
3.061 F(with a fractional portion follo)180 710.4 Q
(wing the decimal point.)-.25 E(This option is only ef)5 E(fecti)-.25 E
.3 -.15(ve i)-.25 H(f).15 E F1 -.18(re)2.5 G(ad).18 E F0 .506(is readin\
g input from a terminal, pipe, or other special \214le; it has no ef)180
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G(ad).18 E F0 .589(times out,)3.09 F F1 -.18(re)3.089 G(ad).18 E F0(sa)
3.089 E -.15(ve)-.2 G 3.089(sa).15 G .889 -.15(ny p)-3.089 H .589
(artial input read into the speci\214ed).15 F -.25(va)180 96 S(riable)
.25 E/F2 10/Times-Italic@0 SF(name)2.77 E F0 5.27(.I)C(f)-5.27 E F2
(timeout)2.77 E F0 .27(is 0,)2.77 F F1 -.18(re)2.77 G(ad).18 E F0 .27
(returns immediately)2.77 F 2.77(,w)-.65 G .27(ithout trying to read an)
-2.77 F 2.77(yd)-.15 G(ata.)-2.77 E .228(The e)180 108 R .228
(xit status is 0 if input is a)-.15 F -.25(va)-.2 G .228
(ilable on the speci\214ed \214le descriptor).25 F 2.728(,o)-.4 G 2.727
(rt)-2.728 G .227(he read will re-)-2.727 F 1.224(turn EOF)180 120 R
3.724(,n)-.8 G 1.224(on-zero otherwise.)-3.724 F 1.224(The e)6.224 F
1.225(xit status is greater than 128 if the timeout is e)-.15 F(x-)-.15
E(ceeded.)180 132 Q F1<ad75>144 144 Q F2(fd)2.5 E F0
(Read input from \214le descriptor)180 144 Q F2(fd)2.5 E F0(.)A .522
(If no)144 160.8 R F2(names)3.382 E F0 .522
(are supplied, the line read, without the ending delimiter b)3.292 F
.522(ut otherwise unmodi\214ed, is)-.2 F 1.186(assigned to the v)144
172.8 R(ariable)-.25 E/F3 9/Times-Bold@0 SF(REPL)3.686 E(Y)-.828 E/F4 9
/Times-Roman@0 SF(.)A F0 1.186(The e)5.686 F 1.186
(xit status is zero, unless end-of-\214le is encountered,)-.15 F F1 -.18
(re)3.687 G(ad).18 E F0 .961
(times out \(in which case the status is greater than 128\), a v)144
184.8 R .96(ariable assignment error \(such as as-)-.25 F .706
(signing to a readonly v)144 196.8 R .706(ariable\) occurs, or an in)
-.25 F -.25(va)-.4 G .706(lid \214le descriptor is supplied as the ar)
.25 F .707(gument to)-.18 F F1<ad75>144 208.8 Q F0(.)A F1 -.18(re)108
225.6 S(adonly).18 E F0([)2.5 E F1(\255aAf)A F0 2.5(][)C F1<ad70>-2.5 E
F0 2.5(][)C F2(name)-2.5 E F0([=)A F2(wor)A(d)-.37 E F0 2.5(].)C(..])
-2.5 E .77(The gi)144 237.6 R -.15(ve)-.25 G(n).15 E F2(names)3.27 E F0
.77(are mark)3.27 F .77(ed readonly; the v)-.1 F .77(alues of these)-.25
F F2(names)3.63 E F0 .77(may not be changed by subse-)3.54 F 1.096
(quent assignment.)144 249.6 R 1.096(If the)6.096 F F1<ad66>3.596 E F0
1.097(option is supplied, the functions corresponding to the)3.596 F F2
(names)3.597 E F0 1.097(are so)3.597 F(mark)144 261.6 Q 3.334(ed. The)
-.1 F F1<ad61>3.334 E F0 .834(option restricts the v)3.334 F .834
(ariables to inde)-.25 F -.15(xe)-.15 G 3.334(da).15 G .834(rrays; the)
-3.334 F F1<ad41>3.334 E F0 .834(option restricts the v)3.334 F(ari-)
-.25 E .776(ables to associati)144 273.6 R 1.076 -.15(ve a)-.25 H 3.276
(rrays. If).15 F .777(both options are supplied,)3.276 F F1<ad41>3.277 E
F0(tak)3.277 E .777(es precedence.)-.1 F .777(If no)5.777 F F2(name)
3.637 E F0(ar)3.457 E(gu-)-.18 E .522(ments are gi)144 285.6 R -.15(ve)
-.25 G .521(n, or if the).15 F F1<ad70>3.021 E F0 .521
(option is supplied, a list of all readonly names is printed.)3.021 F
.521(The other)5.521 F .295(options may be used to restrict the output \
to a subset of the set of readonly names.)144 297.6 R(The)5.296 E F1
<ad70>2.796 E F0(option)2.796 E .786
(causes output to be displayed in a format that may be reused as input.)
144 309.6 R .786(If a v)5.786 F .785(ariable name is fol-)-.25 F(lo)144
321.6 Q .717(wed by =)-.25 F F2(wor)A(d)-.37 E F0 3.218(,t)C .718(he v)
-3.218 F .718(alue of the v)-.25 F .718(ariable is set to)-.25 F F2(wor)
3.218 E(d)-.37 E F0 5.718(.T)C .718(he return status is 0 unless an in)
-5.718 F -.25(va)-.4 G(lid).25 E .26(option is encountered, one of the)
144 333.6 R F2(names)3.12 E F0 .26(is not a v)3.03 F .26(alid shell v)
-.25 F .26(ariable name, or)-.25 F F1<ad66>2.76 E F0 .26
(is supplied with a)2.76 F F2(name)144.36 345.6 Q F0
(that is not a function.)2.68 E F1 -.18(re)108 362.4 S(tur).18 E(n)-.15
E F0([)2.5 E F2(n)A F0(])A .02(Causes a function to stop e)144 374.4 R
-.15(xe)-.15 G .02(cuting and return the v).15 F .021
(alue speci\214ed by)-.25 F F2(n)2.881 E F0 .021(to its caller)2.761 F
5.021(.I)-.55 G(f)-5.021 E F2(n)2.881 E F0 .021(is omitted,)2.761 F .597
(the return status is that of the last command e)144 386.4 R -.15(xe)
-.15 G .596(cuted in the function body).15 F 5.596(.I)-.65 G(f)-5.596 E
F1 -.18(re)3.096 G(tur).18 E(n)-.15 E F0 .596(is e)3.096 F -.15(xe)-.15
G(cuted).15 E .267(by a trap handler)144 398.4 R 2.767(,t)-.4 G .267
(he last command used to determine the status is the last command e)
-2.767 F -.15(xe)-.15 G .268(cuted be-).15 F .02(fore the trap handler)
144 410.4 R 5.02(.I)-.55 G(f)-5.02 E F1 -.18(re)2.52 G(tur).18 E(n)-.15
E F0 .02(is e)2.52 F -.15(xe)-.15 G .02(cuted during a).15 F F1(DEB)2.52
E(UG)-.1 E F0 .02(trap, the last command used to deter)2.52 F(-)-.2 E
.885(mine the status is the last command e)144 422.4 R -.15(xe)-.15 G
.886(cuted by the trap handler before).15 F F1 -.18(re)3.386 G(tur).18 E
(n)-.15 E F0 -.1(wa)3.386 G 3.386(si).1 G -1.9 -.4(nv o)-3.386 H -.1(ke)
.4 G 3.386(d. If).1 F F1 -.18(re)144 434.4 S(tur).18 E(n)-.15 E F0 .628
(is used outside a function, b)3.128 F .628(ut during e)-.2 F -.15(xe)
-.15 G .628(cution of a script by the).15 F F1(.)3.127 E F0(\()5.627 E
F1(sour)A(ce)-.18 E F0 3.127(\)c)C .627(ommand, it)-3.127 F .588
(causes the shell to stop e)144 446.4 R -.15(xe)-.15 G .588
(cuting that script and return either).15 F F2(n)3.448 E F0 .589
(or the e)3.329 F .589(xit status of the last com-)-.15 F .326(mand e)
144 458.4 R -.15(xe)-.15 G .326(cuted within the script as the e).15 F
.326(xit status of the script.)-.15 F(If)5.326 E F2(n)2.826 E F0 .325
(is supplied, the return v)2.826 F .325(alue is)-.25 F .444
(its least signi\214cant 8 bits.)144 470.4 R .444
(The return status is non-zero if)5.444 F F1 -.18(re)2.945 G(tur).18 E
(n)-.15 E F0 .445(is supplied a non-numeric ar)2.945 F(gu-)-.18 E .381
(ment, or is used outside a function and not during e)144 482.4 R -.15
(xe)-.15 G .381(cution of a script by).15 F F1(.)2.881 E F0(or)3.714 E
F1(sour)2.881 E(ce)-.18 E F0 5.38(.A)C .68 -.15(ny c)-5.38 H(om-).15 E
.749(mand associated with the)144 494.4 R F1(RETURN)3.249 E F0 .749
(trap is e)3.249 F -.15(xe)-.15 G .749(cuted before e).15 F -.15(xe)-.15
G .75(cution resumes after the function).15 F(or script.)144 506.4 Q F1
(set)108 523.2 Q F0([)2.5 E F1(\255abefhkmnptuvxBCEHPT)A F0 2.5(][)C F1
<ad6f>-2.5 E F2(option\255name)2.5 E F0 2.5(][)C F1<adad>-2.5 E F0 2.5
(][)C F1<ad>-2.5 E F0 2.5(][)C F2(ar)-2.5 E(g)-.37 E F0(...])2.5 E F1
(set)108 535.2 Q F0([)2.5 E F1(+abefhkmnptuvxBCEHPT)A F0 2.5(][)C F1(+o)
-2.5 E F2(option\255name)2.5 E F0 2.5(][)C F1<adad>-2.5 E F0 2.5(][)C F1
<ad>-2.5 E F0 2.5(][)C F2(ar)-2.5 E(g)-.37 E F0(...])2.5 E -.4(Wi)144
547.2 S .574(thout options, display the name and v).4 F .574
(alue of each shell v)-.25 F .573
(ariable in a format that can be reused)-.25 F .113
(as input for setting or resetting the currently-set v)144 559.2 R 2.613
(ariables. Read-only)-.25 F -.25(va)2.613 G .113
(riables cannot be reset.).25 F(In)5.113 E F2 1.032(posix mode)144 571.2
R F0 3.532(,o)C 1.032(nly shell v)-3.532 F 1.032(ariables are listed.)
-.25 F 1.032(The output is sorted according to the current locale.)6.032
F .58(When options are speci\214ed, the)144 583.2 R 3.081(ys)-.15 G .581
(et or unset shell attrib)-3.081 F 3.081(utes. An)-.2 F 3.081(ya)-.15 G
-.18(rg)-3.081 G .581(uments remaining after op-).18 F .161
(tion processing are treated as v)144 595.2 R .161
(alues for the positional parameters and are assigned, in order)-.25 F
2.66(,t)-.4 G(o)-2.66 E F1($1)2.66 E F0(,)A F1($2)144 607.2 Q F0(,)A F1
2.5(... $)2.5 F F2(n)A F0 5(.O)C(ptions, if speci\214ed, ha)-5 E .3 -.15
(ve t)-.2 H(he follo).15 E(wing meanings:)-.25 E F1<ad61>144 619.2 Q F0
1.377(Each v)184 619.2 R 1.377
(ariable or function that is created or modi\214ed is gi)-.25 F -.15(ve)
-.25 G 3.877(nt).15 G 1.377(he e)-3.877 F 1.378(xport attrib)-.15 F
1.378(ute and)-.2 F(mark)184 631.2 Q(ed for e)-.1 E(xport to the en)-.15
E(vironment of subsequent commands.)-.4 E F1<ad62>144 643.2 Q F0 .132
(Report the status of terminated background jobs immediately)184 643.2 R
2.632(,r)-.65 G .131(ather than before the ne)-2.632 F(xt)-.15 E
(primary prompt.)184 655.2 Q(This is ef)5 E(fecti)-.25 E .3 -.15(ve o)
-.25 H(nly when job control is enabled.).15 E F1<ad65>144 667.2 Q F0
.087(Exit immediately if a)184 667.2 R F2(pipeline)2.587 E F0 .087
(\(which may consist of a single)2.587 F F2 .088(simple command)2.588 F
F0 .088(\), a)B F2(list)2.588 E F0 2.588(,o)C(r)-2.588 E(a)184 679.2 Q
F2 1.521(compound command)4.021 F F0(\(see)4.021 E F3 1.521
(SHELL GRAMMAR)4.021 F F0(abo)3.771 E -.15(ve)-.15 G 1.521(\), e).15 F
1.521(xits with a non-zero status.)-.15 F .079(The shell does not e)184
691.2 R .079(xit if the command that f)-.15 F .08
(ails is part of the command list immediately)-.1 F(follo)184 703.2 Q
1.655(wing a)-.25 F F1(while)4.155 E F0(or)4.155 E F1(until)4.155 E F0
-.1(ke)4.155 G(yw)-.05 E 1.655(ord, part of the test follo)-.1 F 1.654
(wing the)-.25 F F1(if)4.154 E F0(or)4.154 E F1(elif)4.154 E F0(reserv)
4.154 E(ed)-.15 E -.1(wo)184 715.2 S .581(rds, part of an).1 F 3.081(yc)
-.15 G .581(ommand e)-3.081 F -.15(xe)-.15 G .581(cuted in a).15 F F1
(&&)3.081 E F0(or)3.081 E F1(||)3.081 E F0 .582(list e)3.082 F .582
(xcept the command follo)-.15 F(wing)-.25 E .918(the \214nal)184 727.2 R
F1(&&)3.418 E F0(or)3.418 E F1(||)3.418 E F0 3.418(,a)C 1.218 -.15(ny c)
-3.418 H .918(ommand in a pipeline b).15 F .917
(ut the last, or if the command')-.2 F 3.417(sr)-.55 G(eturn)-3.417 E
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(non-zero status because a command f)184 96 R 1.112(ailed while)-.1 F F1
<ad65>3.612 E F0 -.1(wa)3.612 G 3.612(sb).1 G 1.112
(eing ignored, the shell does)-3.612 F .177(not e)184 108 R 2.677
(xit. A)-.15 F .177(trap on)2.677 F F1(ERR)2.677 E F0 2.677(,i)C 2.678
(fs)-2.677 G .178(et, is e)-2.678 F -.15(xe)-.15 G .178
(cuted before the shell e).15 F 2.678(xits. This)-.15 F .178
(option applies to)2.678 F .618(the shell en)184 120 R .617
(vironment and each subshell en)-.4 F .617(vironment separately \(see)
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184 132 R(ONMENT)-.27 E F0(abo)2.893 E -.15(ve)-.15 G .643
(\), and may cause subshells to e).15 F .643(xit before e)-.15 F -.15
(xe)-.15 G .643(cuting all).15 F(the commands in the subshell.)184 144 Q
.999(If a compound command or shell function e)184 162 R -.15(xe)-.15 G
.999(cutes in a conte).15 F .998(xt where)-.15 F F1<ad65>3.498 E F0 .998
(is being ig-)3.498 F .089(nored, none of the commands e)184 174 R -.15
(xe)-.15 G .089(cuted within the compound command or function body).15 F
.503(will be af)184 186 R .503(fected by the)-.25 F F1<ad65>3.002 E F0
.502(setting, e)3.002 F -.15(ve)-.25 G 3.002(ni).15 G(f)-3.002 E F1
<ad65>3.002 E F0 .502(is set and a command returns a f)3.002 F .502
(ailure sta-)-.1 F 4.183(tus. If)184 198 R 4.183(ac)4.183 G 1.683
(ompound command or shell function sets)-4.183 F F1<ad65>4.184 E F0
1.684(while e)4.184 F -.15(xe)-.15 G 1.684(cuting in a conte).15 F(xt)
-.15 E(where)184 210 Q F1<ad65>3.154 E F0 .654
(is ignored, that setting will not ha)3.154 F .953 -.15(ve a)-.2 H .953
-.15(ny e).15 H -.25(ff).15 G .653(ect until the compound command).25 F
(or the command containing the function call completes.)184 222 Q F1
<ad66>144 234 Q F0(Disable pathname e)184 234 Q(xpansion.)-.15 E F1
<ad68>144 246 Q F0 .988(Remember the location of commands as the)184 246
R 3.488(ya)-.15 G .988(re look)-3.488 F .988(ed up for e)-.1 F -.15(xe)
-.15 G 3.488(cution. This).15 F .988(is en-)3.488 F(abled by def)184 258
Q(ault.)-.1 E F1<ad6b>144 270 Q F0 .514(All ar)184 270 R .514
(guments in the form of assignment statements are placed in the en)-.18
F .513(vironment for a)-.4 F
(command, not just those that precede the command name.)184 282 Q F1
<ad6d>144 294 Q F0 .148(Monitor mode.)184 294 R .148
(Job control is enabled.)5.148 F .149(This option is on by def)5.148 F
.149(ault for interacti)-.1 F .449 -.15(ve s)-.25 H(hells).15 E .651
(on systems that support it \(see)184 306 R F2 .651(JOB CONTR)3.151 F
(OL)-.27 E F0(abo)2.901 E -.15(ve)-.15 G 3.151(\). All).15 F .65
(processes run in a separate)3.151 F .678(process group.)184 318 R .679
(When a background job completes, the shell prints a line containing it\
s)5.678 F -.15(ex)184 330 S(it status.).15 E F1<ad6e>144 342 Q F0 .653
(Read commands b)184 342 R .653(ut do not e)-.2 F -.15(xe)-.15 G .653
(cute them.).15 F .652(This may be used to check a shell script for)
5.653 F(syntax errors.)184 354 Q(This is ignored by interacti)5 E .3
-.15(ve s)-.25 H(hells.).15 E F1<ad6f>144 366 Q/F3 10/Times-Italic@0 SF
(option\255name)2.5 E F0(The)184 378 Q F3(option\255name)2.5 E F0
(can be one of the follo)2.5 E(wing:)-.25 E F1(allexport)184 390 Q F0
(Same as)224 402 Q F1<ad61>2.5 E F0(.)A F1(braceexpand)184 414 Q F0
(Same as)224 426 Q F1<ad42>2.5 E F0(.)A F1(emacs)184 438 Q F0 .089
(Use an emacs-style command line editing interf)224 438 R 2.589
(ace. This)-.1 F .089(is enabled by def)2.589 F(ault)-.1 E .95
(when the shell is interacti)224 450 R -.15(ve)-.25 G 3.45(,u).15 G .95
(nless the shell is started with the)-3.45 F F1(\255\255noediting)3.45 E
F0 2.5(option. This)224 462 R(also af)2.5 E(fects the editing interf)
-.25 E(ace used for)-.1 E F1 -.18(re)2.5 G(ad \255e).18 E F0(.)A F1(err)
184 474 Q(exit)-.18 E F0(Same as)224 474 Q F1<ad65>2.5 E F0(.)A F1
(errtrace)184 486 Q F0(Same as)224 486 Q F1<ad45>2.5 E F0(.)A F1
(functrace)184 498 Q F0(Same as)224 510 Q F1<ad54>2.5 E F0(.)A F1
(hashall)184 522 Q F0(Same as)224 522 Q F1<ad68>2.5 E F0(.)A F1
(histexpand)184 534 Q F0(Same as)224 546 Q F1<ad48>2.5 E F0(.)A F1
(history)184 558 Q F0 .586(Enable command history)224 558 R 3.087(,a)
-.65 G 3.087(sd)-3.087 G .587(escribed abo)-3.087 F .887 -.15(ve u)-.15
H(nder).15 E F2(HIST)3.087 E(OR)-.162 E(Y)-.315 E/F4 9/Times-Roman@0 SF
(.)A F0 .587(This option is)5.087 F(on by def)224 570 Q
(ault in interacti)-.1 E .3 -.15(ve s)-.25 H(hells.).15 E F1(ignor)184
582 Q(eeof)-.18 E F0 1.657(The ef)224 594 R 1.657
(fect is as if the shell command)-.25 F/F5 10/Courier@0 SF(IGNOREEOF=10)
4.156 E F0 1.656(had been e)4.156 F -.15(xe)-.15 G(cuted).15 E(\(see)224
606 Q F1(Shell V)2.5 E(ariables)-.92 E F0(abo)2.5 E -.15(ve)-.15 G(\).)
.15 E F1 -.1(ke)184 618 S(yw).1 E(ord)-.1 E F0(Same as)224 630 Q F1
<ad6b>2.5 E F0(.)A F1(monitor)184 642 Q F0(Same as)224 642 Q F1<ad6d>2.5
E F0(.)A F1(noclob)184 654 Q(ber)-.1 E F0(Same as)224 666 Q F1<ad43>2.5
E F0(.)A F1(noexec)184 678 Q F0(Same as)224 678 Q F1<ad6e>2.5 E F0(.)A
F1(noglob)184 690 Q F0(Same as)224 690 Q F1<ad66>2.5 E F0(.)A F1(nolog)
184 702 Q F0(Currently ignored.)224 702 Q F1(notify)184 714 Q F0
(Same as)224 714 Q F1<ad62>2.5 E F0(.)A(GNU Bash 5.2)72 768 Q
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SF(nounset)184 84 Q F0(Same as)224 84 Q F1<ad75>2.5 E F0(.)A F1(onecmd)
184 96 Q F0(Same as)224 96 Q F1<ad74>2.5 E F0(.)A F1(ph)184 108 Q
(ysical)-.15 E F0(Same as)224 108 Q F1<ad50>2.5 E F0(.)A F1(pipefail)184
120 Q F0 1.029(If set, the return v)224 120 R 1.029
(alue of a pipeline is the v)-.25 F 1.03
(alue of the last \(rightmost\) com-)-.25 F 1.137(mand to e)224 132 R
1.136
(xit with a non-zero status, or zero if all commands in the pipeline)
-.15 F -.15(ex)224 144 S(it successfully).15 E 5(.T)-.65 G
(his option is disabled by def)-5 E(ault.)-.1 E F1(posix)184 156 Q F0
2.09(Change the beha)224 156 R 2.091(vior of)-.2 F F1(bash)4.591 E F0
2.091(where the def)4.591 F 2.091(ault operation dif)-.1 F 2.091
(fers from the)-.25 F 1.212(POSIX standard to match the standard \()224
168 R/F2 10/Times-Italic@0 SF 1.212(posix mode)B F0 3.712(\). See)B/F3 9
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(for a reference to a document that details ho)224 180 R 3.455(wp)-.25 G
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-3.455 E(ha)224 192 Q(vior)-.2 E(.)-.55 E F1(pri)184 204 Q(vileged)-.1 E
F0(Same as)224 216 Q F1<ad70>2.5 E F0(.)A F1 -.1(ve)184 228 S(rbose).1 E
F0(Same as)224 228 Q F1<ad76>2.5 E F0(.)A F1(vi)184 240 Q F0 .209
(Use a vi-style command line editing interf)224 240 R 2.709(ace. This)
-.1 F .209(also af)2.709 F .209(fects the editing in-)-.25 F(terf)224
252 Q(ace used for)-.1 E F1 -.18(re)2.5 G(ad \255e).18 E F0(.)A F1
(xtrace)184 264 Q F0(Same as)224 264 Q F1<ad78>2.5 E F0(.)A(If)184 282 Q
F1<ad6f>3.052 E F0 .552(is supplied with no)3.052 F F2(option\255name)
3.053 E F0 3.053(,t)C .553(he v)-3.053 F .553
(alues of the current options are printed.)-.25 F(If)5.553 E F1(+o)184
294 Q F0 1.072(is supplied with no)3.572 F F2(option\255name)3.572 E F0
3.572(,a)C 1.071(series of)-.001 F F1(set)3.571 E F0 1.071
(commands to recreate the current)3.571 F
(option settings is displayed on the standard output.)184 306 Q F1<ad70>
144 318 Q F0 -.45(Tu)184 318 S 1.071(rn on).45 F F2(privile)4.821 E -.1
(ge)-.4 G(d).1 E F0 3.572(mode. In)4.341 F 1.072(this mode, the)3.572 F
F3($ENV)3.572 E F0(and)3.322 E F3($B)3.572 E(ASH_ENV)-.27 E F0 1.072
(\214les are not pro-)3.322 F 1.501
(cessed, shell functions are not inherited from the en)184 330 R 1.5
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(vironment,)-.4 E .38(are ignored.)184 354 R .38
(If the shell is started with the ef)5.38 F(fecti)-.25 E .679 -.15(ve u)
-.25 H .379(ser \(group\) id not equal to the real).15 F .461
(user \(group\) id, and the)184 366 R F1<ad70>2.961 E F0 .461
(option is not supplied, these actions are tak)2.961 F .462
(en and the ef)-.1 F(fec-)-.25 E(ti)184 378 Q .695 -.15(ve u)-.25 H .395
(ser id is set to the real user id.).15 F .395(If the)5.395 F F1<ad70>
2.895 E F0 .394(option is supplied at startup, the ef)2.895 F(fecti)-.25
E -.15(ve)-.25 G .386(user id is not reset.)184 390 R -.45(Tu)5.386 G
.386(rning this option of).45 F 2.886(fc)-.25 G .387(auses the ef)-2.886
F(fecti)-.25 E .687 -.15(ve u)-.25 H .387(ser and group ids to be).15 F
(set to the real user and group ids.)184 402 Q F1<ad72>144 414 Q F0
(Enable restricted shell mode.)184 414 Q
(This option cannot be unset once it has been set.)5 E F1<ad74>144 426 Q
F0(Exit after reading and e)184 426 Q -.15(xe)-.15 G
(cuting one command.).15 E F1<ad75>144 438 Q F0 -.35(Tr)184 438 S .774
(eat unset v).35 F .773(ariables and parameters other than the special \
parameters "@" and "*", or)-.25 F .459(array v)184 450 R .459(ariables \
subscripted with "@" or "*", as an error when performing parameter e)
-.25 F(x-)-.15 E 2.891(pansion. If)184 462 R -.15(ex)2.891 G .391
(pansion is attempted on an unset v).15 F .391(ariable or parameter)-.25
F 2.89(,t)-.4 G .39(he shell prints an)-2.89 F
(error message, and, if not interacti)184 474 Q -.15(ve)-.25 G 2.5(,e)
.15 G(xits with a non-zero status.)-2.65 E F1<ad76>144 486 Q F0
(Print shell input lines as the)184 486 Q 2.5(ya)-.15 G(re read.)-2.5 E
F1<ad78>144 498 Q F0 .315(After e)184 498 R .315(xpanding each)-.15 F F2
.315(simple command)2.815 F F0(,)A F1 -.25(fo)2.815 G(r).25 E F0
(command,)2.815 E F1(case)2.815 E F0(command,)2.815 E F1(select)2.815 E
F0(command,)2.815 E 1.236(or arithmetic)184 510 R F1 -.25(fo)3.736 G(r)
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1.236(alue of)-.25 F F3(PS4)3.736 E F4(,)A F0(follo)3.486 E 1.236
(wed by the com-)-.25 F(mand and its e)184 522 Q(xpanded ar)-.15 E
(guments or associated w)-.18 E(ord list.)-.1 E F1<ad42>144 534 Q F0
1.205(The shell performs brace e)184 534 R 1.205(xpansion \(see)-.15 F
F1 1.205(Brace Expansion)3.705 F F0(abo)3.705 E -.15(ve)-.15 G 3.706
(\). This).15 F 1.206(is on by de-)3.706 F -.1(fa)184 546 S(ult.).1 E F1
<ad43>144 558 Q F0 .214(If set,)184 558 R F1(bash)2.714 E F0 .214
(does not o)2.714 F -.15(ve)-.15 G .214(rwrite an e).15 F .214
(xisting \214le with the)-.15 F F1(>)2.714 E F0(,)A F1(>&)2.714 E F0
2.713(,a)C(nd)-2.713 E F1(<>)2.713 E F0 .213(redirection opera-)2.713 F
3.053(tors. This)184 570 R .553(may be o)3.053 F -.15(ve)-.15 G .553
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<ad45>144 594 Q F0 .104(If set, an)184 594 R 2.604(yt)-.15 G .104
(rap on)-2.604 F F1(ERR)2.604 E F0 .103
(is inherited by shell functions, command substitutions, and com-)2.604
F .838(mands e)184 606 R -.15(xe)-.15 G .838(cuted in a subshell en).15
F 3.338(vironment. The)-.4 F F1(ERR)3.338 E F0 .839
(trap is normally not inherited in)3.339 F(such cases.)184 618 Q F1
<ad48>144 630 Q F0(Enable)184 630 Q F1(!)3.032 E F0 .532
(style history substitution.)5.532 F .531(This option is on by def)5.532
F .531(ault when the shell is inter)-.1 F(-)-.2 E(acti)184 642 Q -.15
(ve)-.25 G(.).15 E F1<ad50>144 654 Q F0 .959
(If set, the shell does not resolv)184 654 R 3.459(es)-.15 G .959
(ymbolic links when e)-3.459 F -.15(xe)-.15 G .96
(cuting commands such as).15 F F1(cd)3.46 E F0 1.453
(that change the current w)184 666 R 1.453(orking directory)-.1 F 6.453
(.I)-.65 G 3.952(tu)-6.453 G 1.452(ses the ph)-3.952 F 1.452
(ysical directory structure in-)-.05 F 3.334(stead. By)184 678 R(def)
3.334 E(ault,)-.1 E F1(bash)3.334 E F0(follo)3.334 E .834
(ws the logical chain of directories when performing com-)-.25 F
(mands which change the current directory)184 690 Q(.)-.65 E F1<ad54>144
702 Q F0 .89(If set, an)184 702 R 3.39(yt)-.15 G .89(raps on)-3.39 F F1
(DEB)3.39 E(UG)-.1 E F0(and)3.39 E F1(RETURN)3.39 E F0 .89
(are inherited by shell functions, command)3.39 F 1.932
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(UG)-.1 E F0(and)4.432 E F1(RETURN)184 726 Q F0
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SF<adad>144 84 Q F0 .401(If no ar)184 84 R .401(guments follo)-.18 F
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(his option, then the positional parameters are unset.)-2.901 F
(Otherwise,)5.4 E(the positional parameters are set to the)184 96 Q/F2
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F0(.)A F1<ad>144 108 Q F0 .796
(Signal the end of options, cause all remaining)184 108 R F2(ar)3.297 E
(g)-.37 E F0 3.297(st)C 3.297(ob)-3.297 G 3.297(ea)-3.297 G .797
(ssigned to the positional pa-)-3.297 F 3.022(rameters. The)184 120 R F1
<ad78>3.022 E F0(and)3.022 E F1<ad76>3.022 E F0 .522
(options are turned of)3.022 F 3.022(f. If)-.25 F .522(there are no)
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(rameters remain unchanged.)184 132 Q .425(The options are of)144 148.8
R 2.925(fb)-.25 G 2.925(yd)-2.925 G(ef)-2.925 E .425
(ault unless otherwise noted.)-.1 F .425
(Using + rather than \255 causes these options)5.425 F .178
(to be turned of)144 160.8 R 2.678(f. The)-.25 F .178
(options can also be speci\214ed as ar)2.678 F .178(guments to an in)
-.18 F -.2(vo)-.4 G .177(cation of the shell.).2 F(The)5.177 E .066
(current set of options may be found in)144 172.8 R F1<24ad>2.566 E F0
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(])A .429(The positional parameters from)144 213.6 R F2(n)2.929 E F0
.429(+1 ... are renamed to)B F1 .429($1 ....)2.929 F F0 -.15(Pa)5.428 G
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E F0(do)2.582 E .082(wn to)-.25 F F1($#)2.582 E F0<ad>A F2(n)A F0 .082
(+1 are unset.)B F2(n)5.442 E F0 .082(must be a non-ne)2.822 F -.05(ga)
-.15 G(ti).05 E .383 -.15(ve n)-.25 H .083(umber less than or equal to)
.15 F F1($#)2.583 E F0 5.083(.I)C(f)-5.083 E F2(n)2.943 E F0 .06
(is 0, no parameters are changed.)144 237.6 R(If)5.06 E F2(n)2.92 E F0
.06(is not gi)2.8 F -.15(ve)-.25 G .06(n, it is assumed to be 1.).15 F
(If)5.06 E F2(n)2.92 E F0 .06(is greater than)2.8 F F1($#)2.56 E F0 2.56
(,t)C(he)-2.56 E .143(positional parameters are not changed.)144 249.6 R
.144(The return status is greater than zero if)5.143 F F2(n)3.004 E F0
.144(is greater than)2.884 F F1($#)2.644 E F0
(or less than zero; otherwise 0.)144 261.6 Q F1(shopt)108 278.4 Q F0([)
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(listed belo)144 302.4 R 1.674 -.65(w, o)-.25 H 1.174 -.4(r, i).65 H
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(option, a list of all settable options is displayed, with an in-)2.566
F .074(dication of whether or not each is set; if)144 326.4 R F2
(optnames)2.574 E F0 .074
(are supplied, the output is restricted to those op-)2.574 F 3.105
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(wing meanings:)-.25 E F1<ad73>144 362.4 Q F0(Enable \(set\) each)180
362.4 Q F2(optname)2.5 E F0(.)A F1<ad75>144 374.4 Q F0
(Disable \(unset\) each)180 374.4 Q F2(optname)2.5 E F0(.)A F1<ad71>144
386.4 Q F0 .003(Suppresses normal output \(quiet mode\); the return sta\
tus indicates whether the)180 386.4 R F2(optname)2.504 E F0(is)2.504 E
.256(set or unset.)180 398.4 R .256(If multiple)5.256 F F2(optname)2.756
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(he return status is zero if)-2.755 F(all)180 410.4 Q F2(optnames)2.5 E
F0(are enabled; non-zero otherwise.)2.5 E F1<ad6f>144 422.4 Q F0
(Restricts the v)180 422.4 Q(alues of)-.25 E F2(optname)2.5 E F0
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(localv)144 316.8 Q(ar_inherit)-.1 E F0 .422(If set, local v)184 328.8 R
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(utes of a v)-.2 F .422(ariable of the same name that)-.25 F -.15(ex)184
340.8 S .173(ists at a pre).15 F .173(vious scope before an)-.25 F 2.673
(yn)-.15 G .673 -.25(ew va)-2.673 H .173(lue is assigned.).25 F .174
(The nameref attrib)5.174 F .174(ute is not)-.2 F(inherited.)184 352.8 Q
F1(localv)144 369.6 Q(ar_unset)-.1 E F0 .329(If set, calling)184 381.6 R
F1(unset)2.829 E F0 .329(on local v)2.829 F .329(ariables in pre)-.25 F
.328(vious function scopes marks them so subse-)-.25 F .543(quent looku\
ps \214nd them unset until that function returns. This is identical to \
the beha)184 393.6 R(v-)-.2 E(ior of unsetting local v)184 405.6 Q
(ariables at the current function scope.)-.25 E F1(login_shell)144 422.4
Q F0 .486
(The shell sets this option if it is started as a login shell \(see)184
434.4 R F2(INV)2.986 E(OCA)-.405 E(TION)-.855 E F0(abo)2.736 E -.15(ve)
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184 475.2 R F1(bash)3.314 E F0 .815
(is checking for mail has been accessed since the last time it)3.314 F
-.1(wa)184 487.2 S 2.5(sc).1 G(heck)-2.5 E(ed, the message `)-.1 E
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Q F0 .325(If set, and)184 516 R F1 -.18(re)2.825 G(adline).18 E F0 .325
(is being used,)2.825 F F1(bash)2.824 E F0 .324
(will not attempt to search the)2.824 F F2 -.666(PA)2.824 G(TH)-.189 E
F0 .324(for possible)2.574 F
(completions when completion is attempted on an empty line.)184 528 Q F1
(nocaseglob)144 544.8 Q F0 .436(If set,)184 556.8 R F1(bash)2.936 E F0
.436(matches \214lenames in a case\255insensiti)2.936 F .737 -.15(ve f)
-.25 H .437(ashion when performing pathname).05 F -.15(ex)184 568.8 S
(pansion \(see).15 E F1 -.1(Pa)2.5 G(thname Expansion).1 E F0(abo)2.5 E
-.15(ve)-.15 G(\).).15 E F1(nocasematch)144 585.6 Q F0 1.194(If set,)184
597.6 R F1(bash)3.694 E F0 1.194
(matches patterns in a case\255insensiti)3.694 F 1.493 -.15(ve f)-.25 H
1.193(ashion when performing matching).05 F .551(while e)184 609.6 R
-.15(xe)-.15 G(cuting).15 E F1(case)3.051 E F0(or)3.051 E F1([[)3.051 E
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F -.1(wo)184 621.6 S .623(rd e).1 F .623(xpansions, or when \214ltering\
 possible completions as part of programmable com-)-.15 F(pletion.)184
633.6 Q F1(noexpand_translation)144 650.4 Q F0 1.117(If set,)184 662.4 R
F1(bash)3.617 E F0 1.117(encloses the translated results of $"..." quot\
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(If the string is not translated, this has no ef)5 E(fect.)-.25 E F1
(nullglob)144 691.2 Q F0 .855(If set,)184 703.2 R F1(bash)3.355 E F0
(allo)3.355 E .855(ws patterns which match no \214les \(see)-.25 F F1
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(pand to a null string, rather than themselv).15 E(es.)-.15 E
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136.8 Q(ogcomp)-.18 E F0 .676(If set, the programmable completion f)184
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(are enabled.)184 160.8 Q(This option is enabled by def)5 E(ault.)-.1 E
F1(pr)144 177.6 Q(ogcomp_alias)-.18 E F0 2.124
(If set, and programmable completion is enabled,)184 189.6 R F1(bash)
4.624 E F0 2.124(treats a command name that)4.624 F(doesn')184 201.6 Q
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F0 1.473(attempts programmable completion using the command w)3.973 F
1.473(ord resulting)-.1 F(from the e)184 225.6 Q(xpanded alias.)-.15 E
F1(pr)144 242.4 Q(omptv)-.18 E(ars)-.1 E F0 1.447
(If set, prompt strings under)184 254.4 R 1.448(go parameter e)-.18 F
1.448(xpansion, command substitution, arithmetic)-.15 F -.15(ex)184
266.4 S .171(pansion, and quote remo).15 F -.25(va)-.15 G 2.67(la).25 G
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(re)144 295.2 S(stricted_shell).18 E F0 1.069
(The shell sets this option if it is started in restricted mode \(see)
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(w\). The)-.25 F -.25(va)2.86 G .36(lue may not be changed.).25 F .36
(This is not reset when the startup \214les are e)5.36 F -.15(xe)-.15 G
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(shift)3.001 E F0 -.2(bu)3.001 G .501
(iltin prints an error message when the shift count e).2 F .502
(xceeds the number)-.15 F(of positional parameters.)184 372 Q F1(sour)
144 388.8 Q(cepath)-.18 E F0 .771(If set, the)184 400.8 R F1(.)3.271 E
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(to \214nd the directory containing the)3.02 F(\214le supplied as an ar)
184 412.8 Q 2.5(gument. This)-.18 F(option is enabled by def)2.5 E
(ault.)-.1 E F1 -.1(va)144 429.6 S(rr).1 E(edir_close)-.18 E F0 .74(If \
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2.674 E -.15(ve)-.15 G 2.924(\)i).15 G .424(nstead of lea)-2.924 F .424
(ving them open when the com-)-.2 F(mand completes.)184 465.6 Q F1
(xpg_echo)144 482.4 Q F0(If set, the)184 494.4 Q F1(echo)2.5 E F0 -.2
(bu)2.5 G(iltin e).2 E(xpands backslash-escape sequences by def)-.15 E
(ault.)-.1 E F1(suspend)108 511.2 Q F0([)2.5 E F1<ad66>A F0(])A .909
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(cution of this shell until it recei).15 F -.15(ve)-.25 G 3.41(sa).15 G
F2(SIGCONT)A F0 3.41(signal. A)3.16 F .91(login shell, or a shell)3.41 F
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is not en-)5.107 F(abled and)144 559.2 Q F1<ad66>2.5 E F0
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108 588 Q F3 -.2(ex)2.5 G(pr).2 E F1(])2.5 E F0 .878
(Return a status of 0 \(true\) or 1 \(f)144 588 R .877
(alse\) depending on the e)-.1 F -.25(va)-.25 G .877
(luation of the conditional e).25 F(xpression)-.15 E F3 -.2(ex)144 600 S
(pr).2 E F0 5.53(.E).73 G .53
(ach operator and operand must be a separate ar)-5.53 F 3.03
(gument. Expressions)-.18 F .53(are composed of the)3.03 F 1.361
(primaries described abo)144 612 R 1.661 -.15(ve u)-.15 H(nder).15 E F2
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(Expressions may be combined using the follo)144 642 R .786
(wing operators, listed in decreasing order of prece-)-.25 F 3.412
(dence. The)144 654 R -.25(eva)3.412 G .912
(luation depends on the number of ar).25 F .911(guments; see belo)-.18 F
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(Returns the v)180 690 R .26(alue of)-.25 F F3 -.2(ex)2.76 G(pr).2 E F0
5.26(.T)C .26(his may be used to o)-5.26 F -.15(ve)-.15 G .26
(rride the normal precedence of opera-).15 F(tors.)180 702 Q
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(rg)-2.5 G(ument).18 E(The e)180 190.8 Q
(xpression is true if and only if the ar)-.15 E(gument is not null.)-.18
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(gument is null.)-.18 F .379(If the \214rst ar)180 226.8 R .38
(gument is one of the unary conditional operators listed abo)-.18 F .68
-.15(ve u)-.15 H(nder).15 E/F3 9/Times-Bold@0 SF(CONDI-)2.88 E(TION)180
238.8 Q .553(AL EXPRESSIONS)-.18 F/F4 9/Times-Roman@0 SF(,)A F0 .552
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(xpression is f)-.15 E(alse.)-.1 E 2.5(3a)144 262.8 S -.18(rg)-2.5 G
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(wing conditions are applied in the order listed.)-.25 F .236
(If the second ar)5.236 F .236(gument is one of)-.18 F .855
(the binary conditional operators listed abo)180 286.8 R 1.155 -.15
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(guments)-.18 E 1.333(as operands.)180 310.8 R(The)6.333 E F2<ad61>3.833
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(operators are considered binary operators when there are)3.832 F .558
(three ar)180 322.8 R 3.058(guments. If)-.18 F .558(the \214rst ar)3.058
F .558(gument is)-.18 F F2(!)3.058 E F0 3.058(,t)C .558(he v)-3.058 F
.558(alue is the ne)-.25 F -.05(ga)-.15 G .558(tion of the tw).05 F
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334.8 R 3.021(guments. If)-.18 F .521(the \214rst ar)3.021 F .52
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2.985(,t)C .485(he result is the one-ar)-2.985 F .485
(gument test of the second ar)-.18 F 2.985(gument. Other)-.18 F(-)-.2 E
(wise, the e)180 358.8 Q(xpression is f)-.15 E(alse.)-.1 E 2.5(4a)144
370.8 S -.18(rg)-2.5 G(uments).18 E .43(The follo)180 382.8 R .43
(wing conditions are applied in the order listed.)-.25 F .429
(If the \214rst ar)5.429 F .429(gument is)-.18 F F2(!)2.929 E F0 2.929
(,t)C .429(he re-)-2.929 F 1.314(sult is the ne)180 394.8 R -.05(ga)-.15
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442.8 Q -.15(ve)-.15 G(.).15 E 2.5(5o)144 454.8 S 2.5(rm)-2.5 G(ore ar)
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(xpression is parsed and e)-.15 F -.25(va)-.25 G 1.635
(luated according to precedence using the rules listed).25 F(abo)180
478.8 Q -.15(ve)-.15 G(.).15 E(When used with)144 496.8 Q F2(test)2.5 E
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(xicographically using ASCII ordering.)-.15 E F2(times)108 513.6 Q F0
1.229(Print the accumulated user and system times for the shell and for\
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525.6 Q F2(trap)108 542.4 Q F0([)2.5 E F2(\255lp)A F0 2.5(][)C([)-2.5 E
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-.15(xe)-.15 G .682(cuted when the shell recei).15 F -.15(ve)-.25 G
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(ach speci\214ed signal is reset to its original disposition)-3.108 F
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(is the null string the signal speci\214ed by each)3.378 F F1(sigspec)
144.34 590.4 Q F0 .581
(is ignored by the shell and by the commands it in)3.391 F -.2(vo)-.4 G
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(\(0\) the command)2.916 F F1(ar)3.496 E(g)-.37 E F0 .666(is e)3.386 F
-.15(xe)-.15 G .666(cuted on e).15 F .667(xit from the shell.)-.15 F
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-.15(ve)-.25 G(ry).15 E F1 .483(simple command)2.984 F F0(,)A F1(for)
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(cutes in a shell).15 F .623(function \(see)144 704.4 R F3 .622
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(Commands Manual)2.5 E -.35(BA)139.64 G(SH\(1\)).35 E -.15(exe)144 84 S
(cuting.).15 E .96(If a)144 102 R/F1 10/Times-Italic@0 SF(sigspec)3.8 E
F0(is)3.77 E/F2 9/Times-Bold@0 SF(ERR)3.46 E/F3 9/Times-Roman@0 SF(,)A
F0 .96(the command)3.21 F F1(ar)3.791 E(g)-.37 E F0 .961(is e)3.681 F
-.15(xe)-.15 G .961(cuted whene).15 F -.15(ve)-.25 G 3.461(rap).15 G
.961(ipeline \(which may consist of a)-3.461 F .185(single simple comma\
nd\), a list, or a compound command returns a non\255zero e)144 114 R
.184(xit status, subject to)-.15 F .451(the follo)144 126 R .451
(wing conditions.)-.25 F(The)5.451 E F2(ERR)2.951 E F0 .451
(trap is not e)2.701 F -.15(xe)-.15 G .451(cuted if the f).15 F .452
(ailed command is part of the com-)-.1 F .388
(mand list immediately follo)144 138 R .388(wing a)-.25 F/F4 10
/Times-Bold@0 SF(while)2.888 E F0(or)2.888 E F4(until)2.888 E F0 -.1(ke)
2.888 G(yw)-.05 E .388(ord, part of the test in an)-.1 F F1(if)2.897 E
F0 .387(statement, part)4.847 F .777(of a command e)144 150 R -.15(xe)
-.15 G .778(cuted in a).15 F F4(&&)3.278 E F0(or)3.278 E F4(||)3.278 E
F0 .778(list e)3.278 F .778(xcept the command follo)-.15 F .778
(wing the \214nal)-.25 F F4(&&)3.278 E F0(or)3.278 E F4(||)3.278 E F0
3.278(,a)C -.15(ny)-3.278 G 1.28(command in a pipeline b)144 162 R 1.28
(ut the last, or if the command')-.2 F 3.78(sr)-.55 G 1.28(eturn v)-3.78
F 1.28(alue is being in)-.25 F -.15(ve)-.4 G 1.28(rted using).15 F F4(!)
3.78 E F0(.)A(These are the same conditions obe)144 174 Q(yed by the)
-.15 E F4(err)2.5 E(exit)-.18 E F0(\()2.5 E F4<ad65>A F0 2.5(\)o)C
(ption.)-2.5 E .132
(Signals ignored upon entry to the shell cannot be trapped or reset.)144
192 R -.35(Tr)5.133 G .133(apped signals that are not be-).35 F .117
(ing ignored are reset to their original v)144 204 R .117
(alues in a subshell or subshell en)-.25 F .117
(vironment when one is cre-)-.4 F 2.5(ated. The)144 216 R
(return status is f)2.5 E(alse if an)-.1 E(y)-.15 E F1(sigspec)2.84 E F0
(is in)2.81 E -.25(va)-.4 G(lid; otherwise).25 E F4(trap)2.5 E F0
(returns true.)2.5 E F4(type)108 232.8 Q F0([)2.5 E F4(\255aftpP)A F0(])
A F1(name)2.5 E F0([)2.5 E F1(name)A F0(...])2.5 E -.4(Wi)144 244.8 S
.173(th no options, indicate ho).4 F 2.673(we)-.25 G(ach)-2.673 E F1
(name)3.033 E F0 -.1(wo)2.853 G .174
(uld be interpreted if used as a command name.).1 F .174(If the)5.174 F
F4<ad74>144 256.8 Q F0 .715(option is used,)3.215 F F4(type)3.215 E F0
.715(prints a string which is one of)3.215 F F1(alias)3.545 E F0(,).27 E
F1 -.1(ke)3.215 G(ywor)-.2 E(d)-.37 E F0(,).77 E F1(function)5.185 E F0
(,).24 E F1 -.2(bu)3.215 G(iltin).2 E F0 3.215(,o).24 G(r)-3.215 E F1
(\214le)5.125 E F0(if)3.395 E F1(name)144.36 268.8 Q F0 .086
(is an alias, shell reserv)2.766 F .086(ed w)-.15 F .086
(ord, function, b)-.1 F .087(uiltin, or disk \214le, respecti)-.2 F -.15
(ve)-.25 G(ly).15 E 5.087(.I)-.65 G 2.587(ft)-5.087 G(he)-2.587 E F1
(name)2.947 E F0 .087(is not)2.767 F .119
(found, then nothing is printed, and an e)144 280.8 R .118
(xit status of f)-.15 F .118(alse is returned.)-.1 F .118(If the)5.118 F
F4<ad70>2.618 E F0 .118(option is used,)2.618 F F4(type)2.618 E F0 .855
(either returns the name of the disk \214le that w)144 292.8 R .855
(ould be e)-.1 F -.15(xe)-.15 G .855(cuted if).15 F F1(name)3.715 E F0
.855(were speci\214ed as a com-)3.535 F .529(mand name, or nothing if)
144 304.8 R/F5 10/Courier@0 SF .528(type -t name)3.028 F F0 -.1(wo)3.028
G .528(uld not return).1 F F1(\214le)4.938 E F0 5.528(.T).18 G(he)-5.528
E F4<ad50>3.028 E F0 .528(option forces a)3.028 F F2 -.666(PA)3.028 G
(TH)-.189 E F0 .006(search for each)144 316.8 R F1(name)2.506 E F0 2.506
(,e)C -.15(ve)-2.756 G 2.506(ni).15 G(f)-2.506 E F5 .007(type -t name)
2.506 F F0 -.1(wo)2.507 G .007(uld not return).1 F F1(\214le)4.417 E F0
5.007(.I).18 G 2.507(fac)-5.007 G .007(ommand is hashed,)-2.507 F F4
<ad70>2.507 E F0(and)144 328.8 Q F4<ad50>3.231 E F0 .731
(print the hashed v)3.231 F .73
(alue, which is not necessarily the \214le that appears \214rst in)-.25
F F2 -.666(PA)3.23 G(TH)-.189 E F3(.)A F0 .73(If the)5.23 F F4<ad61>144
340.8 Q F0 .823(option is used,)3.323 F F4(type)3.323 E F0 .824
(prints all of the places that contain an e)3.323 F -.15(xe)-.15 G .824
(cutable named).15 F F1(name)3.684 E F0 5.824(.T).18 G .824(his in-)
-5.824 F 1.176(cludes aliases and functions, if and only if the)144
352.8 R F4<ad70>3.676 E F0 1.176(option is not also used.)3.676 F 1.176
(The table of hashed)6.176 F 1.223(commands is not consulted when using)
144 364.8 R F4<ad61>3.723 E F0 6.223(.T)C(he)-6.223 E F4<ad66>3.723 E F0
1.223(option suppresses shell function lookup, as)3.723 F .326(with the)
144 376.8 R F4(command)2.826 E F0 -.2(bu)2.826 G(iltin.).2 E F4(type)
5.326 E F0 .326(returns true if all of the ar)2.826 F .325
(guments are found, f)-.18 F .325(alse if an)-.1 F 2.825(ya)-.15 G .325
(re not)-2.825 F(found.)144 388.8 Q F4(ulimit)108 405.6 Q F0([)2.5 E F4
(\255HS)A F0(])A F4<ad61>2.5 E(ulimit)108 417.6 Q F0([)2.5 E F4(\255HS)A
F0 2.5(][)C F4(\255bcde\214klmnpqrstuvxPR)-2.5 E(T)-.4 E F0([)2.5 E F1
(limit)A F0(]])A(Pro)144 429.6 Q .243(vides control o)-.15 F -.15(ve)
-.15 G 2.743(rt).15 G .243(he resources a)-2.743 F -.25(va)-.2 G .244
(ilable to the shell and to processes started by it, on systems).25 F
.944(that allo)144 441.6 R 3.444(ws)-.25 G .944(uch control.)-3.444 F
(The)5.944 E F4<ad48>3.444 E F0(and)3.444 E F4<ad53>3.444 E F0 .943
(options specify that the hard or soft limit is set for the)3.444 F(gi)
144 453.6 Q -.15(ve)-.25 G 2.708(nr).15 G 2.708(esource. A)-2.708 F .208
(hard limit cannot be increased by a non-root user once it is set; a so\
ft limit may)2.708 F .426(be increased up to the v)144 465.6 R .426
(alue of the hard limit.)-.25 F .425(If neither)5.426 F F4<ad48>2.925 E
F0(nor)2.925 E F4<ad53>2.925 E F0 .425
(is speci\214ed, both the soft and)2.925 F .139(hard limits are set.)144
477.6 R .139(The v)5.139 F .139(alue of)-.25 F F1(limit)2.729 E F0 .139
(can be a number in the unit speci\214ed for the resource or one)3.319 F
.742(of the special v)144 489.6 R(alues)-.25 E F4(hard)3.242 E F0(,)A F4
(soft)3.241 E F0 3.241(,o)C(r)-3.241 E F4(unlimited)3.241 E F0 3.241(,w)
C .741(hich stand for the current hard limit, the current)-3.241 F .023
(soft limit, and no limit, respecti)144 501.6 R -.15(ve)-.25 G(ly).15 E
5.023(.I)-.65 G(f)-5.023 E F1(limit)2.613 E F0 .023
(is omitted, the current v)3.203 F .023
(alue of the soft limit of the re-)-.25 F .985
(source is printed, unless the)144 513.6 R F4<ad48>3.485 E F0 .984
(option is gi)3.485 F -.15(ve)-.25 G 3.484(n. When).15 F .984
(more than one resource is speci\214ed, the)3.484 F .7
(limit name and unit, if appropriate, are printed before the v)144 525.6
R 3.2(alue. Other)-.25 F .7(options are interpreted as)3.2 F(follo)144
537.6 Q(ws:)-.25 E F4<ad61>144 549.6 Q F0
(All current limits are reported; no limits are set)180 549.6 Q F4<ad62>
144 561.6 Q F0(The maximum sock)180 561.6 Q(et b)-.1 E(uf)-.2 E
(fer size)-.25 E F4<ad63>144 573.6 Q F0
(The maximum size of core \214les created)180 573.6 Q F4<ad64>144 585.6
Q F0(The maximum size of a process')180 585.6 Q 2.5(sd)-.55 G(ata se)
-2.5 E(gment)-.15 E F4<ad65>144 597.6 Q F0
(The maximum scheduling priority \("nice"\))180 597.6 Q F4<ad66>144
609.6 Q F0
(The maximum size of \214les written by the shell and its children)180
609.6 Q F4<ad69>144 621.6 Q F0(The maximum number of pending signals)180
621.6 Q F4<ad6b>144 633.6 Q F0
(The maximum number of kqueues that may be allocated)180 633.6 Q F4
<ad6c>144 645.6 Q F0(The maximum size that may be lock)180 645.6 Q
(ed into memory)-.1 E F4<ad6d>144 657.6 Q F0
(The maximum resident set size \(man)180 657.6 Q 2.5(ys)-.15 G
(ystems do not honor this limit\))-2.5 E F4<ad6e>144 669.6 Q F0 .791(Th\
e maximum number of open \214le descriptors \(most systems do not allo)
180 669.6 R 3.29(wt)-.25 G .79(his v)-3.29 F .79(alue to)-.25 F
(be set\))180 681.6 Q F4<ad70>144 693.6 Q F0
(The pipe size in 512-byte blocks \(this may not be set\))180 693.6 Q F4
<ad71>144 705.6 Q F0
(The maximum number of bytes in POSIX message queues)180 705.6 Q F4
<ad72>144 717.6 Q F0(The maximum real-time scheduling priority)180 717.6
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(Commands Manual)2.5 E -.35(BA)139.64 G(SH\(1\)).35 E/F1 10/Times-Bold@0
SF<ad73>144 84 Q F0(The maximum stack size)180 84 Q F1<ad74>144 96 Q F0
(The maximum amount of cpu time in seconds)180 96 Q F1<ad75>144 108 Q F0
(The maximum number of processes a)180 108 Q -.25(va)-.2 G
(ilable to a single user).25 E F1<ad76>144 120 Q F0 .47
(The maximum amount of virtual memory a)180 120 R -.25(va)-.2 G .47
(ilable to the shell and, on some systems, to).25 F(its children)180 132
Q F1<ad78>144 144 Q F0(The maximum number of \214le locks)180 144 Q F1
<ad50>144 156 Q F0(The maximum number of pseudoterminals)180 156 Q F1
<ad52>144 168 Q F0(The maximum time a real-time process can run before \
blocking, in microseconds)180 168 Q F1<ad54>144 180 Q F0
(The maximum number of threads)180 180 Q(If)144 196.8 Q/F2 10
/Times-Italic@0 SF(limit)3.058 E F0 .468(is gi)3.648 F -.15(ve)-.25 G
.468(n, and the).15 F F1<ad61>2.968 E F0 .468(option is not used,)2.968
F F2(limit)2.968 E F0 .468(is the ne)2.968 F 2.968(wv)-.25 G .468
(alue of the speci\214ed resource.)-3.218 F(If)5.468 E .044
(no option is gi)144 208.8 R -.15(ve)-.25 G .044(n, then).15 F F1<ad66>
2.544 E F0 .045(is assumed.)2.545 F -1.11(Va)5.045 G .045
(lues are in 1024-byte increments, e)1.11 F .045(xcept for)-.15 F F1
<ad74>2.545 E F0 2.545(,w)C .045(hich is)-2.545 F .67(in seconds;)144
220.8 R F1<ad52>3.17 E F0 3.17(,w)C .67(hich is in microseconds;)-3.17 F
F1<ad70>3.17 E F0 3.17(,w)C .67(hich is in units of 512-byte blocks;)
-3.17 F F1<ad50>3.17 E F0(,)A F1<ad54>3.17 E F0(,)A F1<ad62>3.17 E F0(,)
A F1<ad6b>144 232.8 Q F0(,)A F1<ad6e>3.736 E F0 3.736(,a)C(nd)-3.736 E
F1<ad75>3.736 E F0 3.736(,w)C 1.236(hich are unscaled v)-3.736 F 1.236
(alues; and, when in posix mode,)-.25 F F1<ad63>3.736 E F0(and)3.736 E
F1<ad66>3.736 E F0 3.736(,w)C 1.237(hich are in)-3.736 F .239
(512-byte increments.)144 244.8 R .238
(The return status is 0 unless an in)5.239 F -.25(va)-.4 G .238
(lid option or ar).25 F .238(gument is supplied, or an)-.18 F
(error occurs while setting a ne)144 256.8 Q 2.5(wl)-.25 G(imit.)-2.5 E
F1(umask)108 273.6 Q F0([)2.5 E F1<ad70>A F0 2.5(][)C F1<ad53>-2.5 E F0
2.5(][)C F2(mode)-2.5 E F0(])A .18
(The user \214le-creation mask is set to)144 285.6 R F2(mode)3.06 E F0
5.18(.I).18 G(f)-5.18 E F2(mode)3.06 E F0(be)2.86 E .18
(gins with a digit, it is interpreted as an octal)-.15 F .066(number; o\
therwise it is interpreted as a symbolic mode mask similar to that acce\
pted by)144 297.6 R F2 -.15(ch)2.566 G(mod).15 E F0(\(1\).).77 E(If)144
309.6 Q F2(mode)3.262 E F0 .382(is omitted, the current v)3.062 F .382
(alue of the mask is printed.)-.25 F(The)5.382 E F1<ad53>2.882 E F0 .382
(option causes the mask to be)2.882 F .547
(printed in symbolic form; the def)144 321.6 R .547
(ault output is an octal number)-.1 F 5.547(.I)-.55 G 3.047(ft)-5.547 G
(he)-3.047 E F1<ad70>3.047 E F0 .547(option is supplied, and)3.047 F F2
(mode)144.38 333.6 Q F0 .551
(is omitted, the output is in a form that may be reused as input.)3.231
F .552(The return status is 0 if the)5.552 F(mode w)144 345.6 Q
(as successfully changed or if no)-.1 E F2(mode)2.5 E F0(ar)2.5 E
(gument w)-.18 E(as supplied, and f)-.1 E(alse otherwise.)-.1 E F1
(unalias)108 362.4 Q F0<5bad>2.5 E F1(a)A F0 2.5(][)C F2(name)-2.5 E F0
(...])2.5 E(Remo)144 374.4 Q 1.058 -.15(ve e)-.15 H(ach).15 E F2(name)
3.258 E F0 .758(from the list of de\214ned aliases.)3.258 F(If)5.758 E
F1<ad61>3.258 E F0 .757(is supplied, all alias de\214nitions are re-)
3.258 F(mo)144 386.4 Q -.15(ve)-.15 G 2.5(d. The).15 F(return v)2.5 E
(alue is true unless a supplied)-.25 E F2(name)2.86 E F0
(is not a de\214ned alias.)2.68 E F1(unset)108 403.2 Q F0<5bad>2.5 E F1
(fv)A F0 2.5(][)C<ad>-2.5 E F1(n)A F0 2.5(][)C F2(name)-2.5 E F0(...])
2.5 E -.15(Fo)144 415.2 S 3.803(re).15 G(ach)-3.803 E F2(name)4.163 E F0
3.803(,r).18 G(emo)-3.803 E 1.603 -.15(ve t)-.15 H 1.303
(he corresponding v).15 F 1.303(ariable or function.)-.25 F 1.303
(If the)6.303 F F1<ad76>3.804 E F0 1.304(option is gi)3.804 F -.15(ve)
-.25 G 1.304(n, each).15 F F2(name)144.36 427.2 Q F0 .465
(refers to a shell v)3.145 F .464(ariable, and that v)-.25 F .464
(ariable is remo)-.25 F -.15(ve)-.15 G 2.964(d. Read-only).15 F -.25(va)
2.964 G .464(riables may not be un-).25 F 2.768(set. If)144 439.2 R F1
<ad66>2.768 E F0 .269(is speci\214ed, each)2.768 F F2(name)3.129 E F0
.269(refers to a shell function, and the function de\214nition is remo)
2.949 F -.15(ve)-.15 G(d.).15 E .404(If the)144 451.2 R F1<ad6e>2.904 E
F0 .404(option is supplied, and)2.904 F F2(name)2.904 E F0 .404(is a v)
2.904 F .404(ariable with the)-.25 F F2(namer)2.904 E(ef)-.37 E F0
(attrib)2.904 E(ute,)-.2 E F2(name)2.904 E F0 .403(will be unset)2.904 F
.719(rather than the v)144 463.2 R .719(ariable it references.)-.25 F F1
<ad6e>5.719 E F0 .719(has no ef)3.219 F .719(fect if the)-.25 F F1<ad66>
3.22 E F0 .72(option is supplied.)3.22 F .72(If no options)5.72 F .737
(are supplied, each)144 475.2 R F2(name)3.237 E F0 .737(refers to a v)
3.237 F .737(ariable; if there is no v)-.25 F .736
(ariable by that name, a function with)-.25 F 1.761(that name, if an)144
487.2 R 3.061 -.65(y, i)-.15 H 4.261(su).65 G 4.261(nset. Each)-4.261 F
1.761(unset v)4.261 F 1.761(ariable or function is remo)-.25 F -.15(ve)
-.15 G 4.262(df).15 G 1.762(rom the en)-4.262 F(vironment)-.4 E 3.172
(passed to subsequent commands.)144 499.2 R 3.172(If an)8.172 F 5.672
(yo)-.15 G(f)-5.672 E/F3 9/Times-Bold@0 SF -.27(BA)5.672 G(SH_ALIASES)
.27 E/F4 9/Times-Roman@0 SF(,)A F3 -.27(BA)5.421 G(SH_ARGV0).27 E F4(,)A
F3 -.27(BA)5.421 G(SH_CMDS).27 E F4(,)A F3 -.27(BA)144 511.2 S
(SH_COMMAND).27 E F4(,)A F3 -.27(BA)11.481 G(SH_SUBSHELL).27 E F4(,)A F3
-.27(BA)11.482 G(SHPID).27 E F4(,)A F3(COMP_W)11.482 E(ORDBREAKS)-.09 E
F4(,)A F3(DIRST)11.482 E -.495(AC)-.81 G(K).495 E F4(,)A F3(EPOCHREAL)
144 523.2 Q(TIME)-.828 E F4(,)A F3(EPOCHSECONDS)2.67 E F4(,)A F3(FUNCN)
2.67 E(AME)-.18 E F4(,)A F3(GR)2.67 E(OUPS)-.27 E F4(,)A F3(HISTCMD)2.67
E F4(,)A F3(LINENO)2.67 E F4(,)A F3(RANDOM)2.67 E F4(,)A F3(SECONDS)144
535.2 Q F4(,)A F0(or)4.029 E F3(SRANDOM)4.279 E F0 1.779(are unset, the)
4.029 F 4.279(yl)-.15 G 1.779(ose their special properties, e)-4.279 F
-.15(ve)-.25 G 4.279(ni).15 G 4.28(ft)-4.279 G(he)-4.28 E 4.28(ya)-.15 G
1.78(re subse-)-4.28 F(quently reset.)144 547.2 Q(The e)5 E
(xit status is true unless a)-.15 E F2(name)2.86 E F0
(is readonly or may not be unset.)2.68 E F1(wait)108 564 Q F0([)2.5 E F1
(\255fn)A F0 2.5(][)C F1<ad70>-2.5 E F2(varname)2.5 E F0 2.5(][)C F2
(id ...)-2.5 E F0(])A -.8(Wa)144 576 S .659(it for each speci\214ed chi\
ld process and return its termination status.).8 F(Each)5.659 E F2(id)
3.169 E F0 .658(may be a process)3.928 F .008
(ID or a job speci\214cation; if a job spec is gi)144 588 R -.15(ve)-.25
G .009(n, all processes in that job').15 F 2.509(sp)-.55 G .009
(ipeline are w)-2.509 F .009(aited for)-.1 F 5.009(.I)-.55 G(f)-5.009 E
F2(id)144.01 600 Q F0 .442(is not gi)3.712 F -.15(ve)-.25 G(n,).15 E F1
(wait)2.942 E F0 -.1(wa)2.942 G .441
(its for all running background jobs and the last-e).1 F -.15(xe)-.15 G
.441(cuted process substitu-).15 F .597
(tion, if its process id is the same as)144 612 R F1($!)3.098 E F0 3.098
(,a)C .598(nd the return status is zero.)-3.098 F .598(If the)5.598 F F1
<ad6e>3.098 E F0 .598(option is supplied,)3.098 F F1(wait)144 624 Q F0
-.1(wa)3.083 G .583(its for a single job from the list of).1 F F2(id)
3.083 E F0 3.083(so)C 1.383 -.4(r, i)-3.083 H 3.083(fn).4 G(o)-3.083 E
F2(id)3.083 E F0 3.083(sa)C .583(re supplied, an)-3.083 F 3.083(yj)-.15
G .582(ob, to complete and)-3.083 F .403(returns its e)144 636 R .403
(xit status.)-.15 F .403(If none of the supplied ar)5.403 F .403
(guments is a child of the shell, or if no ar)-.18 F(guments)-.18 E .573
(are supplied and the shell has no unw)144 648 R .573
(aited-for children, the e)-.1 F .573(xit status is 127.)-.15 F .572
(If the)5.573 F F1<ad70>3.072 E F0 .572(option is)3.072 F .39
(supplied, the process or job identi\214er of the job for which the e)
144 660 R .39(xit status is returned is assigned to)-.15 F .905(the v)
144 672 R(ariable)-.25 E F2(varname)3.405 E F0 .905
(named by the option ar)3.405 F 3.405(gument. The)-.18 F -.25(va)3.405 G
.905(riable will be unset initially).25 F 3.405(,b)-.65 G(efore)-3.405 E
(an)144 684 Q 3.89(ya)-.15 G 3.89(ssignment. This)-3.89 F 1.39
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