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background commands : 3.1. Running Commands When You Log Out
background processes
1.26. What a Multiuser System Can Do for You
3.4. Automatic File Cleanup
12.1.1. Foreground and Background
38.3. Managing Processes: Overall Concepts
automatically killing : 38.17. Automatically Kill Background Processes on Logout in csh
exit status of : 44.7. Exit Status of UNIX Processes
output from : 12.7. Stop Background Output with stty tostop
preventing continuing after logout : 38.12. Killing All Your Processes
watching : 40.2. Waiting a Little While: sleep
backquotes : (see `)
backslash : (see \)
BACKSPACE key : 41.2.2. Handling Most Characters
deleting on command line : 9.2. Fix a Line Faster with Line-Kill and Word-Erase
erase character : 51.6. Cleaning script Files
location for : 2.13. A .cshrc.$HOST File for Per Host Setup
backspacing over shell prompts : 41.5. Why Some Systems Backspace over Prompts
backups : 20.1. tar in a Nutshell
advantages : 20.2. Make Your Own Backups
bkedit script : 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
of directories : 20.8.1. Including Other Directories
Emacs auto-save, backup files : 32.4. Backup and Auto-Save Files
RCS and SCCS : 20.12. Protecting Files with SCCS or RCS
on remote tape drives : 20.6. Writing a Tape Drive on a Remote Machine
restoring files from : 20.4. Restoring Files from Tape with tar
timestamps and : 20.7. Creating a Timestamp File for Selective Backups
"bad magic number" error message : 50.12. Common UNIX Error Messages
Baldwin, Robert : 22.17. Ways of Improving the Security of crypt
bang : (see !)
banner command : 43.11. Big Letters: banner
banners, printing : 43.11. Big Letters: banner
basename program
45.18. Using basename and dirname
52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
bugs in : 45.18.1. Introduction to basename and dirname
examples
45.13. Save Disk Space and Programming: Multiple Names for a Program
45.18. Using basename and dirname
loops using : 45.18.2. Use with Loops
bash (Bourne-again shell)
1.8. There Are Many Shells
8.2. Introduction to bash
8.17. verbose and echo Variables Show Quoting
52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
(see also sh (Bourne shell))
alias facility : 10.2. Aliases for Common Commands
aliases in : 10.4. Aliases in ksh and bash
.bashrc file : 2.2.4. bash
C shell compared to : 47.1. Why Not?
case statements : 2.12. Automatic Setups for Different Terminals
command history
11.1. The Lessons of History
(see history of command)
echo used in : 46.10. A Portable echo Command
evaluating command line : 8.11. Which One Will bash Use?
fc command : 11.14.2. In ksh and bash: fc
history file : 11.11.1. bash and ksh
octal character strings : 7.8. Highlighting in Shell Prompts
passing command history to : 11.12. Pass History to Another Shell
pre-prompt commands : 7.13. Pre-Prompt Commands in bash
process substitution : 9.18.1. bash Process Substitution
prompt setting
7.4. Faster Prompt Setting with Built-Ins
7.5. Multiline Shell Prompts
7.9. Show Subshell Level with $SHLVL
speeding up : 2.11. Faster ksh and bash Startup with $- Test
string editing in : 9.7. String Editing in ksh and bash
string editing operators : 45.12. Parameter Substitution
bash command : 52.5.3.5. Installing Everything Using the Defaults
batch command
40.1. Off-Peak Job Submission
40.6. System V.4 Batch Queues
batch editing : 33.1. Why Line Editors Aren't Dinosaurs
awk for : (see awk)
diff command : 33.6. Change Many Files by Editing Just One
ex scripting : 33.3. Line Addressing
file size limits : 33.8. Batch Editing Gotcha: Editors Bomb on Big Files
patch program : 33.9. patch: Generalized Updating of Files that Differ
qsubst program : 33.10. Quick Globals from the Command Line with qsubst
sed for : (see sed)
batch execution : 40.6. System V.4 Batch Queues
batch queues : 40.6. System V.4 Batch Queues
baud rate : 41.2.1. How We Made It This Far (Back?)
bc program : 49.1. bc: Simple Math at the Shell Prompt
bdiff command : 28.7. diff for Very Long Files: bdiff
behead script
35.5. Remove Mail/News Headers with behead
52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
Berkeley printing commands : 43.2.2. Berkeley Printing Commands
Berkeley UNIX : 41.2.1. How We Made It This Far (Back?)
bg command : 12.1.1. Foreground and Background
putting jobs in background : 42.2.3. Program Waiting for Input?
big environment, effects of : 39.8. A Big Environment Can Slow You Down
/bin directory : 4.2. A bin Directory for Your Programs and Scripts
/bin/time utility
39.2. Timing Programs
39.5. Why Is the System So Slow?
programs in : 1.10. Internal and External Commands
in search paths : 44.3.4. Shell Search Paths
binary data, archiving : 19.5. Using tar to Create and Unpack Archives
binary files, searching : 27.19. Finding Words Inside Binary Files
bit bucket
13.15. What to Do with a Full Bit Bucket :-)
24.2. Save Space with Bit Bucket Log Files and Mailboxes
bit rate : 41.2.1. How We Made It This Far (Back?)
bitmap files : 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
with pbmplus : 52.7.1. Alternative Media
bkedit script : 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
examples
44.8. Test Exit Status with the if Statement
44.11. Set Exit Status of a Shell (Script)
45.12. Parameter Substitution
blank lines : (see newlines; white space)
blank shell prompt : 7.10. What Good Is a Blank Shell Prompt?
block input operations : 39.3. The csh time variable
block output operations : 39.3. The csh time variable
block sizes, tape : 20.6. Writing a Tape Drive on a Remote Machine
blocking factor : 20.6. Writing a Tape Drive on a Remote Machine
bold text : 43.18. How nroff Makes Bold and Underline; How to Remove It
Boolean capabilities
in termcap or terminfo files : 41.11. How termcap and terminfo Describe Terminals
Bourne shell : (see sh)
Bourne-again shell : (see bash)
Bournegol : 46.6. Watch Out for Bourne Shell -e Bug
Boyer-Moore search algorithm : 27.9. New greps Are Much Faster
braces : (see { })
brackets : (see [ ])
[ ] (brackets)
[ command : 44.20. test: Testing Files and Strings
break command
redirected loops using : 45.23. The Ins and Outs of Redirected I/O Loops
break command (awk) : 33.11.7. Alphabetical Summary of Commands
"broken pipe" error message
46.1.1. Use -xv
50.12. Common UNIX Error Messages
bs capability : 41.11. How termcap and terminfo Describe Terminals
BSD standalone nice : 39.9.2. BSD Standalone nice
BSD tty driver
echoing control characters : 41.5. Why Some Systems Backspace over Prompts
BSD UNIX
alternatives for : 50.8. Which Version Am I Using?
changing a job's priority : 39.11. Changing a Job's Priority Under BSD UNIX
file ownership and : 22.20. Why Can't You Change File Ownership Under BSD UNIX?
manual page categories : 50.1. UNIX Online Documentation
which command : 50.8. Which Version Am I Using?
BSDC shell nice command : 39.9.1. BSD C Shell nice
bsdtar program : 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
bsplit program
35.9. Splitting Files at Fixed Points: split
52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
buffers for output : 13.9. Send Output Two or More Places with tee
Buggy Bourne Shell : 46.6. Watch Out for Bourne Shell -e Bug
build.pt script : 52.8.1. Running the Build Scripts
buildhash script : 29.5. Adding Words to ispell's Dictionary
built-in commands
7.4. Faster Prompt Setting with Built-Ins
8.11. Which One Will bash Use?
builtin command : 8.11. Which One Will bash Use?
burn-in : 22.18. Clear Your Terminal for Security, to Stop Burn-in
bus error (core dumped) error message : 50.12. Common UNIX Error Messages
byte order conversion
order : 35.13. Other Conversions with dd


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