The Comprehensive List of bash Reference Documentation and Examples

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bash Software Repositories and other Resources

*bash Cookbook* [ORA]:	Buy at Amazon [ O'Reilly: catalog page : errata : download examples : reviews ] Slashdot Review (2008-08-13)
Carl's bash tweets:	http://twitter.com/bashcookbook/
Chet's bash repository (Chet is the bash maintainer):	ftp://ftp.cwru.edu/pub/bash/
Chet's current bash docs:	http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/~chet/bash/
Chet's bash 'top' page:	http://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/bash/bashtop.html
The older GNU bash repository:	http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/
BashRef (GNU Site)	http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/
GNU bash Announce mailing list and archive	http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bash-announce
GNU bash bugs mailing list and archive	http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-bash
GNU bash Usenet group (gnu.bash): Google Archive	http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.bash/about
GNU bash bugs Usenet group (gnu.bash.bug): Google Archive	http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.bash.bug/about
comp.unix.shell: Google Archive	http://groups.google.com/group/comp.unix.shell/about
Bash Guide for Beginners	http://www.tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/
Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide	http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/index.html
Bash Prompt HOWTO	http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Bash-Prompt-HOWTO/index.html
Bashish is a theme environment for text terminals	http://bashish.sourceforge.net/
BASH Programming - Introduction HOW-TO	http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Bash-Prog-Intro-HOWTO.html
Learning the bash Shell, Third Edition [ORA]	http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/bash3/
bash Quick Reference [ORA]	http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/bashqr/
Classic Shell Scripting [ORA]	http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/shellsrptg/
bash Programmable Completion (Ian Macdonald's giant library)	http://freshmeat.net/projects/bashcompletion/
BASH with Debugger and Improved Debug Support and Error Handling	http://bashdb.sourceforge.net/
USA Linux Users Group: Bashscripts.org	http://bashscripts.org/
UNIX BASH scripting [bash, awk, sed Blog]	http://unstableme.blogspot.com/
A handy 'printf' cheat sheet	http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/printf.html
Learn the UNIX/Linux command line	http://bashcurescancer.com/

bash

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ABOUT-NLS	Notes on the Free Translation Project	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
AUTHORS	Master author manifest for bash	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
CHANGES	DETAILED changes between versions	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
COMPAT	Incompatibilities between versions of bash	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
COPYING	GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE (various versions)	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
INSTALL	Basic Installation	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
MANIFEST	Master distribution manifest for bash	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
NEWS	A terse description of the new features added to bash	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
NOTES	Platform-Specific Configuration and Operation Notes	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
POSIX	Bash POSIX Mode	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
RBASH	The Restricted Shell	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
README	bash high-level README	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
Y2K	Y2K Notice	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
FAQ	The Bash FAQ	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
INTRO	A short introduction to bash	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
Makefile	Makefile is for the Bash/documentation directory -- text --	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in
README	bash Documentation README	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
aosa-bash	The Architecture of Open Source Applications: Chapter 4: The Bourne-Again Shell	pdf	pdf	pdf	pdf	pdf	pdf
aosa-bash-full	Chapter 3: The Bourne-Again Shell from The Architecture of Open Source Applications	pdf	pdf	pdf	pdf	pdf
article	An article Chet wrote about bash for The Linux Journali	ms pdf ps txt	ms pdf ps txt	ms pdf ps txt	ms pdf ps txt	ms pdf ps txt	ms pdf ps txt	ms pdf ps txt	ms pdf ps txt	ms pdf ps txt	ms	ms pdf ps txt	ms pdf ps txt	ms	ms pdf ps txt	ms ps txt	ms ps txt	ms ps txt	ms	ms ps txt	ms	ms ps txt	ms ps txt
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bashref_toc	OLD bash Reference Manual table of contents																			html		html	html
builtins	The builtins man page, extracted from bash.1	0 1 pdf	0 1 ps	0 1 ps	0 1 ps	0 1 ps	0 1 ps	0 1 ps	0 1 ps	0 1 ps	1	0 1 ps	0 1 ps	1	0 1 ps	0 1 ps	0 1 ps	0 1 ps	1	0 1 ps	1	0 1 ps	0 1 ps
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readline	GNU readline man page																0 3 ps	0 3 ps	3	0 3 ps	3	0 3 ps	0 3 ps
rose94	Article: Bash, the Bourne-Again Shell	pdf ps	pdf ps	pdf ps	pdf ps	pdf ps	pdf ps	pdf ps	pdf ps	pdf ps		pdf ps	pdf ps		pdf ps	ps	ps
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INDEX	An Index of bash examples (a subset of this)	html txt	html txt	html txt	html txt	html txt	html txt	html txt	html txt	html txt	html txt	html txt
examples/INDEX File	Description	5.3	5.2	5.1.16	5.0	4.4	4.3	4.2	4.1	4.0	3.2.48	3.2

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examples/bash-completion File	Description	5.3	5.2	5.1.16	5.0
README	README for the latest version of the bash-completion package	txt	txt	txt	txt
bash-completion-2.5.tar	The latest version of the bash-completion package	xz	xz	xz	xz
examples/bash-completion File	Description	5.3	5.2	5.1.16	5.0

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bash_completion	Programmable completion functions	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
bashcc-1.0.1.tar	ClearCase completions from Richard Smith	gz	gz	gz	gz	gz	gz	gz	gz	gz	gz	gz	gz	gz	gz
cdfunc	cdfunc - example completion function for cd	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
complete	Various completion files							freebsd gnu-longopt ianmac	freebsd gnu-longopt ianmac	freebsd gnu-longopt ianmac	freebsd gnu-longopt ianmac	freebsd gnu-longopt ianmac	freebsd gnu-longopt ianmac	freebsd gnu-longopt ianmac	freebsd gnu-longopt ianmac	freebsd ianmac
complete-examples	Completion examples	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
complete2	Various completion files from Ian Macdonald							ianmac	ianmac	ianmac	ianmac	ianmac	ianmac	ianmac	ianmac	ianmac
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array-stuff	Various array functions (ashift, array_sort, reverse).	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
array-to-string	Convert an array to a string.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
arrayops	Hide some of the nasty syntax for manipulating bash arrays	bash	bash	bash	bash
autoload	The psuedo-ksh autoloader	txt v2 v3 v4	txt v2 v3 v4	txt v2 v3 v4	txt v2 v3 v4	txt v2 v3	txt v2 v3	txt v2 v3	txt v2 v3	txt v2 v3	txt v2 v3	txt v2 v3	txt v2 v3	txt v2 v3	txt v2 v3	txt v2 v3	txt v2 v3	txt v2 v3	txt v2	txt v2	txt v2	txt v2	txt v2	txt
autoload.v4	Tests for the psuedo-ksh autoloader	t	t	t	t
basename	A replacement for basename(1).	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
basename2	Fast basename(1) and dirname(1) functions for BASH/SH.							txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
coproc	Start, control, and end coprocesses.							bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash
coshell	Control shell coprocesses (see coprocess.bash).							README bash	README bash	README bash	README bash	README bash	README bash	README bash	README bash
csh-compat	A C-shell compatibility package.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
dirfuncs	Directory manipulation functions from the book 'The Korn Shell'.							txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
dirname	A replacement for dirname(1).	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
dirstack	Directory stack functions.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
emptydir	Find out if a directory is empty.							txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
exitstat	Display the exit status of processes.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
external	Like 'command' but FORCES use of external command.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
fact	Recursive factorial function.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
fstty	Front end to sync TERM changes to both stty(1) and readline 'bind'.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
func	Print out definitions for functions named by arguments.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
gethtml	Get a web page from a remote server (wget(1) in bash!).							txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
getoptx	getopt function that parses long-named options.							bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash
inetaddr	Internet address conversion (inet2hex & hex2inet).	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
inpath	Return zero if the argument is in the path and executable.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
isnum	Test user input on numeric or character value.							bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash
isnum2	Test user input on numeric values, with floating point.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
isvalidip	Test user input for valid IP Addresses.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
jdate	Julian date conversion.							bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash
jj	Look for running jobs.							bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash
keep	Try to keep some programs in the forground and running.							txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
ksh-cd	ksh-like 'cd': cd [-LP] [dir [change]].	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
ksh-compat-test	ksh-like arithmetic test replacements.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
kshenv	Functions and aliases to provide the beginnings of a ksh environment for bash.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
login	Replace the 'login' and 'newgrp' builtins in old Bourne shells.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
lowercase	Rename files to lower case.							txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
manpage	Find and print a manual page.							txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
mhfold	Print MH folders, useful only because folders(1) doesn't print mod date/times.							txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
notify	Notify when jobs change status.	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash
pathfuncs	Path related functions (no_path, add_path, pre-path, del_path).							txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
recurse	Recursive directory traverser.							txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
repeat2	A clone of C shell builtin 'repeat'.							txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
repeat3	A clone of C shell builtin 'repeat'.							txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
seq	Generate a sequence from m to n, m defaults to 1.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
seq2	Generate a sequence from m to n, m defaults to 1.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
setalrm	set a timer to fire in N seconds and send SIGALRM to the shell	txt
shcat	Readline-based pager.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
shcat2	Readline-based pagers.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
sort-pos-params	Sort the positional parameters.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
substr	A function to emulate the ancient ksh builtin.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
substr2	A function to emulate the ancient ksh builtin.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
term	A shell function to set the terminal type interactively or not.							txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
whatis	An implementation of the 10th Edition Unix sh builtin 'whatis(1)' command.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
whence	An almost-ksh compatible 'whence(1)' command.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
which	An emulation of 'which(1)' as it appears in FreeBSD.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
xalias	Convert csh alias commands to bash functions.							bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash
xfind	A 'find(1)' clone.							bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash
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Makefile	Simple makefile for the sample loadable builtins.	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	txt	txt	txt
Makefile.inc	Sample makefile to use for loadable builtin development.	in	in	in	in	in
Makefile.sample	Sample makefile for bash loadable builtin development	in	in
README	README	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
accept	listen for and accept a remote network connection on a given port	c	c	c
asort	Array sort	c	c	c
basename	Return non-directory portion of pathname.	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
cat	cat(1) replacement with no options - the way cat was intended.	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
chmod	change file mode bits	c
csv	process a line of csv data and populate an indexed array with the fields	c	c	c
cut	cut/lcut: extract specified fields from a line and assign them to an array or print them to the standard output	c	c	c				c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
dirname	Return directory portion of pathname.	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
dsv	process a line of delimiter-separated data and populate an indexed array with the fields	c	c
fdflags	Display or modify file descriptor flags	c	c	c	c
finfo	Print file info.	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
fltexpr	floating-point arithmetic expression evaluation	c
getconf	POSIX.2 getconf utility.	c h	c h					c h	c h	c h	c h	c h	c h	c h	c h	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
head	Copy first part of files.	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
hello	Obligatory "Hello World" / sample loadable.	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
id	POSIX.2 user identity.	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
kv	process a series of lines containing key-value pairs and assign them to an associative array	c
ln	Make links.	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
loadables	Include files needed by all loadable builtins	h	h	h	h	h
logname	Print login name of current user.	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
mkdir	Make directories.	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
mkfifo	make FIFOs	c	c	c
mktemp	create temporary file or directory	c	c	c
mypid	Demonstrate how a loadable builtin can create and delete shell variables.	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
necho	echo without options or argument interpretation.	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
ocut	extract specified fields from a line and assign them to an array or print them to the standard output	c
pathchk	Check pathnames for validity and portability.	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
print	Loadable ksh-93 style print builtin.	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
printenv	Minimal builtin clone of BSD printenv(1).	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
printf	Old printf																				c	c	c
push	Anyone remember TOPS-20?	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
pushd	Old pushd																		c	c	c	c	c
realpath	Canonicalize pathnames, resolving symlinks.	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
rm	Remove file.	c	c	c	c
rmdir	Remove directory.	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
seq	print sequence of numbers to standard output	c	c	c	c
setpgid	Set a child process's process group.	c	c	c	c	c
sleep	sleep for fractions of a second.	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
sprintf	Old sprintf															c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
stat	Load an associative array with stat information about a file.	c	c	c	c
strftime	Loadable builtin interface to strftime(3).	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
strptime	take a date-time string and turn it into seconds since the epoch	c
sync	Sync the disks by forcing pending filesystem writes to complete.	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
tee	Duplicate standard input.	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
template	Example template for loadable builtin.	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
truefalse	True and false builtins.	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
tty	Return terminal name.	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
uname	Print system information.	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
unlink	Remove a directory entry.	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
whoami	Print out username of current user.	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
examples/loadables File	Description	5.3	5.2	5.1.16	5.0	4.4	4.3	4.2	4.1	4.0	3.2.48	3.2	3.1	3.0.16	3.0	2.05	2.04	2.03	2.02.1	2.02	2.01.1	2.01	2.0

examples/loadables/perl

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examples/loadables/perl File	Description	5.3	5.2	5.1.16	5.0	4.4	4.3	4.2	4.1	4.0	3.2.48	3.2	3.1	3.0.16	3.0	2.05	2.04
Makefile	Makefile for builtin perl interpreter	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in
README	Illustrates how to build a perl interpreter into bash	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
bperl	perl builtin	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
iperl	The Perl interpreter	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
examples/loadables/perl File	Description	5.3	5.2	5.1.16	5.0	4.4	4.3	4.2	4.1	4.0	3.2.48	3.2	3.1	3.0.16	3.0	2.05	2.04

examples/misc

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examples/misc File	Description	5.3	5.2	5.1.16	5.0	4.4	4.3	4.2	4.1	4.0	3.2.48	3.2	3.1	3.0.16	3.0	2.05	2.04	2.03	2.02.1	2.02	2.01.1	2.01	2.0
aliasconv	Convert csh aliases to bash aliases and functions.	bash sh	bash sh	bash sh	bash sh	bash sh	bash sh	bash sh	bash sh	bash sh	bash sh	bash sh	bash sh	bash sh	bash sh	bash sh	bash sh	bash sh	bash sh	bash sh	bash sh	bash sh	bash sh
cshtobash	Convert csh aliases, environment variables, and variables to bash equivalents.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
suncmd	SunView TERMCAP string.							termcap	termcap	termcap	termcap	termcap	termcap	termcap	termcap	termcap	termcap	termcap	termcap	termcap	termcap	termcap	termcap
examples/misc File	Description	5.3	5.2	5.1.16	5.0	4.4	4.3	4.2	4.1	4.0	3.2.48	3.2	3.1	3.0.16	3.0	2.05	2.04	2.03	2.02.1	2.02	2.01.1	2.01	2.0

examples/obashdb

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examples/obashdb File	Description	4.2	4.1	4.0	3.2.48	3.2	3.1	3.0.16	3.0	2.05	2.04	2.03	2.02.1	2.02	2.01.1	2.01	2.0
PERMISSION	Permission to use and distribute	txt	txt	txt	txt txt	txt txt	txt txt	txt txt	txt txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
README	Deprecated sample implementation of a bash debugger (see http://bashdb.sourceforge.net/ instead)	txt	txt	txt	txt txt	txt txt	txt txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
bashdb	Deprecated bashdb - Bash shell debugger (see http://bashdb.sourceforge.net/ instead)	txt el	txt el	txt el	txt el txt fns pre	txt el txt fns pre	txt el txt fns pre	txt el txt fns pre	txt el txt fns pre	txt fns pre	txt fns pre	txt fns pre	txt fns pre	txt fns pre	txt fns pre	txt fns pre	txt fns pre
examples/obashdb File	Description	4.2	4.1	4.0	3.2.48	3.2	3.1	3.0.16	3.0	2.05	2.04	2.03	2.02.1	2.02	2.01.1	2.01	2.0

examples/scripts

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examples/scripts File	Description	5.3	5.2	5.1.16	5.0	4.4	4.3	4.2	4.1	4.0	3.2.48	3.2	3.1	3.0.16	3.0	2.05	2.04	2.03	2.02.1	2.02	2.01.1	2.01	2.0	1.14.7
adventure	Text adventure game in bash!							sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh
bash-hexdump	hexdump(1) in bash							sh
bcalc	a coproc example that uses bc to evaluate floating point expressions	txt	txt
bcsh	Bourne shell cshell-emulator.							sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh
cat	Readline-based pager.	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh
center	Center - center a group of lines.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
dd-ex	Line editor using only /bin/sh, /bin/dd and /bin/rm.							sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh
fixfiles	Recurse a tree and fix files containing various "bad" chars.							bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash
hanoi	The inevitable Towers of Hanoi in bash.							bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash
inpath	Search $PATH for a file the same name as $1; return TRUE if found.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
krand	Produces a random number within integer limits.							bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash
line-input	Line input routine for GNU Bourne-Again Shell plus terminal-control primitives.							bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash
nohup	bash version of 'nohup' command.							bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash
precedence	Test relative precedences for '&&' and '\|\|' operators.							txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
randomcard	Print a random card from a card deck.							bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash
scrollbar	Display scrolling text.							txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
scrollbar2	Display scrolling text.							txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
secure-script	Example options for more secure Bash scripts	txt
self-repro	A self-reproducing script (careful!)							txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
showperm	Convert ls(1) symbolic permissions into octal mode.							bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash
shprompt	Display a prompt and get an answer satisfying certain criteria.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
spin	Display a 'spinning wheel' to show progress.	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash
timeout	Give rsh(1) a shorter timeout.							txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
timeout2	Execute a given command with a timeout.							txt	txt	txt
timeout3	Execute a given command with a timeout.							txt	txt	txt
vtree2	Display a tree printout of dir in 1k blocks.							txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
vtree3	Display a graphical tree printout of dir.							txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
vtree3a	Display a graphical tree printout of dir.							txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
websrv	A web server in bash!							sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh	sh
xterm_title	Print the contents of the xterm title bar.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
zprintf	Emulate printf (obsolete since it's now a bash builtin).	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
examples/scripts File	Description	5.3	5.2	5.1.16	5.0	4.4	4.3	4.2	4.1	4.0	3.2.48	3.2	3.1	3.0.16	3.0	2.05	2.04	2.03	2.02.1	2.02	2.01.1	2.01	2.0	1.14.7

examples/scripts.noah

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examples/scripts.noah File	Description	4.2	4.1	4.0	3.2.48	3.2	3.1	3.0.16	3.0	2.05	2.04	2.03	2.02.1	2.02	2.01.1	2.01	2.0
PERMISSION	Permissions to use the scripts in this directory.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
README	README	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
aref	Pseudo-arrays and substring indexing examples.	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash
bash.sub	Library functions used by require.bash.	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash
bash_version	A function to slice up $BASH_VERSION.	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash
meta	Enable and disable eight-bit readline input.	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash
mktmp	Make a temporary file with a unique name.	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash
number	A fun hack to translate numerals into English.	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash
prompt	A way to set PS1 to some predefined strings.	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash
remap_keys	A front end to 'bind' to redo readline bindings.	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash
require	Lisp-like require/provide library functions for bash.	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash
send_mail	Replacement SMTP client written in bash.	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash
shcat	Bash replacement for 'cat(1)'.	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash
source	Replacement for source that uses current directory.	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash
string	The string(3) functions at the shell level.	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash
stty	Front-end to stty(1) that changes readline bindings too.	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash
y_or_n_p	Prompt for a yes/no/quit answer.	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash
examples/scripts.noah File	Description	4.2	4.1	4.0	3.2.48	3.2	3.1	3.0.16	3.0	2.05	2.04	2.03	2.02.1	2.02	2.01.1	2.01	2.0

examples/scripts.v2

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examples/scripts.v2 File	Description	4.2	4.1	4.0	3.2.48	3.2	3.1	3.0.16	3.0	2.05	2.04	2.03	2.02.1	2.02	2.01.1	2.01	2.0
PERMISSION	Permissions to use the scripts in this directory.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
README	README	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
arc2tarz	Convert an "arc" archive to a compressed tar archive.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
bashrand	Random number generator with upper and lower bounds and optional seed.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
cal2day	Convert a day number to a name.	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash
cdhist	cd replacement with a directory stack added.	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash	bash
corename	Tell what produced a core file.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
fman	Fast man(1) replacement.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
frcp	Copy files using ftp(1) but with rcp-type command line syntax.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
lowercase	Change filenames to lower case.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
ncp	A nicer front end for cp(1) (has -i, etc.).	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
newext	Change the extension of a group of files.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
nmv	A nicer front end for mv(1) (has -i, etc.).	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
pages	Print specified pages from files.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
pf	A pager front end that handles compressed files.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
pmtop	Poor man's 'top(1)' for SunOS 4.x and BSD/OS.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
ren	Rename files by changing parts of filenames that match a pattern.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
rename	Change the names of files that match a pattern.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
repeat	Execute a command multiple times.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
shprof	Line profiler for bash scripts.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
untar	Unarchive a (possibly compressed) tarfile into a directory.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
uudec	Carefully uudecode(1) multiple files.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
uuenc	uuencode(1) multiple files.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
vtree	Print a visual display of a directory tree.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
where	Show where commands that match a pattern are.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
examples/scripts.v2 File	Description	4.2	4.1	4.0	3.2.48	3.2	3.1	3.0.16	3.0	2.05	2.04	2.03	2.02.1	2.02	2.01.1	2.01	2.0

examples/shellmath

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examples/shellmath File	Description	5.3	5.2
LICENSE	Shellfloat is copyright (c) 2020 by Michael Wood	txt	txt
README	Introducing decimal arithmetic libraries for the Bash shell, because they said it couldn't be done... (https://github.com/clarity20/shellmath)	md	md
assert	Internal test engine functions	sh	sh
faster_e_demo	same task as "slower_e_demo.sh" but with a major performance optimization	sh	sh
image	Why learn about integers? See https://github.com/clarity20/shellmath	png	png
runTests	Processes a test file such as the testCases.in included with this package	sh	sh
shellmath	Shell functions for floating-point arithmetic using only builtins	sh	sh
slower_e_demo	Illustrates the use of the shellmath APIs to perform decimal calculations	sh	sh
testCases	Test cases	in	in
timingData	Captures the results of some timing experiments `shellmath` against the GNU versions of the calculators `awk` and `bc`	txt	txt
examples/shellmath File	Description	5.3	5.2

examples/startup-files

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examples/startup-files File	Description	5.3	5.2	5.1.16	5.0	4.4	4.3	4.2	4.1	4.0	3.2.48	3.2	3.1	3.0.16	3.0	2.05	2.04	2.03	2.02.1	2.02	2.01.1	2.01	2.0	1.14.7
Bash_aliases	Some useful aliases (Fox).	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
Bash_profile	Sample startup file for bash login shells (Fox).	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
Bashrc	Sample Bourne Again SHell init file (Fox).	bfox	bfox	bfox	bfox	bfox	bfox	bfox	bfox	bfox	bfox	bfox	bfox	bfox	bfox	bfox	bfox	bfox	bfox	bfox	txt	txt	txt	txt
README	README	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
bash-profile	Sample startup file for bash login shells (Ramey).	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
bashrc	Sample Bourne Again SHell init file (Ramey).	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
examples/startup-files File	Description	5.3	5.2	5.1.16	5.0	4.4	4.3	4.2	4.1	4.0	3.2.48	3.2	3.1	3.0.16	3.0	2.05	2.04	2.03	2.02.1	2.02	2.01.1	2.01	2.0	1.14.7

examples/startup-files/apple

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examples/startup-files/apple File	Description	4.2	4.1	4.0	3.2.48	3.2	3.1	3.0.16	3.0	2.05	2.04
README	README	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
aliases	Sample aliases for Mac OS X.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
bash	Sample User preferences file.	defaults	defaults	defaults	defaults	defaults	defaults	defaults	defaults	defaults	defaults
environment	Sample Bourne Again Shell environment file.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
login	Sample login wrapper.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
logout	Sample logout wrapper.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
rc	Sample Bourne Again Shell config file.	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
examples/startup-files/apple File	Description	4.2	4.1	4.0	3.2.48	3.2	3.1	3.0.16	3.0	2.05	2.04

readline

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readline File	Description	8.3	8.2	8.1.2	8.0	7.0	6.3	6.2	6.1	6.0	5.2	5.1	5.0.5	4.3	2.1	2.03	2.02	2.01
CHANGELOG	Readline-specific changelog	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
CHANGES	DETAILED changes between versions	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
COPYING	GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE (various versions)	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
INSTALL	Basic Installation	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
MANIFEST	Master distribution manifest for bash	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
NEWS	A terse description of the new features added to bash	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
README	bash high-level README	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
USAGE	A note on legal use of Readline through a shared-library linking mechanism	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt	txt
Makefile	Makefile is for the Bash/documentation directory -- text --	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in	in
fdl	GNU Free Documentation License	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi
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hsuser	User interface to the GNU History library documentation	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texinfo
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rlman	The GNU readline library API	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texinfo
rltech	Programming with GNU Readline	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texinfo
rluser	Command Line Editing	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texi	texinfo
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