Bash Reference Manual

Introduction What is Bash? What is a shell? Definitions Basic Features Syntax Operation Quoting Single ', Double " ANSI-C Escape Character \ Locale-Specific Translation Comments Commands Simple , Pipelines, Lists of Looping , Conditional Grouping Functions Parameters Positional , Special Expansions Brace { } Tilde ~ Parameter Command Substitution Arithmetic Process Substitution Word Splitting Filename Pattern Matching Quote Removal Redirecting I/O Input Output , Appending Output Standard Output and Standard Error Here Documents Duplicating File Descriptors Opening File Descriptors for Reading and Writing

Executing Commands Simple Command Expansion Command Search and Execution Command Execution Environment Environment Exit Status Signals Scripts Features Builtins Variables other Features Major Differences SVR4.2 Bourne Implementation Differences SVR4.2 Bash Features Invoking Startup Files Is This Interactive? Builtin Commands The Set Builtin Conditional Expressions Variables Arithmetic Aliases Alias Builtins Arrays The Directory Stack Controlling the Prompt The Restricted POSIX Mode

Job Control Basics Builtins Variables Using History Interactively Facilities Builtins Expansion Event Designators Word Designators Modifiers Command Line Editing Introduction to Line Editing Readline Interaction Readline Init File Syntax Conditional Init Constructs Sample Init File Bindable Readline Commands Moving Manipulating The History Changing Text Killing And Yanking Specifying Numeric Arguments Letting Readline Type For You Keyboard Macros Some Miscellaneous Commands Readline vi Mode Reporting Bugs

Builtin Commands

Reserved Words

Parameter and Variable

Functions

Concepts