Learning the Korn Shell,2nd Edition
The Korn shell is an interactive command and scripting language for accessing Unix® and other computer systems. As a complete and high-level programming language in itself, it's been a favorite since it was developed in the mid 1980s by David G. Korn at AT&T Bell Laboratories. Knowing how to use it is an essential skill for serious Unix users. Learning the Korn Shell shows you how to use the Korn shell as a user interface and as a programming environment.\ Writing applications is often...
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"Learning the Korn Shell" is the key to the Korn shell and becoming adept at using it as an interactive command and scripting language. Readers will learn how to write many applications more easily and quickly than with other high-level languages. This newly revised title inherits a long tradition of trust among computer professionals. Booknews A thorough introduction to UNIX's newest and most powerful command interpreter, which combines the best features of the older Bourne and C shells, in addition to providing many new features of its own. The volume provides a guide to all aspects of Korn shell usage: interactive "command line" use, plus coverage of shell programming. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Preface1Korn Shell Basics12Command-Line Editing333Customizing Your Environment654Basic Shell Programming915Flow Control1356Command-Line Options and Typed Variables1727Input/Output and Command-Line Processing2098Process Handling2579Debugging Shell Programs29010Korn Shell Administration321ARelated Shells337BReference Information366CBuilding ksh from Source Code386DAT&T ast Source Code License Agreement390Index397
