If you use UNIX, you probably usecshto type commands even if you've never heard of it. It's the standard shell (command line) on most UNIX systems.tcshis an enhanced version that's freely available and highly recommended.Using csh & tcshdescribes from the beginning how to use these shells interactively. More important, it shows how to get your work done faster with less typing. Even if you've used UNIX for years, techniques described in this book can make you more efficient.You'll learn how to:
- Make your prompt tell you where you are (no more pwd)
- Use what you've typed before (history)
- Type long command lines with very few keystrokes (command and filename completion)
- Remind yourself of filenames when in the middle of typing a command
- Edit a botched command instead of retyping it
This book does not cover programming or script writing in
cshor
tcshbecause the tasks are better done with a different shell, such as
sh(the Bourne shell) or a language like Perl.
is one of the primary contributors to the MySQL Reference Manual, a renowned online manual that has supported MySQL administrators and database developers for years, now available in an attractive paper format from the O'Reilly Community Press. He is also the author of Using csh & tcsh and Software Portability with imake by O'Reilly, as well as MySQL and MySQL and Perl for the Web by New Riders.
Preface;Intended Audience;Scope of This Handbook;How To Read This Handbook;Conventions Used in This Handbook;Comments and Corrections;Acknowledgments;Part I: Learning the Basics;Chapter 1: Introduction;1.1 Using the Examples;1.2 Selecting a Login Shell;1.3 Before You Read Further;Chapter 2: A Shell Primer;2.1 Entering Commands;2.2 Command Input and Output;2.3 Files and Directories;2.4 Combining Commands;2.5 Running Commands in the Background;2.6 When Do Spaces Matter?;2.7 The Shell Sl%
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