| B
- ~b command (mailx)
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- b command (vi)
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- B command (vi)
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- "back" command (vi)
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- Back Space key, vi and
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- background, running commands in
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- backslash (\)
- command continuation symbol
,  - as escape character
, , , ,  - escaping
, ,  - metacharacter
,  - searching for
,  - vi search commands
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- backward searching (vi)
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- banner page suppression (lp)
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- base names
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- bash command
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- .bash_profile file
- environment variables in
,  - location of
,  - environment variables in
- HISTORY
,  - set commands
,  - umask (file permissions)
,  - commonly used
,  - PATH
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- Bcc: prompt (mailx)
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- bdiff command
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- beginning of line
- inserting text at (vi)
,  - moving to (vi)
,  - searching for (vi)
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- beginning of word
- moving to (vi)
,  - searching for (vi)
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- /bin/bash command
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- /bin/csh command
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- /bin/ksh command
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- /bin/sh command
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- /bin/tcsh command
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- /bin/zsh command
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- blind carbon copies (mailx)
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- block operations
- See copying
- bottom of screen, moving to (vi)
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- Bourne Again shell
- command for
,  - command prompt for
, ,  - environment variables for
- See .bash_profile file
- help for
,  - home directory specification
,  - repeating commands and
,  - user profile file for
- See .bash_profile file
- Bourne shell
- as default shell
,  - command for
,  - command prompt for
, ,  - environment variables for
- See .profile file
- help for
,  - home directory specification
,  - user profile file for
- See .profile file
- buffer (vi)
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C
- ~c command (mailx)
, , 
- c command (mailx)
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- -c option
- lpstat command
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- C shell
- command for
,  - command prompt for
, , ,  - environment variables for
- See .cshrc file
- help for
,  - home directory specification
, ,  - repeating commands and
,  - user profile for
- See .cshrc file
- campus area network (CAN), defined
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- CAN (campus area network), defined
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- cancel command
, , 
- canceling
- consulted search-and-replace
,  - displaying
,  - mailx messages
- if screen freezes during entry
,  - unsent messages
, , 
- print requests
, ,  - remote connection
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- Caps Lock key, vi and
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- carat (^)
- beginning-of-line command (vi)
, ,  - grep command operator
, ,  - searching for
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- carbon copies (mailx)
, , 
- case, changing (vi)
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- case sensitivity
- command names
,  - searching files
,  - vi
- command names
, ,  - searches
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- cat command
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- Cc: prompt (mailx)
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- cc command (vi)
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- cd command
, , , 
- CDE (Common Desktop Environment), described
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- CDPATH environment variable
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- changing
- access to server
, ,  - authorization protocol
,  - case (vi)
,  - command prompt
, ,  - directories
, , ,  - keyboard
, ,  - passwords
, ,  - permissions
, , , ,  - text
- from command line
,  - email (unsent)
,  - from vi
, , , 
- vi mode
,  - working directory
, , 
- character strings, defined
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- characters
- deleting (vi)
,  - moving left or right one character (vi)
,  - replacing (vi)
,  - substituting (vi)
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- chmod command
- absolute permissions
, ,  - relative permissions
, ,  - umask command vs.
, , 
- clearing screen (vi)
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- client authority file
, , 
- client_program program
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- :co command (ex)
, , 
- colon (:)
- in mail alias names
,  - vi commands beginning with
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- command history
, , , 
- command line interface (CLI), described
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- command mode (vi)
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- command prompt
- changing
, ,  - default
, ,  - described
,  - environment variable for defining
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- Command Tool
- remote machines
,  - typing commands using
, , 
- commands
, ,  - aliases
,  - background running of
,  - case sensitivity
,  - as executable files
,  - executing remotely
, ,  - help for
, , ,  - keyword lookup
,  - long
,  - multiple
,  - options
,  - PATH environment variable and
, , ,  - piping output
,  - redirecting output
, ,  - remote execution
, ,  - repeating
, , ,  - repeating vi
,  - status of
,  - syntax
,  - typing
, , ,  - correcting typing mistakes
,  - long commands
,  - multiple commands
,  - options
,  - overview
,  - remote entry
, ,  - repeating previous commands
, , ,  - repeating vi commands
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- commenting out /etc/aliases file lines
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- Common Desktop Environment (CDE), described
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- comparing, files
, , 
- Compose Key, disabling/enabling
, , 
- concatenating files
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- (continue): message (mailx)
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- Control key remapping (IA based systems only)
, , 
- copy
- of directories
,  - from clipboard, keyboard equivalent
,  - to clipboard, keyboard equivalent
,  - directories
,  - keyboard equivalent for
,  - of directories remotely
,  - of files
- description
, ,  - remotely
, , 
- of lines
- in ex
, ,  - in vi
, , 
- of mail
- to a file
, ,  - to a folder
, , 
- of previous commands
, , , 
- copy and paste
- See copy
- Copy operation, keyboard equivalent
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- correcting typing mistakes
- command line
,  - email (unsent)
,  - vi
, 
- counts, for repeating commands (vi)
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- cp command
, , , , 
- cpu time
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- creation of
- directories
,  - files
- touch command
,  - vi command for
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- csh command
, 
- .cshrc file
- described
,  - environment variables in
- history
, 
- listing
,  - location of
,  - environment variables in
,  - commonly used
, ,  - alias
,  - PATH
, ,  - set commands
, , ,  - umask (file permissions)
, , 
- Ctrl-B command (vi)
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- Ctrl-C command (command line)
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- Ctrl-C command (mailx)
, , 
- Ctrl characters, in passwords
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- Ctrl-D command
- mailx
, ,  - vi
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- Ctrl-F command (vi)
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- Ctrl-L command (vi)
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- Ctrl-U command (vi)
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- ~Ctrl-Z command, suspending remote connection
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- ~~Ctrl-Z command, suspending remote connection
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- cursor
- See moving around in files (vi)
- customization
,  - of environment variables
, ,  - of file permissions
, ,  - of initialization files
, ,  - overview
, 
- cut and paste
- See moving
- Cut operation, keyboard equivalent
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- cw command (vi)
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