A shell script is a computer program designed to be run by a Unix shell, a command-line interpreter. The various dialects of shell scripts are considered...
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The script command is a Unix utility that records a terminal session. It dates back to the 1979 3.0 Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD). A script session...
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prevent the script interpreter from being executed. Some authorities recommend against using the byte order mark in POSIX (Unix-like) scripts, for this...
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Sed (redirect from Ssed (Unix))
sed ("stream editor") is a Unix utility that parses and transforms text, using a simple, compact programming language. It was developed from 1973 to 1974...
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text-processing, generally available in Unix-like operating systems Bash, interpreted language for scripting Unix and Unix-like operating systems Groovy, Java-like...
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A Unix shell is a command-line interpreter or shell that provides a command line user interface for Unix-like operating systems. The shell is both an interactive...
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execution of commands from files, known as shell scripts, facilitating automation. In keeping with Unix shell conventions, Bash incorporates a rich set...
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When installing a package on a Unix or Unix-like environment, a configure script is a shell script that generates build configuration files for a codebase...
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Init (redirect from Startup script)
Management Facility, systemd, Runit and OpenRC. Research Unix init runs the initialization shell script located at /etc/rc, then launches getty on terminals...
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developed by IBM script (Unix), a command that records a terminal session Script, a description of procedural knowledge used in script theory, also used...
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Unix (/ˈjuːnɪks/ , YOO-niks; trademarked as UNIX) is a family of multitasking, multi-user computer operating systems that derive from the original AT&T...
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Daemon (computing) (redirect from Unix daemon)
can be used to run initialization scripts; daemons started from those scripts behave the same as in Research Unix and BSD. The latter mechanism can be...
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1970, the Unix epoch. For example, at midnight on 1 January 2010, Unix time was 1262304000. Unix time originated as the system time of Unix operating...
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tr is a command in Unix, Plan 9, Inferno, and Unix-like operating systems. It is an abbreviation of translate or transliterate, indicating its operation...
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Shar (file format) (category Unix archivers and compression-related utilities)
because it is a valid shell script, and executing it will recreate the files. To extract the files, only the standard Unix Bourne shell sh is usually required...
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In computing, tty is a command in Unix and Unix-like operating systems to print the file name of the terminal connected to standard input. tty stands...
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Bourne shell (category Unix shells)
branded Unix systems, although historically BSD-based systems had many scripts written in csh. As the basis of POSIX sh syntax, Bourne shell scripts can typically...
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In some operating systems, including Unix-like systems, a pseudoterminal, pseudotty, or PTY is a pair of pseudo-device endpoints (files) which establish...
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Man page (redirect from Man (Unix))
(short for manual page) is a form of software documentation found on Unix and Unix-like operating systems. Topics covered include programs, system libraries...
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a Unix utility for establishing a terminal connection to a remote system via a modem. It is commonly associated with BSD Unix, as well as other UNIX operating...
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The Unix philosophy, originated by Ken Thompson, is a set of cultural norms and philosophical approaches to minimalist, modular software development. It...
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Root directory (redirect from Super root (Unix))
In a computer file system, and primarily used in the Unix and Unix-like operating systems, the root directory is the first or top-most directory in a...
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AWK (category Standard Unix programs)
and it is a standard feature of most Unix-like operating systems. The AWK language is a data-driven scripting language consisting of a set of actions...
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Research Unix refers to the early versions of the Unix operating system for DEC PDP-7, PDP-11, VAX and Interdata 7/32 and 8/32 computers, developed in...
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Ed (software) (redirect from Ed (UNIX))
letters, /ˌiːˈdiː/) is a line editor for Unix and Unix-like operating systems. It was one of the first parts of the Unix operating system that was developed...
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Vim (text editor) (redirect from Vim script)
1988). "v15i037: Stevie, an "aspiring" VI clone for Unix, OS/2, Amiga". Newsgroup: comp.sources.unix. Usenet: [email protected]. Archived from the original...
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Single UNIX Specification (SUS) is a standard for computer operating systems, compliance with which is required to qualify for using the "UNIX" trademark...
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nice is a program found on Unix and Unix-like operating systems such as Linux. It directly maps to a kernel call of the same name. nice is used to invoke...
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Thompson shell (redirect from Original Unix shell)
for scripting, but nonetheless introduced several innovative features to the command-line interface and led to the development of the later Unix shells...
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Cyrillic script (/sɪˈrɪlɪk/ sirr-IL-ik) is a writing system used for various languages across Eurasia. It is the designated national script in various...
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