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  <DT>checking height and width
: <A HREF="../ch42_06.htm#UPT-ART-7000-SECT-1.2">42.6.2. Screen Width and Height: screensize </A>
  <DT>checklist for resetting
: <A HREF="../ch42_04.htm">42.4. Checklist for Resetting a Messed Up Terminal </A>
  <DT>clear command for
: <A HREF="../ch22_18.htm">22.18. Clear Your Terminal for Security, to Stop Burn-in </A>
  <DT>commands for adjusting
: <A HREF="../ch41_09.htm">41.9. Commands to Adjust Your Terminal </A>
  <DT>configuring
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch05_01.htm#UPT-ART-7966">5.1. There's a Lot to Know About Terminals </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch05_06.htm">5.6. Checklist: Terminal Hangs When I Log In </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch05_10.htm">5.10. Finding What Terminal Names You Can Use </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>describing capabilities of
: <A HREF="../ch41_11.htm">41.11. How termcap and terminfo Describe Terminals </A>
  <DT>files with lines longer than
: <A HREF="../ch42_05.htm">42.5. Checklist: Screen Size Messed Up? </A>
  <DT>fixing hung
: <A HREF="../ch42_02.htm">42.2. Fixing a Hung Terminal or Job </A>
  <DT>fixing when hung
: <A HREF="../ch05_06.htm">5.6. Checklist: Terminal Hangs When I Log In </A>
  <DT>how to issue commands for
: <A HREF="../ch41_11.htm">41.11. How termcap and terminfo Describe Terminals </A>
  <DT>interpreting TAB characters
: <A HREF="../ch41_04.htm#UPT-ART-5260-SECT-1.1">41.4.1. TAB Is Just Another Character to UNIX </A>
  <DT>levels where problems can occur
: <A HREF="../ch42_01.htm#UPT-ART-1142">42.1. Making Sense Out of the Terminal Mess </A>
  <DT>naming
: <A HREF="../ch05_10.htm">5.10. Finding What Terminal Names You Can Use </A>
  <DT>reading long lines from
: <A HREF="../ch41_07.htm">41.7. Reading Verrrry Long Lines from the Terminal </A>
  <DT>screen editors
  <DD><DL>
    <DT>differences between terminals and
: <A HREF="../ch05_02.htm">5.2. The Idea of a Terminal Database </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>screen program
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch03_07.htm">3.7. Detaching a Session with screen </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch12_09.htm">12.9. Running Multiple Shell Sessions with screen </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch52_04.htm">52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>screen size
  <DD><DL>
    <DT>changing the settings of
: <A HREF="../ch42_05.htm">42.5. Checklist: Screen Size Messed Up? </A>
    <DT>setting in configuration files or environment variables
: <A HREF="../ch42_05.htm">42.5. Checklist: Screen Size Messed Up? </A>
    <DT>testing files
: <A HREF="../ch42_06.htm">42.6. Screen Size Testing Files </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>sending repeated characters to
: <A HREF="../ch42_07.htm">42.7. termtest: Send Repeated Characters to Terminal </A>
  <DT>setup mode
: <A HREF="../ch42_04.htm">42.4. Checklist for Resetting a Messed Up Terminal </A>
  <DT>status line
: <A HREF="../ch07_06.htm">7.6. Session Information in Your Terminal's Status Line </A>
  <DT>testing for exactly 80 columns
: <A HREF="../ch42_06.htm#UPT-ART-7000-SECT-1.1">42.6.1. Single Line Screen Width: 80cols </A>
  <DT>testing long-line wrapping
: <A HREF="../ch42_06.htm#UPT-ART-7000-SECT-1.3">42.6.3. Set Width, Test Line Wrapping: longlines </A>
  <DT>writing to
: <A HREF="../ch13_12.htm">13.12. Writing to Multiple Terminals for Demonstrations </A>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="terminate-signal">terminate signal</A>
: (see <A HREF="idx_t.htm#term">TERM (terminate) signal</A>)
<DT><A NAME="terminfo-database">terminfo database</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch05_02.htm">5.2. The Idea of a Terminal Database </A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch05_07.htm">5.7. What termcap and terminfo Do and Don't Control </A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch05_10.htm">5.10. Finding What Terminal Names You Can Use </A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch07_08.htm">7.8. Highlighting in Shell Prompts </A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch41_10.htm">41.10. Using terminfo Capabilities in Shell Programs </A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch42_01.htm#UPT-ART-1142">42.1. Making Sense Out of the Terminal Mess </A>
  <DT>language of
: <A HREF="../ch41_11.htm">41.11. How termcap and terminfo Describe Terminals </A>
  <DT>types of lines in
: <A HREF="../ch41_11.htm">41.11. How termcap and terminfo Describe Terminals </A>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="terminology">terminology, interpreting</A>
: <A HREF="../ch51_08.htm">51.8. Type Bang Splat.  Don't Forget the Rabbit Ears </A>
<DT><A NAME="termtest-script">termtest script</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch42_07.htm">42.7. termtest: Send Repeated Characters to Terminal </A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch52_04.htm">52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc </A>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="test-command">test command</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch44_20.htm">44.20. test: Testing Files and Strings </A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch52_04.htm">52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc </A>
  <DT>-a option
: <A HREF="../ch45_33.htm">45.33. Testing Two Strings with One case Statement </A>
  <DT>advantages
: <A HREF="../ch45_33.htm">45.33. Testing Two Strings with One case Statement </A>
  <DT>case statements compared to
: <A HREF="../ch45_33.htm">45.33. Testing Two Strings with One case Statement </A>
  <DT>errors caused by
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch46_04.htm">46.4. Stop Syntax Errors in Numeric Tests </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch46_05.htm">46.5. Stop Syntax Errors in String Tests </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>examples
: <A HREF="../ch44_20.htm">44.20. test: Testing Files and Strings </A>
  <DT>if loops using
: <A HREF="../ch44_20.htm">44.20. test: Testing Files and Strings </A>
  <DT>in while loops
: <A HREF="../ch44_17.htm">44.17. Handling Arguments with while and shift </A>
  <DT>-o option
: <A HREF="../ch45_33.htm">45.33. Testing Two Strings with One case Statement </A>
  <DT>returns
: <A HREF="../ch44_20.htm">44.20. test: Testing Files and Strings </A>
  <DT>until loops using
: <A HREF="../ch44_20.htm">44.20. test: Testing Files and Strings </A>
  <DT>versions of
: <A HREF="../ch44_20.htm">44.20. test: Testing Files and Strings </A>
  <DT>while loops using
: <A HREF="../ch44_20.htm">44.20. test: Testing Files and Strings </A>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="test-command">test command (sed)</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT>script.tidy using
: <A HREF="../ch51_06.htm">51.6. Cleaning script Files </A>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="testing">testing</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT>character strings using expr
: <A HREF="../ch45_29.htm">45.29. Testing Characters in a String with expr </A>
  <DT>exit status
: <A HREF="../ch46_09.htm">46.9. If Command Doesn't Return a Status, Test the Error Messages</A>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="testing.5ffiles-directory">testing_files directory</A>
: <A HREF="../ch42_06.htm">42.6. Screen Size Testing Files </A>
<DT><A NAME="tex-program">TeX program</A>
: <A HREF="../ch43_12.htm#UPT-ART-7740-SECT-1.2">43.12.2. TeX</A>
<DT><A NAME="texinfo-files">Texinfo files</A>
: <A HREF="../ch52_05.htm#UPT-ART-9503-SECT-1.3.4">52.5.3.4. Installing a Single Program </A>
<DT><A NAME="text">text</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT>counting elements of
: <A HREF="../ch29_06.htm">29.6. Counting Lines, Words, and Characters: wc </A>
  <DT>double-spacing
: <A HREF="../ch25_12.htm">25.12. Double Space, Triple Space ... </A>
  <DT>empty files and
: <A HREF="../ch13_14.htm">13.14. What Can You Do with an Empty File? </A>
  <DT>handling with temporary files
: <A HREF="../ch09_17.htm">9.17. Handling Lots of Text with Temporary Files </A>
  <DT>highlighting
: <A HREF="../ch27_20.htm">27.20. A Highlighting grep </A>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="text-editors">text editors</A>
: (see <A HREF="idx_e.htm#editors">editors</A>)
<DT><A NAME="text-files">text files</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT>filename extension
: <A HREF="../ch01_17.htm">1.17. Filename Extensions </A>
  <DT>finding
: <A HREF="../ch16_26.htm">16.26. Finding Text Files with findtext </A>
  <DT>newline character in
: <A HREF="../ch01_29.htm">1.29. When Is a File Not a File? </A>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="text-processing">text processing</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT>awk for
: (see <A HREF="idx_a.htm#awk-utility">awk utility</A>)
  <DT>centering lines
: <A HREF="../ch35_08.htm">35.8. Centering Lines in a File </A>
  <DT>formatting columns
: <A HREF="../ch35_14.htm">35.14. Cutting Columns or Fields with cut </A>
  <DT>indent text
: <A HREF="../ch35_07.htm">35.7. offset: Indent Text </A>
  <DT>joining lines
: <A HREF="../ch35_19.htm">35.19. Joining Lines with join </A>
  <DT>neatening text
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch35_02.htm">35.2. Neatening Text with fmt </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch35_03.htm">35.3. Alternatives to fmt </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>re-format comment lines
: <A HREF="../ch35_04.htm">35.4. recomment: Clean Up Program Comment Blocks </A>
  <DT>remove mail/news headers
: <A HREF="../ch35_05.htm">35.5. Remove Mail/News Headers with behead </A>
  <DT>rotating text
: <A HREF="../ch35_23.htm">35.23. Rotating Text </A>
  <DT>sed for
: (see <A HREF="idx_s.htm#sed-editor">sed editor</A>)
  <DT>selecting columns
: <A HREF="../ch35_14.htm">35.14. Cutting Columns or Fields with cut </A>
  <DT>splitting files
: <A HREF="../ch35_09.htm">35.9. Splitting Files at Fixed Points: split </A>
  <DT>straightening jagged columns
: <A HREF="../ch35_22.htm">35.22. Straightening Jagged Columns </A>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="tgrep-script">tgrep script</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch27_13.htm">27.13. More grep-like Programs Written in Perl </A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch52_04.htm">52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc </A>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="then-statement">then statement (examples)</A>
: <A HREF="../ch44_08.htm">44.8. Test Exit Status with the if Statement </A>
<DT><A NAME="throwaway-scripts">throwaway scripts</A>
: <A HREF="../ch09_15.htm">9.15. Throwaway Scripts for Complicated Commands </A>
<DT><A NAME="tilde">tilde (~)</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT>ending filenames
: <A HREF="../ch14_11.htm">14.11. Finding (Anyone's) Home Directory, Quickly </A>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="time">time</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT>access times
: <A HREF="../ch16_05.htm">16.5. The Three UNIX File Times </A>
  <DT>appending date to filenames
: <A HREF="../ch21_14.htm">21.14. Automatically Appending the Date to a Filename </A>
  <DT>file modification
: (see <A HREF="idx_t.htm#timestamps">timestamps</A>)
  <DT>formats accepted by calendar
: <A HREF="../ch48_04.htm#UPT-ART-3180-SECT-1.1">48.4.1. How calendar Works </A>
  <DT>on UNIX systems
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch39_01.htm#UPT-ART-7784">39.1. Which Time Is It? </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch51_02.htm">51.2. How UNIX Keeps Time</A>
  </DL>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="time-command">time command</A>
: <A HREF="../ch39_02.htm">39.2. Timing Programs </A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT>in C shell
: <A HREF="../ch47_02.htm#UPT-ART-393-SECT-1.2.1">47.2.2.1. Built-Ins </A>
  <DT>examples
: <A HREF="../ch47_02.htm#UPT-ART-393-SECT-1.2.1">47.2.2.1. Built-Ins </A>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="time-daemon">time daemon</A>
: <A HREF="../ch51_02.htm">51.2. How UNIX Keeps Time</A>
<DT><A NAME="time-shell-variable">time shell variable</A>
: <A HREF="../ch06_09.htm">6.9. Special C Shell Variables </A>
<DT><A NAME="time-to-go-now.2e.2e.2e.2e-message">Time to go now.... message</A>
: <A HREF="../ch40_02.htm">40.2. Waiting a Little While: sleep </A>
<DT><A NAME="time-variable">time variable</A>
: <A HREF="../ch39_03.htm">39.3. The csh time variable </A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT>format string tags
: <A HREF="../ch39_03.htm">39.3. The csh time variable </A>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="time.2dsharing-processes">time-sharing processes</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT>modifying the scheduling priority of
: <A HREF="../ch39_09.htm">39.9. Know When to Be "nice&quot; to OTher Users...and When</A>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="timeout-keyowrd">timeout keyowrd</A>
: <A HREF="../ch09_26.htm">9.26. Expect </A>
<DT><A NAME="timestamps">timestamps</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch16_05.htm">16.5. The Three UNIX File Times </A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch17_08.htm">17.8. Exact File Time Comparisons </A>
  <DT>backups and
: <A HREF="../ch20_07.htm">20.7. Creating a Timestamp File for Selective Backups </A>
  <DT>listing/finding files by
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch16_02.htm">16.2. Finding Oldest or Newest Files with ls -t and ls -u </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch16_09.htm">16.9. An Alias to List Recently Changed Files </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch16_18.htm">16.18. Listing Files You've Created/Edited Today </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch16_25.htm">16.25. Listing Files by Age and Size </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch16_27.htm">16.27. newer: Print the Name of the Newest File </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_05.htm">17.5. Searching for Old Files </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>storing
: <A HREF="../ch02_15.htm">2.15. Unclutter Logins: Show Login Messages Just Once </A>
  <DT>touch command
: <A HREF="../ch21_07.htm">21.7. Setting File Modification Time with touch </A>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="timex-command">timex command</A>
: <A HREF="../ch39_02.htm">39.2. Timing Programs </A>
<DT><A NAME="timezones">timezones, TZ variable for</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch06_03.htm">6.3. Predefined Environment Variables </A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch06_06.htm">6.6. The TZ Environment Variable </A>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="timing-programs">timing programs</A>
: <A HREF="../ch39_02.htm">39.2. Timing Programs </A>
<DT><A NAME="timing-report">timing report, customizing</A>
: <A HREF="../ch39_03.htm">39.3. The csh time variable </A>
<DT><A NAME="tip-program">tip program</A>
: <A HREF="../ch09_26.htm#UPT-ART-9912-SECT-1.1">9.26.1. Dialback </A>
<DT><A NAME="tm-script">tm script</A>
: <A HREF="../ch52_04.htm">52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc </A>
<DT><A NAME=".2ftmp-directory">/tmp directory</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch11_11.htm#UPT-ART-7671-SECT-1.1">11.11.1. bash and ksh </A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch21_02.htm">21.2. A Better Place for Temporary Files: /tmp </A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch21_04.htm">21.4. Why Both /tmp and /usr/tmp? </A>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="tokens">tokens, find command and</A>
: <A HREF="../ch17_06.htm">17.6. Be an Expert on find Search Operators </A>
<DT><A NAME="tolower-command">tolower command (awk)</A>
: <A HREF="../ch33_11.htm#UPT-ART-2860-SECT-1.7">33.11.7. Alphabetical Summary of Commands </A>
<DT><A NAME="torek">Torek, Chris</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch08_06.htm#UPT-ART-7911-SECT-1.1">8.6.1. Portability </A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch08_12.htm">8.12. Which One Will the C Shell Use? </A>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="tostatus-script">ToStatus script</A>
: <A HREF="../ch52_04.htm">52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc </A>
<DT><A NAME="touch-command">touch command</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch17_08.htm">17.8. Exact File Time Comparisons </A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch21_07.htm">21.7. Setting File Modification Time with touch </A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch52_04.htm">52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc </A>
  <DT>examples
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch46_09.htm">46.9. If Command Doesn't Return a Status, Test the Error Messages</A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch48_02.htm">48.2. Online Phone and Address Lists </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>storing cutrrent timestamp
: <A HREF="../ch02_15.htm">2.15. Unclutter Logins: Show Login Messages Just Once </A>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="toupper-command">toupper command (awk)</A>
: <A HREF="../ch33_11.htm#UPT-ART-2860-SECT-1.7">33.11.7. Alphabetical Summary of Commands </A>
<DT><A NAME="tpipe-command">tpipe command</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch13_11.htm">13.11. tpipe-Redirecting stdout to More than One Place </A>