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the unix power tools

: <A HREF="../ch41_09.htm">41.9. Commands to Adjust Your Terminal </A>
<DT><A NAME="clf-script">clf script</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch16_06.htm">16.6. clf, cls: "Compressed&quot; ls Listings</A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch52_04.htm">52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc </A>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="clf.32-script">clf2 script</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch16_06.htm">16.6. clf, cls: "Compressed&quot; ls Listings</A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch52_04.htm">52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc </A>
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<DT><A NAME="clipboard">clipboard, creating in terminal windows</A>
: <A HREF="../ch48_03.htm">48.3. A Scratchpad on Your Screen </A>
<DT><A NAME="clock-in-unix">clock in UNIX</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch51_02.htm">51.2. How UNIX Keeps Time</A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch51_10.htm">51.10. The date Command </A>
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<DT><A NAME="close-command">close 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="closing">closing</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT>file descriptors
: <A HREF="../ch47_02.htm#UPT-ART-393-SECT-1.1.3">47.2.1.3. Closing FDs </A>
  <DT>files
: <A HREF="../ch45_21.htm">45.21. n&gt;&amp;m: Swap Standard Output and Standard Error </A>
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<DT><A NAME="clri-command">clri command</A>
: <A HREF="../ch23_13.htm">23.13. Deleting Files with the Null Name </A>
<DT><A NAME="clrstatus-script">ClrStatus script</A>
: <A HREF="../ch52_04.htm">52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc </A>
<DT><A NAME="cls-script">cls script</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch16_06.htm">16.6. clf, cls: "Compressed&quot; ls Listings</A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch52_04.htm">52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc </A>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="cls.32-script">cls2 script</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch16_06.htm">16.6. clf, cls: "Compressed&quot; ls Listings</A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch52_04.htm">52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc </A>
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<DT><A NAME="cmd-field">cmd field</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT>in crontab entries
: <A HREF="../ch40_12.htm#UPT-ART-5410-SECT-1.1">40.12.1. Execution Scheduling </A>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="cmp-program">cmp program</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch28_11.htm">28.11. cmp and diff </A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch52_04.htm">52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc </A>
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<DT><A NAME="co-command">co command (RCS)</A>
: <A HREF="../ch20_14.htm">20.14. RCS Basics </A>
<DT><A NAME="col-command">col command</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch43_18.htm">43.18. How nroff Makes Bold and Underline; How to Remove It</A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch50_03.htm">50.3. apropos on Systems Without apropos </A>
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<DT><A NAME="colcrt-command">colcrt command</A>
: <A HREF="../ch43_18.htm">43.18. How nroff Makes Bold and Underline; How to Remove It</A>
<DT><A NAME="collinson">Collinson, Peter</A>
: <A HREF="../ch44_14.htm">44.14. Putting awk, sed, etc., Inside Shell Scripts </A>
<DT><A NAME="colrm-command">colrm command</A>
: <A HREF="../ch35_15.htm">35.15. Cutting Columns with colrm </A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT>advantages
: <A HREF="../ch45_30.htm#UPT-ART-232-SECT-1.2">45.30.2. Using echo with awk, colrm, or cut </A>
  <DT>awk compared to
: <A HREF="../ch45_30.htm#UPT-ART-232-SECT-1.2">45.30.2. Using echo with awk, colrm, or cut </A>
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<DT><A NAME="cols-script">cols script</A>
: <A HREF="../ch52_04.htm">52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc </A>
<DT><A NAME="columns">columns</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT>formatting
: <A HREF="../ch35_14.htm">35.14. Cutting Columns or Fields with cut </A>
  <DT>selecting
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch35_14.htm">35.14. Cutting Columns or Fields with cut </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch35_15.htm">35.15. Cutting Columns with colrm </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>straightening
: <A HREF="../ch35_22.htm">35.22. Straightening Jagged Columns </A>
  <DT>totaling using addup
: <A HREF="../ch49_07.htm">49.7. Total a Column with addup </A>
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<DT><A NAME="comm-command">comm command</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch02_14.htm">2.14. motd.diff: Show New Lines in Login Messages</A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch16_23.htm">16.23. Comparing Filenames in Two Directory Trees </A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch28_12.htm">28.12. Comparing Two Files with comm </A>
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<DT><A NAME="comma">comma (,) in filenames</A>
: <A HREF="../ch01_15.htm">1.15. Filenames </A>
<DT><A NAME="command">command</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT>resetting search table
: <A HREF="../ch44_02.htm">44.2. Writing a Simple Shell Program </A>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="command-characters">command characters</A>
: (see <A HREF="idx_s.htm#special-characters">special characters</A>)
<DT><A NAME="command-command">command command</A>
: <A HREF="../ch08_11.htm">8.11. Which One Will bash Use? </A>
<DT><A NAME="command-directories">command directories</A>
: <A HREF="../ch06_01.htm#UPT-ART-1170">6.1. What Environment Variables Are Good For </A>
<DT><A NAME="command-interpreters">command interpreters</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch01_02.htm">1.2. Who Listens to What You Type? </A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch44_03.htm">44.3. What's a Shell, Anyway? </A>
  <DT>(see also <A HREF="idx_s.htm#shells">shells</A>)
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="command-line">command line</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT>advantages
: <A HREF="../ch09_01.htm#UPT-ART-7660">9.1. What's Special About the UNIX Command Line</A>
  <DT>aliases for arguments
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch10_02.htm#UPT-ART-2340-SECT-1.2">10.2.2. Using More Complex Aliases </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch10_03.htm">10.3. C Shell Aliases with Command-Line Arguments </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>arguments
: <A HREF="../ch08_06.htm">8.6. Output Command-Line Arguments </A>
  <DT>changing path on
: <A HREF="../ch08_07.htm#UPT-ART-7864-SECT-1.2">8.7.2. Changing Path on the Command Line </A>
  <DT>deleting on
: <A HREF="../ch09_02.htm">9.2. Fix a Line Faster with Line-Kill and Word-Erase </A>
  <DT>editing
: <A HREF="../ch11_13.htm">11.13. Shell Command-Line Editing </A>
  <DT>editing on
: <A HREF="../ch11_01.htm#UPT-ART-4920">11.1. The Lessons of History </A>
  <DT>evaluating
: <A HREF="../ch08_05.htm">8.5. Command-Line Evaluation </A>
  <DT>filenames on
: <A HREF="../ch13_13.htm">13.13. The "Filename&quot; - </A>
  <DT>interpreted by shell
: <A HREF="../ch01_02.htm">1.2. Who Listens to What You Type? </A>
  <DT>parsing
: <A HREF="../ch08_09.htm">8.9. Wildcards Inside of Aliases </A>
  <DT>reprinting
: <A HREF="../ch09_03.htm">9.3. Reprinting Your Command Line with CTRL-r </A>
  <DT>saving to file
: <A HREF="../ch01_05.htm">1.5. Anyone Can Program the Shell </A>
  <DT>as shell scripts
: <A HREF="../ch44_02.htm">44.2. Writing a Simple Shell Program </A>
  <DT>submitting for execution at a later time
: <A HREF="../ch40_03.htm">40.3. The at Command </A>
  <DT>too-long commands
: <A HREF="../ch09_20.htm">9.20. Too Many Files for the Command Line </A>
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<DT><A NAME=".22command-not-found.22-error-message">&quot;command not found&quot; error message</A>
: <A HREF="../ch50_12.htm">50.12. Common UNIX Error Messages </A>
<DT><A NAME="command-runtimes">command runtimes</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT>averages of
: <A HREF="../ch39_04.htm">39.4. Average Command Runtimes with runtime </A>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="command-substitution">command substitution</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT>in for loops
: <A HREF="../ch44_16.htm">44.16. Handling Command-Line Arguments with a for Loop </A>
  <DT>nested
: <A HREF="../ch45_31.htm">45.31. Nested Command Substitution </A>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="command.2dline-arguments">command-line arguments</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT>character limit
: <A HREF="../ch50_12.htm">50.12. Common UNIX Error Messages </A>
  <DT>counting
: <A HREF="../ch44_15.htm#UPT-ART-7130-SECT-1.2">44.15.2. With a Loop </A>
  <DT>finding last
: <A HREF="../ch45_14.htm">45.14. Finding the Last Command-Line Argument </A>
  <DT>for loops
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch44_15.htm#UPT-ART-7130-SECT-1.2">44.15.2. With a Loop </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch44_16.htm">44.16. Handling Command-Line Arguments with a for Loop </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>in Bourne shell scripts
: <A HREF="../ch44_15.htm">44.15. Handling Command-Line Arguments in Shell Scripts </A>
  <DT>in Korn Shell scripts
: <A HREF="../ch44_15.htm">44.15. Handling Command-Line Arguments in Shell Scripts </A>
  <DT>listing using expr
: <A HREF="../ch45_30.htm#UPT-ART-232-SECT-1.1">45.30.1. Matching with expr </A>
  <DT>parsing
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch44_18.htm">44.18. Standard Command-Line Parsing </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch44_19.htm">44.19. The Bourne Shell set Command </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>quoting
: <A HREF="../ch46_07.htm">46.7. Quoting and Command-Line Parameters </A>
  <DT>removing
: <A HREF="../ch44_15.htm#UPT-ART-7130-SECT-1.2">44.15.2. With a Loop </A>
  <DT>saving original settings
: <A HREF="../ch44_19.htm">44.19. The Bourne Shell set Command </A>
  <DT>setting
: <A HREF="../ch44_19.htm">44.19. The Bourne Shell set Command </A>
  <DT>starting with - (minus)
: <A HREF="../ch44_16.htm">44.16. Handling Command-Line Arguments with a for Loop </A>
  <DT>unsetting
: <A HREF="../ch45_15.htm">45.15. How to Unset all Command-Line Parameters </A>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="commands">commands</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch01_04.htm">1.4. Using Pipes to Create a New Tool </A>
  <DT>(see also under specific command name)
  <DT>aliases for
: <A HREF="../ch08_08.htm">8.8. A Directory for Commands You Shouldn't Run </A>
  <DT>ampersand (&amp;) character at the end of
: <A HREF="../ch38_03.htm">38.3. Managing Processes: Overall Concepts </A>
  <DT>awk utility
: <A HREF="../ch33_11.htm#UPT-ART-2860-SECT-1.6">33.11.6. Group Listing of awk Commands </A>
  <DT>background
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch03_01.htm#UPT-ART-4800">3.1. Running Commands When You Log Out </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch03_04.htm">3.4. Automatic File Cleanup </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>banner
: <A HREF="../ch43_11.htm">43.11. Big Letters: banner </A>
  <DT>Berkeley printing commands
: <A HREF="../ch43_02.htm#UPT-ART-2390-SECT-1.2">43.2.2. Berkeley Printing Commands </A>
  <DT>blocked processes
: <A HREF="../ch39_12.htm#UPT-ART-67-SECT-1.3">39.12.3. The I/O Subsystem </A>
  <DT>built-in
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch07_04.htm">7.4. Faster Prompt Setting with Built-Ins </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch08_11.htm">8.11. Which One Will bash Use? </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch38_02.htm">38.2. fork and exec </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch47_02.htm#UPT-ART-393-SECT-1.2.1">47.2.2.1. Built-Ins </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>col
: <A HREF="../ch43_18.htm">43.18. How nroff Makes Bold and Underline; How to Remove It</A>
  <DT>colcrt
: <A HREF="../ch43_18.htm">43.18. How nroff Makes Bold and Underline; How to Remove It</A>
  <DT>combining
: <A HREF="../ch13_07.htm#UPT-ART-6800-SECT-1.1">13.7.1. Combining Several Commands </A>
  <DT>command substitution
: <A HREF="../ch09_16.htm">9.16. Command Substitution </A>
  <DT>custom
: (see <A HREF="idx_c.htm#custom-commands">custom commands</A>)
  <DT>displaying running
: <A HREF="../ch39_06.htm">39.6. lastcomm: What Commands Are Running and How Long Do They Take?</A>
  <DT>Emacs command completion
: <A HREF="../ch32_06.htm">32.6. Command Completion </A>
  <DT>ex editor
: <A HREF="../ch33_04.htm">33.4. Useful ex Commands </A>
  <DT>exit status
: <A HREF="../ch44_07.htm">44.7. Exit Status of UNIX Processes </A>
  <DT>finding
: <A HREF="../ch16_10.htm">16.10. findcmd: Find a Command in Your Search Path </A>
  <DT>fold
: <A HREF="../ch43_08.htm">43.8. Fixing Margins with pr and fold </A>
  <DT>for adjusting terminals
: <A HREF="../ch41_09.htm">41.9. Commands to Adjust Your Terminal </A>
  <DT>history of
: (see <A HREF="idx_h.htm#history-of-command">history of command</A>)
  <DT>how to issue terminals
: <A HREF="../ch41_11.htm">41.11. How termcap and terminfo Describe Terminals </A>
  <DT>in .logout file
: <A HREF="../ch03_01.htm#UPT-ART-4800">3.1. Running Commands When You Log Out </A>
  <DT>multiline
: <A HREF="../ch09_13.htm">9.13. Multiline Commands, Secondary Prompts </A>
  <DT>multiple, while loops using
: <A HREF="../ch45_19.htm">45.19. A while Loop with Several Loop Control Commands </A>
  <DT>naming
: <A HREF="../ch44_21.htm">44.21. Picking a Name for a New Command </A>
  <DT>numeric returns
: <A HREF="../ch44_07.htm">44.7. Exit Status of UNIX Processes </A>
  <DT>pr
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch43_07.htm">43.7. Quick-and-Dirty Formatting Before Printing </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch43_10.htm">43.10. Filename Headers Above Files Without pr </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>printed in parentheses in ps output
: <A HREF="../ch38_07.htm">38.7. Why ps Prints Some Commands in Parentheses </A>
  <DT>printing
  <DD><DL>
    <DT>System V
: <A HREF="../ch43_02.htm#UPT-ART-2390-SECT-1.1">43.2.1. System V Printing Commands </A>