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  <DT>executing files using commands
  <DD><DL>
    <DT>d
: <A HREF="../ch45_05.htm">45.5. A File That Shows Itself... and What #! Does </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>-f option
: <A HREF="../ch45_03.htm">45.3. Don't Need a Shell for Your Script?  Don't Use One </A>
  <DT>fixing PATH
: <A HREF="../ch04_10.htm">4.10. Find All Command Versions with whereiz </A>
  <DT>hold space
: <A HREF="../ch34_13.htm">34.13. Hold Space: The Set-Aside Buffer </A>
  <DT>multiline delete
: <A HREF="../ch34_18.htm">34.18. Multiline Delete </A>
  <DT>multiple matches on a line
: <A HREF="../ch34_11.htm">34.11. Search &amp; Replacement: One Match Among Many </A>
  <DT>-n option
: <A HREF="../ch45_30.htm#UPT-ART-232-SECT-1.4">45.30.4. Using sed </A>
  <DT>next command
: <A HREF="../ch34_24.htm#UPT-ART-2850-SECT-1.3">34.24.3. Alphabetical Summary of sed Commands </A>
  <DT>Next command
: <A HREF="../ch34_15.htm">34.15. Making Edits Across Line Boundaries </A>
  <DT>order dependency
: <A HREF="../ch34_05.htm">34.5. Order of Commands in a Script </A>
  <DT>organizing scripts
: <A HREF="../ch04_03.htm">4.3. Organizing Nonexecutable Scripts </A>
  <DT>parsing using
: <A HREF="../ch45_30.htm#UPT-ART-232-SECT-1.4">45.30.4. Using sed </A>
  <DT>pattern space
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch34_13.htm">34.13. Hold Space: The Set-Aside Buffer </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch34_15.htm">34.15. Making Edits Across Line Boundaries </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>patterns split across lines
: <A HREF="../ch34_17.htm">34.17. Searching for Patterns Split Across Lines </A>
  <DT>quit command
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch34_21.htm">34.21. Uses of the sed Quit Command </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch34_24.htm#UPT-ART-2850-SECT-1.3">34.24.3. Alphabetical Summary of sed Commands </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>quoting control characters
: <A HREF="../ch34_08.htm">34.8. Newlines in a sed Replacement </A>
  <DT>referenced matched string
: <A HREF="../ch34_09.htm">34.9. Referencing the Search String in a Replacement </A>
  <DT>runsed script
: <A HREF="../ch34_03.htm#UPT-ART-83-SECT-1.2">34.3.2. runsed </A>
  <DT>substitution commands
: <A HREF="../ch45_35.htm">45.35. Using a Control Character in a Script </A>
  <DT>test command
: <A HREF="../ch34_20.htm">34.20. The sed Test Command </A>
  <DT>transform command
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch34_12.htm">34.12. Transformations on Text </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch34_14.htm">34.14. Transforming Part of a Line </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch34_24.htm#UPT-ART-2850-SECT-1.3">34.24.3. Alphabetical Summary of sed Commands </A>
  </DL>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="sedman-script">sedman script</A>
: <A HREF="../ch52_04.htm">52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc </A>
<DT><A NAME=".22segmentation-fault">&quot;segmentation fault (core dumped)&quot; error message</A>
: <A HREF="../ch50_12.htm">50.12. Common UNIX Error Messages </A>
<DT><A NAME="segmentation-violation-message">segmentation violation message</A>
: <A HREF="../ch38_08.htm">38.8. What Are Signals? </A>
<DT><A NAME="segmentation-violation-signal">segmentation violation signal</A>
: (see <A HREF="idx_s.htm#segv">SEGV (segmentation violation) signal</A>)
<DT><A NAME="segv">SEGV (segmentation violation) signal</A>
: <A HREF="../ch38_08.htm">38.8. What Are Signals? </A>
<DT><A NAME="self.2drestarting-jobs">self-restarting jobs</A>
: <A HREF="../ch40_08.htm">40.8. Automatically Restarting at Jobs </A>
<DT><A NAME="semicolon">semicolon</A>
: (see )
<DT><A NAME="serial-line">serial line</A>
: <A HREF="../ch42_01.htm#UPT-ART-1142">42.1. Making Sense Out of the Terminal Mess </A>
<DT><A NAME="serial-line-driver">serial line driver</A>
: <A HREF="../ch42_01.htm#UPT-ART-1142">42.1. Making Sense Out of the Terminal Mess </A>
<DT><A NAME="serial-line-modes">serial line modes</A>
: <A HREF="../ch05_07.htm">5.7. What termcap and terminfo Do and Don't Control </A>
<DT><A NAME="sessions">sessions, detaching</A>
: <A HREF="../ch03_07.htm">3.7. Detaching a Session with screen </A>
<DT><A NAME="set-command">set command</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch06_08.htm">6.8. Shell Variables </A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch14_10.htm">14.10. Variables Help You Find Directories and Files </A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch44_19.htm">44.19. The Bourne Shell set Command </A>
  <DT>arguments to
: <A HREF="../ch44_19.htm">44.19. The Bourne Shell set Command </A>
  <DT>-e option
: <A HREF="../ch46_06.htm">46.6. Watch Out for Bourne Shell -e Bug </A>
  <DT>examples
  <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>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch45_17.htm">45.17. Making a for Loop with Multiple Variables </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch45_36.htm">45.36. Shell Lockfile </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch48_07.htm">48.7. cal That Marks Today's Date </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>listing variables
: <A HREF="../ch06_01.htm#UPT-ART-1170">6.1. What Environment Variables Are Good For </A>
  <DT>parsing using
: <A HREF="../ch45_30.htm#UPT-ART-232-SECT-1.3">45.30.3. Using set </A>
  <DT>quoting
: <A HREF="../ch44_19.htm">44.19. The Bourne Shell set Command </A>
  <DT>variables
  <DD><DL>
    <DT>IFS
: <A HREF="../ch45_30.htm#UPT-ART-232-SECT-1.3">45.30.3. Using set </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>wildcards
: <A HREF="../ch44_19.htm">44.19. The Bourne Shell set Command </A>
  <DT>-xv option
: <A HREF="../ch46_01.htm#UPT-ART-7160-SECT-1.1">46.1.1. Use -xv </A>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="set-directory-command">set directory command</A>
: <A HREF="../ch30_35.htm">30.35. Out of Temporary Space? Use Another Directory </A>
<DT><A NAME="set-echo-command">set echo command</A>
: <A HREF="../ch02_16.htm">2.16. Approved Shells: Using Unapproved Login Shell </A>
<DT><A NAME="set-noglob-command">set noglob command</A>
: <A HREF="../ch05_04.htm">5.4. Setting the TERMCAP Variable with tset </A>
<DT><A NAME="set-nonomatch-command">set nonomatch command</A>
: <A HREF="../ch03_04.htm">3.4. Automatic File Cleanup </A>
<DT><A NAME="set-prompt-test">set prompt test</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch02_05.htm#UPT-ART-5740-SECT-1.1">2.5.1. Quick Login </A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch02_09.htm">2.9. Speeding Up Your C Shell with set prompt Test </A>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="set-verbose-echo-command">set verbose echo command</A>
: <A HREF="../ch40_04.htm">40.4. Choosing the Shell Run (We Hope) by at </A>
<DT><A NAME="setgid-bit">setgid bit</A>
: <A HREF="../ch22_05.htm">22.5. Group Permissions in a Directory with the setgid Bit </A>
<DT><A NAME="setprompt-alias">setprompt alias</A>
: <A HREF="../ch07_11.htm">7.11. dirs in Your Prompt: Better than $cwd </A>
<DT><A NAME="setup-alias">setup alias</A>
: <A HREF="../ch02_05.htm#UPT-ART-5740-SECT-1.2">2.5.2. A Second Alias and Command File </A>
<DT><A NAME="setup-files">setup files</A>
: (see <A HREF="idx_c.htm#configuration-files">configuration files</A>)
<DD><DL>
  <DT>storing information
: <A HREF="../ch47_05.htm">47.5. Using C Shell Arrays </A>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="sgid">SGID (set group ID) bit</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch01_23.htm">1.23. File Access Permissions </A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch01_25.htm">1.25. Access to Directories </A>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="sh">sh (Bourne shell)</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch01_08.htm">1.8. There Are Many Shells </A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch01_33.htm">1.33. UNIX Networking and Communications </A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch38_03.htm">38.3. Managing Processes: Overall Concepts </A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch44_03.htm#UPT-ART-7060-SECT-1.3">44.3.3. Types of Shells </A>
  <DT>(see also <A HREF="idx_r.htm#rsh-utility">rsh utility</A>)
  <DT>{ } filename wildcards, adding
: <A HREF="../ch15_03.htm">15.3. Adding { } Operators to Korn (and Bourne) Shells </A>
  <DT>advantages
: <A HREF="../ch44_03.htm#UPT-ART-7060-SECT-1.3">44.3.3. Types of Shells </A>
  <DT>aliases
: <A HREF="../ch10_09.htm">10.9. Shell Functions </A>
  <DT>arrays in
: <A HREF="../ch45_34.htm">45.34. Arrays in the Bourne Shell </A>
  <DT>background processing
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch01_27.htm">1.27. How Background Processing Works </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch01_28.htm">1.28. Some Gotchas with Background Processing </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>C shell compared to
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch44_03.htm#UPT-ART-7060-SECT-1.3">44.3.3. Types of Shells </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch47_01.htm#UPT-ART-8016">47.1. Why Not? </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch47_02.htm">47.2. C Shell Programming Considered Harmful </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>case statements
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch02_12.htm">2.12. Automatic Setups for Different Terminals </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch44_05.htm">44.5. Test String Values with Bourne Shell case </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>command lines as scripts
: <A HREF="../ch44_02.htm">44.2. Writing a Simple Shell Program </A>
  <DT>command-line arguments in scripts
: <A HREF="../ch44_15.htm">44.15. Handling Command-Line Arguments in Shell Scripts </A>
  <DT>comments in scripts
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch44_02.htm">44.2. Writing a Simple Shell Program </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch45_09.htm">45.9. The Unappreciated Bourne Shell  ":&quot; Operator</A>
  </DL>
  <DT>conditional expressions
: <A HREF="../ch44_08.htm">44.8. Test Exit Status with the if Statement </A>
  <DT>creating empty file
: <A HREF="../ch21_07.htm">21.7. Setting File Modification Time with touch </A>
  <DT>date formats
: <A HREF="../ch07_12.htm">7.12. External Commands Send Signals to Set Variables </A>
  <DT>debugging scripts
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch44_08.htm">44.8. Test Exit Status with the if Statement </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch46_01.htm#UPT-ART-7160">46.1. Tips for Debugging Shell Scripts </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>defining variables
: <A HREF="../ch06_08.htm">6.8. Shell Variables </A>
  <DT>-e option
: <A HREF="../ch46_06.htm">46.6. Watch Out for Bourne Shell -e Bug </A>
  <DT>ending scripts
: <A HREF="../ch44_11.htm">44.11. Set Exit Status of a Shell (Script) </A>
  <DT>environment variables
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch06_03.htm">6.3. Predefined Environment Variables </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch47_02.htm#UPT-ART-393-SECT-1.5">47.2.5. Variable Syntax </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>example scripts
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch44_02.htm">44.2. Writing a Simple Shell Program </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch44_03.htm#UPT-ART-7060-SECT-1.5">44.3.5. Bourne Shell Used Here </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch44_04.htm">44.4. Testing How Your System Executes Files </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch44_05.htm">44.5. Test String Values with Bourne Shell case </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch44_07.htm">44.7. Exit Status of UNIX Processes </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch44_08.htm">44.8. Test Exit Status with the if Statement </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch44_09.htm">44.9. Testing Your Success </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch44_10.htm#UPT-ART-2280-SECT-1.1">44.10.1. Looping Until a Command Succeeds </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch44_11.htm">44.11. Set Exit Status of a Shell (Script) </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>executing scripts
: <A HREF="../ch44_04.htm">44.4. Testing How Your System Executes Files </A>
  <DT>executing scripts via
: <A HREF="../ch40_04.htm">40.4. Choosing the Shell Run (We Hope) by at </A>
  <DT>features
: <A HREF="../ch44_03.htm#UPT-ART-7060-SECT-1.5">44.3.5. Bourne Shell Used Here </A>
  <DT>for loop
: <A HREF="../ch09_12.htm">9.12. The Bourne Shell for Loop </A>
  <DT>grouping commands
: <A HREF="../ch13_08.htm">13.8. Using {list} to Group Bourne Shell Commands </A>
  <DT>hangups in
: <A HREF="../ch38_18.htm">38.18. nohup </A>
  <DT>if statements
: <A HREF="../ch44_08.htm">44.8. Test Exit Status with the if Statement </A>
  <DT>ignoreeof variable
: <A HREF="../ch03_05.htm">3.5. Stop Accidental C Shell Logouts </A>
  <DT>interrupted
: <A HREF="../ch45_08.htm">45.8. Handling Signals to Child Processes </A>
  <DT>jot command used in
: <A HREF="../ch45_11.htm">45.11. The Multipurpose jot Command </A>
  <DT>logging out of
: <A HREF="../ch03_02.htm">3.2. Running Commands at Bourne/Korn Shell Logout </A>
  <DT>loops in
: <A HREF="../ch44_10.htm">44.10. Loops That Test Exit Status </A>
  <DT>mail notification
: <A HREF="../ch21_08.htm#UPT-ART-1220-SECT-1.2">21.8.2. For Bourne Shell Users </A>
  <DT>multiline commands
: <A HREF="../ch09_13.htm">9.13. Multiline Commands, Secondary Prompts </A>
  <DT>number crunching in
: <A HREF="../ch45_11.htm">45.11. The Multipurpose jot Command </A>
  <DT>overriding environment variables
: <A HREF="../ch06_10.htm">6.10. Running a Command with a Temporarily Different Environment </A>
  <DT>path names in scripts
: <A HREF="../ch44_02.htm">44.2. Writing a Simple Shell Program </A>
  <DT>pipelines in
: <A HREF="../ch47_02.htm#UPT-ART-393-SECT-1.1.4">47.2.1.4. More Elaborate Combinations </A>
  <DT>.profile file
: <A HREF="../ch02_02.htm#UPT-ART-1070-SECT-1.1">2.2.1. Bourne Shell </A>
  <DT>quoting in
: <A HREF="../ch47_02.htm#UPT-ART-393-SECT-1.4">47.2.4. Quoting </A>
  <DT>quoting in 
: <A HREF="../ch08_14.htm">8.14. Bourne Shell Quoting </A>
  <DT>random number generators
: <A HREF="../ch45_11.htm">45.11. The Multipurpose jot Command </A>
  <DT>reading .profile file
: <A HREF="../ch05_06.htm">5.6. Checklist: Terminal Hangs When I Log In </A>
  <DT>reading arguments
: <A HREF="../ch08_13.htm">8.13. Is It "2&gt;&amp;1 file&quot; or "&gt; file 2&gt;&amp;1&quot;? Why?</A>
  <DT>redirecting input/output
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch13_01.htm#UPT-ART-1023">13.1. Using Standard Input and Output</A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch13_03.htm">13.3. Send (only) Standard Error Down a Pipe </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>replacing with C shells
  <DD><DL>