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Appendix C Symbols Index
| Symbol |
Description |
Location |
| \($\) |
dollar sign - preceeds shell variable names to obtain value |
Paragraph |
| \(/\) |
root directory - topmost directory in Linux-style OS |
Paragraph |
| \(\tilde{}\) |
tilde - home directory symbol |
Paragraph |
| \(.\) |
dot - current directory |
Paragraph |
| \(..\) |
double dot - parent directory symbol |
Paragraph |
| \(> or >>\) |
single or double greater than - output redirection |
Paragraph |
| \(<\) |
less than - input redirection |
Paragraph |
| \(|\) |
pipe - redirect input to output |
Paragraph |
| \(*\) |
asterisk - wildcard for zero or more characters |
Paragraph |
| \(?\) |
question mark - wildcard for single character |
Paragraph |
| \(\tilde{}\) |
tilde - temporary file symbol |
Paragraph |
| \(\#\) |
pound symbol - begins single line comment in shell script |
Item |
| \(/\) |
foward slash - avoids recursivity |
Item |
| \(/\) |
forward slash - specifies a directory |
Item |
| \(!\) |
exclamation point - negates |
Item |
| \([ - ]\) |
brackets - encloses characters |
Paragraph |
| \(*\) |
asterisk - matches zero or more characters |
Paragraph |
| \(**\) |
double asterisk - matches nested directories |
Paragraph |
| \(\backslash\) |
backslash - escape character |
Paragraph |
| \(@\) |
at symbol - used to tag a username |
Paragraph |
