Package:Bash

Bash

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This is the ebuild for bash, the standard shell for Funtoo Linux systems.

Bash is the GNU Project's Bourne Again SHell, a complete implementation of the IEEE POSIX and Open Group shell specification with interactive command line editing, job control on architectures that support it, csh-like features such as history substitution and brace expansion, and a slew of other features. [1]

Learning Bash

The following articles, written originally for IBM developerWorks by Daniel Robbins, serve as an excellent introduction to the bash shell:

• Bash by Example, Part 1
• Bash by Example, Part 2
• Bash by Example, Part 3

Moving on command line

Shortcut	Description
Ctrl + a	Move to the start of line
Ctrl + e	Move to the end of line
Ctrl + k	Cut from cursor to the end of line
Ctrl + c	Clear line
Alt + f	Move one word forward
Alt + b	Move one word backwards
Alt + d	Cut from cursor to the end of word
Alt + backspace	Cut from cursor to the start of word