Greetings!
Carl, JP, and Cameron are happy to bring you this resource for bash users of all backgrounds. Here you can find on-line resources for bash and related topics, as well as information about our new book, "bash Cookbook", part of the O'Reilly cookbook series.
The bash shell is powerful software for Linux, Unix, and other systems. It comes as a standard part of most Linux distributions ("distros") and most Unix systems. You can even get versions that will run on MS-Windows systems (see cygwin). It is the "command line interpreter" that you get when you bring up a terminal window like Konsole.
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Have you got a favorite bash trick, tip, or recipe? Are you willing to share it?
Share your knowledge or show off a favorite bit of bash.
Helpful Documents
New to bash? You might want to try this introduction to bash.
Here are some helpful reference documents (not for beginners) dealing with bash:
| Topic | Available Formats | |||
| bash man page | html | ps | ||
| bash reference manual | html | ps | ||
| readline | html | |||
| bash technical FAQ | text | |||
| bash - short intro | text | |||
| bash installation info | text | |||
| bash version news | text | |||
| bash version changes | text | |||
| bash version compatibility | text | |||
| bash platform-specific notes | text | |||
| builtins | ps | |||
| posix - bash posix mode | text | |||
| rbash - a restricted bash | text | |||
| manual for GNU history library | html | ps | ||