Sep 14, 2012 · In Bash, there appear to be several variables which hold special, consistently-meaning values. For instance, ./myprogram &; echo $! will return the PID of the process …

Dec 22, 2010 · $ command one && command two the intent is to execute the command that follows the && only if the first command is successful. This is idiomatic of Posix shells, and not …

It depends on the Test Construct around the operator. Your options are double parentheses, double brackets, single brackets, or test. If you use ((…)), you are testing arithmetic equality …

Jan 27, 2017 · I realize you said “read the bash man pages” but at first, I thought you meant read the man pages within bash. At any rate, man bash returns a huge file, which is 4139 lines (72 …

Sep 27, 2015 · What's the difference between <<, <<< and < < in bash?Here document << is known as here-document structure. You let the program know what will be the ending text, and …

Modern shells such as Bash and Zsh have inherited this construct from Ksh, but it is not part of the POSIX specification. If you're in an environment where you have to be strictly POSIX …

Oct 23, 2014 · Bash, and the sh command, is installed with Git4Windows if you select the 'Install Bash' install option.

Oct 4, 2008 · Related discusions: bash for loop: a range of numbers and unix.stackexchange.com - In bash, is it possible to use an integer variable in the loop control of a for loop?

Feb 10, 2010 · How do I compare a variable to a string (and do something if they match)?

Aug 14, 2015 · "Bash script" is a more specific term; it refers to a script that's executed by one specific shell, the Bash shell. A shell is a command interpreter program. It can be used …