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<TITLE> From DOS/Windows to Linux HOWTO : Meet bash</TITLE>
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<H2><A NAME="s3">3. Meet bash</A></H2>
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<P>
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<P>Good news: with Linux you type much less at the prompt, because the
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<CODE>bash</CODE> shell types for you whenever possible, and features cool line
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editing capabilities. To begin with, the arrow-up key recalls previous
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command lines; but there's more. Pressing <TAB> completes file and
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directory names, so typing
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<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
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<PRE>
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$ ls /uTABloTABbTAB
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</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P>is like typing
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<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
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$ ls /usr/local/bin
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</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P>If there were ambiguities, as typing
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<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
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$ ls /uTABloTABiTAB
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</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P><CODE>bash</CODE> stops because it doesn't know if you mean
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/usr/local/info or /usr/local/include. Supply more
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characters then press <TAB> again.
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<P>Other useful key presses are <ESC-BACKSPACE> that deletes a word to
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the left, while <ESC-D> deletes a word to the right; <ESC-F>
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moves the cursor one word to the right, <ESC-B> to the left;
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<CTRL-A> moves to the beginning of the line, <CTRL-E> to the
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end. The <ALT> key is equivalent to <ESC>.
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<P>Enough for now. Once you get used to these shortcuts, you'll find the DOS
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prompt very annoying...
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