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This file documents the GNU Bourne Again SHell.

Copyright @copyright{} 1992 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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@center @titlefont{GNU Bash, the Bourne Again SHell}
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@center Brian Fox, Chet Ramey
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This document describes GNU Bash, a Bourne shell compatible
command language interpreter which executes commands read from the
standard input or from a file.

Published by the Free Software Foundation @*
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Cambridge, MA 02139 USA

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Copyright @copyright{} 1992 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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Published by the Free Software Foundation @*
675 Massachusetts Avenue, @*
Cambridge, MA 02139 USA

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I   Tutorial
    i   Describe what Bash does.
	1) What a shell is for.
	2) How Bash is different from other shells.

    ii  Superficial description of how the shell works.
	1) Parts of a command.
	   a) Command words.
	   b) Command separators.
	   c) Redirection words.

    iii Hands on Experience.
	1) Starting a shell.
	   a) startup files.
	   b) switching from Csh.
	      Using alias.conv

	2) The Environment.
	   a) Description of "environment".
	   b) Some important environment variables.
	   c) Other common environment variables.

	3) Issuing command lines.
	   a) Example
II  Reference
    i   Shell Syntax
	1) Parts of "speech".
	   a) Command Words.
	   b) Command Seprators.
	   c) Redirection Words.

	2) Quoting Syntax.
	3) Common Idioms.

    ii  Guide by feature.
	1) Builtins.
	2) Variables.
    ii  Guide by task.

III Indices
    i