| : (colon) |
Expands only arguments. |
| . (dot) |
Reads a specified file and then executes the commands. |
| break |
Exits from the enclosing for, while, until, or select loop, if one exists. |
| continue |
Resumes the next iteration of the enclosing for, while, until, or select loop. |
| eval |
Reads the arguments as input to the shell and executes the resulting command or commands. |
| exec |
Executes the command specified by the Argument parameter, instead of this shell, without creating a new process. |
| exit |
Exits the shell whose exit status is specified by the n parameter. |
| export |
Marks names for automatic export to the environment of subsequently executed commands. |
| newgrp |
Equivalent to the exec /usr/bin/newgrp [Group ...] command. |
| readonly |
Marks the specified names read-only. |
| return |
Causes a shell to return to the invoking script. |
| set |
Unless options or arguments are specified, writes the names and values of all shell variables in the collation sequence of the current locale. |
| shift |
Renames positional parameters. |
| times |
Prints the accumulated user and system times for both the shell and the processes run from the shell. |
| trap |
Runs a specified command when the shell receives a specified signal or signals. |
| typeset |
Sets attributes and values for shell parameters. |
| unset |
Unsets the values and attributes of the specified parameters. |
| alias |
Prints a list of aliases to standard output. |
| bg |
Puts specified jobs in the background. |
| cd |
Changes the current directory to the specified directory or substitutes the current string with the specified string. |
| echo |
Writes character strings to standard output. |
| fc |
Selects a range of commands from the last HISTSIZE variable command typed at the terminal. Re-executes the specified command after old-to-new substitution is performed. |
| fg |
Brings the specified job to the foreground. |
| getopts |
Checks the Argument parameter for legal options. |
| jobs |
Lists information for the specified jobs. |
| kill |
Sends the TERM (terminate) signal to specified jobs or processes. |
| let |
Evaluates specified arithmetic expressions. |
| print |
Prints shell output. |
| pwd |
Equivalent to the print -r -$PWD command. |
| read |
Takes shell input. |
| ulimit |
Sets or displays user process resource limits as defined in the /etc/security/limits file. |
| umask |
Determines file permissions. |
| unalias |
Removes the parameters in the list of names from the alias list. |
| wait |
Waits for the specified job and terminates. |
| whence |
Indicates how each specified name would be interpreted if used as a command name. |