: (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. |