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Entering commands

To enter a command type its name followed by any options and arguments that you want the command to have. Leave one or more spaces between the command name, its options and arguments. If necessary you can continue the command onto another line.

Correct mistakes by using the <Delete> or <BackSpace> key to back up along the command line and correct it.

• Examples
• Did You Know?
• Using regular expressions
• Command substitution
• Quoting command arguments
• Entering more than one command
• Filename completion
• Command name completion
• Editing the command line
• Using the command history

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