Path | Description | X-Ref
--- | --- | ---
./obashdb | Deprecated sample implementation of a bash debugger
./complete | Shell completion code
./functions | Example functions
./functions/array-stuff | Various array functions (ashift, array_sort, reverse).
./functions/array-to-string | Convert an array to a string.
./functions/autoload | An almost ksh-compatible 'autoload' (no lazy load). | ksh
./functions/autoload.v2 | An almost ksh-compatible 'autoload' (no lazy load). | ksh
./functions/autoload.v3 | A more ksh-compatible 'autoload' (with lazy load). | ksh
./functions/basename | A replacement for basename(1). | basename
./functions/basename2 | Fast basename(1) and dirname(1) functions for BASH/SH. | basename, dirname
./functions/coproc.bash | Start, control, and end coprocesses.
./functions/coshell.bash | Control shell coprocesses (see coprocess.bash).
./functions/coshell.README | README for coshell and coproc.
./functions/csh-compat | A C-shell compatibility package. | csh
./functions/dirfuncs | Directory manipulation functions from the book 'The Korn Shell'.
./functions/dirname | A replacement for dirname(1). | dirname
./functions/emptydir | Find out if a directory is empty.
./functions/exitstat | Display the exit status of processes.
./functions/external | Like 'command' but FORCES use of external command.
./functions/fact | Recursive factorial function.
./functions/fstty | Front end to sync TERM changes to both stty(1) and readline 'bind'. | stty.bash
./functions/func | Print out definitions for functions named by arguments.
./functions/gethtml | Get a web page from a remote server (wget(1) in bash!).
./functions/getoptx.bash | getopt function that parses long-named options.
./functions/inetaddr | Internet address conversion (inet2hex & hex2inet).
./functions/inpath | Return zero if the argument is in the path and executable. | inpath
./functions/isnum.bash | Test user input on numeric or character value.
./functions/isnum2 | Test user input on numeric values, with floating point.
./functions/isvalidip | Test user input for valid IP Addresses.
./functions/jdate.bash | Julian date conversion.
./functions/jj.bash | Look for running jobs.
./functions/keep | Try to keep some programs in the foreground and running.
./functions/ksh-cd | ksh-like 'cd': cd [-LP] [dir [change]]. | ksh
./functions/ksh-compat-test | ksh-like arithmetic test replacements. | ksh
./functions/kshenv | Functions and aliases to provide the beginnings of a ksh environment for bash. | ksh
./functions/login | Replace the 'login' and 'newgrp' builtins in old Bourne shells.
./functions/lowercase | Rename files to lower case. | rename lower
./functions/manpage | Find and print a manual page. | fman
./functions/mhfold | Print MH folders, useful only because folders(1) doesn't print mod date/times.
./functions/notify.bash | Notify when jobs change status.
./functions/pathfuncs | Path related functions (no_path, add_path, pre-path, del_path). | path
./functions/README | README
./functions/recurse | Recursive directory traverser.
./functions/repeat2 | A clone of C shell builtin 'repeat'. | repeat, csh
./functions/repeat3 | A clone of C shell builtin 'repeat'. | repeat, csh
./functions/seq | Generate a sequence from m to n, m defaults to 1.
./functions/seq2 | Generate a sequence from m to n, m defaults to 1.
./functions/shcat | Readline-based pager. | cat, readline pager
./functions/shcat2 | Readline-based pagers. | cat, readline pager
./functions/sort-pos-params | Sort the positional parameters.
./functions/substr | A function to emulate the ancient ksh builtin. | ksh
./functions/substr2 | A function to emulate the ancient ksh builtin. | ksh
./functions/term | A shell function to set the terminal type interactively or not.
./functions/whatis | An implementation of the 10th Edition Unix sh builtin 'whatis(1)' command.
./functions/whence | An almost-ksh compatible 'whence(1)' command.
./functions/which | An emulation of 'which(1)' as it appears in FreeBSD.
./functions/xalias.bash | Convert csh alias commands to bash functions. | csh, aliasconv
./functions/xfind.bash | A 'find(1)' clone.
./loadables/ | Example loadable replacements
./loadables/basename.c | Return non-directory portion of pathname. | basename
./loadables/cat.c | cat(1) replacement with no options - the way cat was intended. | cat, readline pager
./loadables/cut.c | cut(1) replacement.
./loadables/dirname.c | Return directory portion of pathname. | dirname
./loadables/finfo.c | Print file info.
./loadables/getconf.c | POSIX.2 getconf utility.
./loadables/getconf.h | Replacement definitions for ones the system doesn't provide.
./loadables/head.c | Copy first part of files.
./loadables/hello.c | Obligatory "Hello World" / sample loadable.
./loadables/id.c | POSIX.2 user identity.
./loadables/ln.c | Make links.
./loadables/logname.c | Print login name of current user.
./loadables/Makefile.in | Simple makefile for the sample loadable builtins.
./loadables/mkdir.c | Make directories.
./loadables/necho.c | echo without options or argument interpretation.
./loadables/pathchk.c | Check pathnames for validity and portability.
./loadables/print.c | Loadable ksh-93 style print builtin.
./loadables/printenv.c | Minimal builtin clone of BSD printenv(1).
./loadables/push.c | Anyone remember TOPS-20?
./loadables/README | README
./loadables/realpath.c | Canonicalize pathnames, resolving symlinks.
./loadables/rmdir.c | Remove directory.
./loadables/sleep.c | sleep for fractions of a second.
./loadables/strftime.c | Loadable builtin interface to strftime(3).
./loadables/sync.c | Sync the disks by forcing pending filesystem writes to complete.
./loadables/tee.c | Duplicate standard input.
./loadables/template.c | Example template for loadable builtin.
./loadables/truefalse.c | True and false builtins.
./loadables/tty.c | Return terminal name.
./loadables/uname.c | Print system information.
./loadables/unlink.c | Remove a directory entry.
./loadables/whoami.c | Print out username of current user.
./loadables/perl/ | Illustrate how to build a Perl interpreter into bash.
./misc | Miscellaneous
./misc/aliasconv.bash | Convert csh aliases to bash aliases and functions. | csh, xalias
./misc/aliasconv.sh | Convert csh aliases to bash aliases and functions. | csh, xalias
./misc/cshtobash | Convert csh aliases, environment variables, and variables to bash equivalents. | csh, xalias
./misc/README | README
./misc/suncmd.termcap | SunView TERMCAP string.
./scripts.noah | Noah Friedman's collection of scripts (updated to bash v2 syntax by Chet Ramey)
./scripts.noah/aref.bash | Pseudo-arrays and substring indexing examples.
./scripts.noah/bash.sub.bash | Library functions used by require.bash.
./scripts.noah/bash_version.bash | A function to slice up $BASH_VERSION.
./scripts.noah/meta.bash | Enable and disable eight-bit readline input.
./scripts.noah/mktmp.bash | Make a temporary file with a unique name.
./scripts.noah/number.bash | A fun hack to translate numerals into English.
./scripts.noah/PERMISSION | Permissions to use the scripts in this directory.
./scripts.noah/prompt.bash | A way to set PS1 to some predefined strings.
./scripts.noah/README | README
./scripts.noah/remap_keys.bash | A front end to 'bind' to redo readline bindings.
./scripts.noah/require.bash | Lisp-like require/provide library functions for bash.
./scripts.noah/send_mail.bash | Replacement SMTP client written in bash.
./scripts.noah/shcat.bash | Bash replacement for 'cat(1)'. | cat
./scripts.noah/source.bash | Replacement for source that uses current directory.
./scripts.noah/string.bash | The string(3) functions at the shell level.
./scripts.noah/stty.bash | Front-end to stty(1) that changes readline bindings too. | fstty
./scripts.noah/y_or_n_p.bash | Prompt for a yes/no/quit answer. | ask
./scripts.v2 | John DuBois' ksh script collection (converted to bash v2 syntax by Chet Ramey).
./scripts.v2/arc2tarz | Convert an "arc" archive to a compressed tar archive.
./scripts.v2/bashrand | Random number generator with upper and lower bounds and optional seed. | random
./scripts.v2/cal2day.bash | Convert a day number to a name.
./scripts.v2/cdhist.bash | cd replacement with a directory stack added.
./scripts.v2/corename | Tell what produced a core file.
./scripts.v2/fman | Fast man(1) replacement. | manpage
./scripts.v2/frcp | Copy files using ftp(1) but with rcp-type command line syntax.
./scripts.v2/lowercase | Change filenames to lower case. | rename lower
./scripts.v2/ncp | A nicer front end for cp(1) (has -i, etc.).
./scripts.v2/newext | Change the extension of a group of files. | rename
./scripts.v2/nmv | A nicer front end for mv(1) (has -i, etc.). | rename
./scripts.v2/pages | Print specified pages from files.
./scripts.v2/PERMISSION | Permissions to use the scripts in this directory.
./scripts.v2/pf | A pager front end that handles compressed files.
./scripts.v2/pmtop | Poor man's 'top(1)' for SunOS 4.x and BSD/OS.
./scripts.v2/README | README
./scripts.v2/ren | Rename files by changing parts of filenames that match a pattern. | rename
./scripts.v2/rename | Change the names of files that match a pattern. | rename
./scripts.v2/repeat | Execute a command multiple times. | repeat
./scripts.v2/shprof | Line profiler for bash scripts.
./scripts.v2/untar | Unarchive a (possibly compressed) tarfile into a directory.
./scripts.v2/uudec | Carefully uudecode(1) multiple files.
./scripts.v2/uuenc | uuencode(1) multiple files.
./scripts.v2/vtree | Print a visual display of a directory tree. | tree
./scripts.v2/where | Show where commands that match a pattern are.
./scripts | Example scripts
./scripts/adventure.sh | Text adventure game in bash!
./scripts/bcsh.sh | Bourne shell cshell-emulator. | csh
./scripts/bash-hexdump.sh | hexdump(1) in bash | hexdump -C, hd
./scripts/cat.sh | Readline-based pager. | cat, readline pager
./scripts/center | Center - center a group of lines.
./scripts/dd-ex.sh | Line editor using only /bin/sh, /bin/dd and /bin/rm.
./scripts/fixfiles.bash | Recurse a tree and fix files containing various "bad" chars.
./scripts/hanoi.bash | The inevitable Towers of Hanoi in bash.
./scripts/inpath | Search $PATH for a file the same name as $1; return TRUE if found. | inpath
./scripts/krand.bash | Produces a random number within integer limits. | random
./scripts/line-input.bash | Line input routine for GNU Bourne-Again Shell plus terminal-control primitives.
./scripts/nohup.bash | bash version of 'nohup' command.
./scripts/precedence | Test relative precedences for '&&' and '||' operators.
./scripts/randomcard.bash | Print a random card from a card deck. | random
./scripts/README | README
./scripts/scrollbar | Display scrolling text.
./scripts/scrollbar2 | Display scrolling text.
./scripts/self-repro | A self-reproducing script (careful!)
./scripts/showperm.bash | Convert ls(1) symbolic permissions into octal mode.
./scripts/shprompt | Display a prompt and get an answer satisfying certain criteria. | ask
./scripts/spin.bash | Display a 'spinning wheel' to show progress.
./scripts/timeout | Give rsh(1) a shorter timeout.
./scripts/timeout2 | Execute a given command with a timeout.
./scripts/timeout3 | Execute a given command with a timeout.
./scripts/vtree2 | Display a tree printout of dir in 1k blocks. | tree
./scripts/vtree3 | Display a graphical tree printout of dir. | tree
./scripts/vtree3a | Display a graphical tree printout of dir. | tree
./scripts/websrv.sh | A web server in bash!
./scripts/xterm_title | Print the contents of the xterm title bar.
./scripts/zprintf | Emulate printf (obsolete since it's now a bash builtin).
./startup-files | Example Start-up files.
./startup-files/Bash_aliases | Some useful aliases (Fox).
./startup-files/Bash_profile | Sample startup file for bash login shells (Fox).
./startup-files/bash-profile | Sample startup file for bash login shells (Ramey).
./startup-files/bashrc | Sample Bourne Again SHell init file (Ramey).
./startup-files/Bashrc.bfox | Sample Bourne Again SHell init file (Fox).
./startup-files/README | README
./startup-files/apple | Example Start-up files for Mac OS X.
./startup-files/apple/aliases | Sample aliases for Mac OS X.
./startup-files/apple/bash.defaults | Sample User preferences file.
./startup-files/apple/environment | Sample Bourne Again Shell environment file.
./startup-files/apple/login | Sample login wrapper.
./startup-files/apple/logout | Sample logout wrapper.
./startup-files/apple/rc | Sample Bourne Again Shell config file.
./startup-files/apple/README | README