Chapter 7: The Shell Game
Overview
In This Chapter
Using redirection
Viewing a file one screen at a time
Printing the output of any command
Working with groups of files
Avoiding retyping commands, especially after typos
Getting set up each time you log in
Setting your terminal options
If you read the preceding chapters in this book, you know how to work with files and how to type some commands to UNIX (you type them to the shell, as you know, but don’t get bogged down in that here). UNIX has a clever way to increase the power of its commands: redirection. This chapter shows you how to use redirection and how to use wildcards to work with groups of files.