Path Description X-Ref
./bashdb 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 forground 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.
./obashdb Modified version of the Korn Shell debugger from Bill Rosenblatt's 'Learning the Korn Shell'.
./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/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/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