On Friday 20 July 2001 12:40 am, Mike Fedyk wrote: > On Thu, Jul 19, 2001 at 09:32:41PM -0700, Osamu Aoki wrote: > > On Fri, Jul 20, 2001 at 12:21:58AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > ... > > > > > so what is this method of referring to things called? and is > > > there somewhere i can find a list of all of the "$_____" things > > > out there? > > > > $ set |less > > > > will print all environment values and functions. > > > > Good luck with linux :-) > > You should also read the bash manual, it will detail what you are > asking about. > > Be aware that the $whatever you are referring to are called > variables.
My favorite place to look for bash questions is http://www.linux.com/howto/Adv-Bash-Scr-HOWTO/, and info on your question is on http://www.linux.com/howto/Adv-Bash-Scr-HOWTO/variables2.html Good luck! -Dan