Need some LINUX/UNIX help please: Part 1: Please show the command to: Define an
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Need some LINUX/UNIX help please:
Part 1: Please show the command to: Define an alias called h, that displays the history list for the Bourne shell family, one page at a time.
Part 2: Please show the command to: Define an alias called re, that recalls and re-executes the last command entered for the Bourne Shell family.
Part 3: Using the alias just defined above (part 2), please show the command to re-execute event number 27
Part 4: Please show the command to re-execute event number 10, which is "vi dog"; but you wish to run "vi lab3"
Explanation / Answer
The alias command is not supported by bourne shell (sh). For the entire Bourne shell family you can use shell functions instead of aliases;
The Bourne shell does not support command history too.
Depending upon the shell, certain features will be available. The table below summarizes the features available with the 5 most common shells.
Bourne C TC Korn BASH
sh csh tcsh ksh bash
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Programming language Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Shell variables Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Command alias No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Command history No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Filename completion No Yes* Yes Yes* Yes
Command line editing No No Yes Yes* Yes
Job control No Yes Yes Yes Yes
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