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.. _bash:

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BASH (Bourne Again Shell)
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In :title:`Linux for Programmers and Users` Chapter 6, we 
continue the study of the shell and shell script programming, but we focus
on aspect of the BASH shell that differ from other shells.
Many of commands presented here are commands that are built into the shell.

**Contents**

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2

   startup
   set
   access_var
   auto_var
   ps1
   alias
   history
   math 
   test
   read
   control