| & |
run command in the background |
| * |
wildcard |
| ? |
single wildcard |
| < |
input redirect |
| > |
input redirect |
| | |
pipe outpt to one command from another |
| # |
remark symbol, ignores characters after |
It is best to avoid using these special characters when naming files.
To pass these charaters to another program, you will need to prefix the character with a \ character.
Without
a;” face=”helvetica”>[root@redhat ~]# echo food bill is $10
food bill is 0
With
a;” face=”helvetica”>[root@redhat ~]# echo food bill is \$10
food bill is $10
Rick Donato is a Network Automation Architect/Evangelist and the founder of Packet Coders.
Latest posts by Rick Donato (see all)
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