| & | 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”>[[email protected] ~]# echo food bill is $10
food bill is 0
With
a;” face=”helvetica”>[[email protected] ~]# echo food bill is \$10
food bill is $10
Rick Donato is a Network Automation Architect/Evangelist and the founder of Packet Coders.
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