A summary for some importat Bash configuration
| Command
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Description
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| set
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set [options] [arguments]
sign (-) is used with the command’s option to enable that option and the plus sign (+) is used with the command’s option to disable that option
| -a
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It defines those variables or functions which are created or modified or exported.
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| -b
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It informs the job termination.
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| -B
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To do the task of the brace expansion.
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| -C
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It disables the overwriting feature of the existing file.
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| -e
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It exits for non-zero exit status value.
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| -f
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It disables the filename generation task.
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| -h
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It saves the location of the command where it has been used.
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| -m
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It enables job control.
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| -n
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It reads the commands.
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| -t
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It exits from the command after executing a single command.
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| -u
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It traces the unset variables.
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| -v
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It prints the shell input lines.
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| -x
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It displays the commands and their attributes sequentially. It is mainly used to debug the script.
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