Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== Bash compound commands ====== The main part of Bash's syntax are the so-called **compound commands**. They're called like that because they use "real" commands ([[syntax:basicgrammar#simple_commands | simple commands]] or [[syntax:basicgrammar#lists | lists]]) and knit some intelligence around them. That is what the essential "Bash language" is made of. ===== Command grouping ===== * grouping: [[grouping_plain | command grouping]] * grouping again: [[grouping_subshell | command grouping in a subshell]] ===== Conditional reactions ===== Note that conditionals can also be scripted using [[syntax:basicgrammar#lists | list]], which are syntax elements, not commands. * the "new" test command: [[conditional_expression | conditional expression]] * if-clause: [[if_clause | conditional branching]] * case statement: [[case | pattern-based branching]] ===== Loops ===== * [[classic_for | classic for-loop]] * [[c_for | C-style for-loop]] * [[while_loop | while loop]] * [[until_loop | until loop]] ===== Misc ===== * math: [[arithmetic_eval | arithmetic evaluation]] * menus: [[user_select | user selections]] syntax/ccmd/intro.txt Last modified: 2010/07/15 16:36(external edit)