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An alias is a shorthand notation in the Korn shell to enable you to customize and abbreviate UNIX commands. An alias is defined by using the alias command. 3>Command Format The alias command syntax is as follows: alias name=command_string For example: $ alias dir=’ls -lF’ The shell maintains a list of aliases that it searches …

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The Korn shell enables you to run jobs in the background, which frees your terminal to perform other commands. You can also run jobs in the foreground. You can use Korn shell commands to list current jobs as well as to stop a job. A job is a process that the shell can manage. Shells …

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