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$name$ keyword (RCS): UNIX in a Nutshell, 19.3.2. Keywords
:n (next file) command (ex): Learning the vi Editor, 5.5.1. Invoking vi on Multiple Files
N (search again) command: Learning the vi Editor, 3.3.1. Repeating Searches
n command (sed)
sed & awk, 5.10. Next
UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 10, Reference: n
\n escape sequence: sed & awk, 6.1.1. Append Next Line
\n metacharacter: Learning the vi Editor, 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
-n option (sed)
sed & awk, 2.3.2.2. Suppressing automatic display of input lines
sed & awk, 5.2. Comment
-N option (vile): Learning the vi Editor, 12.2. Important Command-Line Arguments
-n option (vim)
Learning the vi Editor, 11.2. Important Command-Line Arguments
Learning the vi Editor, 11.4.1. Initialization for All vim Invocations
N>&- operator: UNIX Power Tools, 47.2.1.3. Closing FDs
n>&m: UNIX Power Tools, 45.21. n>&m: Swap Standard Output and Standard Error
examples
UNIX Power Tools, 44.5. Test String Values with Bourne Shell case
UNIX Power Tools, 45.31. Nested Command Substitution
UNIX Power Tools, 45.32. A Better read Command: grabchars
N>&M operator
examples: UNIX Power Tools, 47.2.1.4. More Elaborate Combinations
name lines in termcap or terminfo files: UNIX Power Tools, 41.11. How termcap and terminfo Describe Terminals
named buffers
Learning the vi Editor, 2.3.7. Copying Text
Learning the vi Editor, 4.3. Making Use of Buffers
Learning the vi Editor, 4.3.2. Yanking to Named Buffers
Learning the vi Editor, 5.5.5. Edits Between Files
arbitrarily naming (nvi): Learning the vi Editor, 9.10. Interesting Features
executing contents of: Learning the vi Editor, 7.3.10. @-Functions
nameref command: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 4, Reference: nameref
names
directories, printing: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: dirname
filenames, special
sed & awk, 11.2.1.4. Special filenames
sed & awk, 11.2.3.7. Additional special files
files: (see filenames)
functions and macros, listing: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: ctags
paths: (see pathnames)
script files: sed & awk, 2.2. Command-Line Syntax
namesort script: UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
naming
commands: UNIX Power Tools, 44.21. Picking a Name for a New Command
directories: UNIX Power Tools, 16.21. Finding All Directories with the Same Name
environment variables: UNIX Power Tools, 6.1. What Environment Variables Are Good For
files: UNIX Power Tools, 4.6. Naming Files
(see filenames)
magnetic tapes: UNIX Power Tools, 20.3.2. What Is the Name of the Tape Drive?
multiple names for one file: UNIX Power Tools, 18.3. Files with Two or More Names
self-renaming scripts: UNIX Power Tools, 45.4. Fun with #!
shell scripts: UNIX Power Tools, 44.21. Picking a Name for a New Command
terminals: UNIX Power Tools, 5.10. Finding What Terminal Names You Can Use
naming files and directories: Learning the UNIX Operating System, 4.2. File and Directory Names
wildcards for: Learning the UNIX Operating System, 4.3. File and Directory Wildcards
native2ascii command: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: native2ascii
nawk utility
(see also awk utility; gawk utility)
UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: nawk
UNIX in a Nutshell, 11.2. Command-Line Syntax
sed & awk, 2.1. Awk, by Sed and Grep, out of Ed
UNIX Power Tools, 33.11. Quick Reference: awk
UNIX Power Tools, 50.12. Common UNIX Error Messages
databases created using: UNIX Power Tools, 48.10. Working with Names and Addresses
examples: UNIX Power Tools, 45.25. Shell Scripts On-the-Fly from Standard Input
version history: UNIX Power Tools, 33.12. Versions of awk
ncurses library: Learning the vi Editor, 12.9.2. Syntax Highlighting
neatening text
UNIX Power Tools, 35.2. Neatening Text with fmt
UNIX Power Tools, 35.3. Alternatives to fmt
nested conditional statements: sed & awk, 8.1. Conditional Statements
netpbm: UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
netstat command: UNIX Power Tools, 39.12.3. The I/O Subsystem
Network Filesystem: (see NFS)
Network I/O problems: UNIX Power Tools, 39.12.3. The I/O Subsystem
Network Information Service (NIS): Learning the Korn Shell, 7.3.2.1. The C Compiler as Pipeline
network time: UNIX Power Tools, 39.5. Why Is the System So Slow?
networked filesystem: Learning the UNIX Operating System, 3.1.3. The Directory Tree
networking utilities: UNIX Power Tools, 1.33. UNIX Networking and Communications
networks
archiving: UNIX Power Tools, 19.1. Packing Up and Moving
copying files across: Learning the UNIX Operating System, 4.4.2.3. rcp
find command and: UNIX Power Tools, 17.25. Keeping find From Searching Networked Filesystems
stream-oriented protocols: UNIX Power Tools, 20.6. Writing a Tape Drive on a Remote Machine
:new command (elvis): Learning the vi Editor, 10.5. Multiwindow Editing
:new command (vim): Learning the vi Editor, 11.5. Multiwindow Editing
new features in next release: Learning the Korn Shell, A.7. The Future of the Korn Shell
newform command: (see also cut command; paste command)
newgrp command
Learning the Korn Shell, A.6. Workalikes on PC Platforms
UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 4, Reference: newgrp
UNIX Power Tools, 22.13. Groups and Group Ownership
newline characters
(see also whitespace)
sed & awk, 3.2. A Line-Up of Characters
sed & awk, 3.2.7. Positional Metacharacters
sed & awk, 5.3. Substitution
sed & awk, 11.2.3.3. Line continuation
UNIX Power Tools, 1.29. When Is a File Not a File?
UNIX Power Tools, 4.9. Setting Up vi with the .exrc File
UNIX Power Tools, 25.10. Squash Extra Blank Lines
UNIX Power Tools, 25.13. pushin: Squeeze Out Extra White Space
Learning the vi Editor, 2.2.3. Movement Within a Line
Learning the vi Editor, 8.6.2. Arbitrary Length Lines and Binary Data
. (dot) and: sed & awk, 3.2.2. A Wildcard
allowing delays after: UNIX Power Tools, 41.2.1. How We Made It This Far (Back?)
in output: UNIX Power Tools, 8.6.1. Portability
in replacement strings: sed & awk, 5.3.1. Replacement Metacharacters
multiline pattern space and: sed & awk, 6.1. Multiline Pattern Space
ORS variable for
sed & awk, 7.7. System Variables
sed & awk, 7.7.1. Working with Multiline Records
problems with xargs: UNIX Power Tools, 9.22. xargs: Problems with Spaces and Newlines
RS variable for
sed & awk, 7.7. System Variables
sed & awk, 11.2.1.6. Regular expression record separators (gawk and mawk)
sed & awk, 11.3.2.1. Tawk language extensions
newline glitch: UNIX Power Tools, 41.11. How termcap and terminfo Describe Terminals
newsgroup, awk: sed & awk, Other Sources of Information About sed and awk
NEXINIT environment variable (nvi): Learning the vi Editor, 9.4. Initialization
.nexrc file (nvi): Learning the vi Editor, 9.4. Initialization
next command (awk)
UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 11, Reference: next
UNIX Power Tools, 33.11.7. Alphabetical Summary of Commands
next command (ex): UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 9, Reference: next
:Next command (nvi): Learning the vi Editor, 9.5. Multiwindow Editing
next command (sed): (see n command (sed); N command (sed))
next release
incompatibilities: Learning the Korn Shell, A.7. The Future of the Korn Shell
new features: Learning the Korn Shell, A.7. The Future of the Korn Shell
obsolete features in: Learning the Korn Shell, A.7. The Future of the Korn Shell
next statement (awk)
(see also getline function)
sed & awk, 8.3. Other Statements That Affect Flow Control
sed & awk, 10.1. The getline Function
:next-tag command (vile): Learning the vi Editor, 12.8.2. Tag Stacks
:next-window command (vile): Learning the vi Editor, 12.5. Multiwindow Editing
nextday script
UNIX Power Tools, 40.10. nextday, nextweekday: Tomorrow or Next Weekday
UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
nextfile command (gawk): UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 11, Reference: nextfile
nextfile statement: sed & awk, 11.2.1.5. The nextfile statement
nextweekday script
UNIX Power Tools, 40.10. nextday, nextweekday: Tomorrow or Next Weekday
UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
adding calendar information to: UNIX Power Tools, 48.4.3. Automating Your Own Calendar
NF variable
sed & awk, 7.7. System Variables
sed & awk, 10.1.2. Assigning the Input to a Variable
NFS (Network Filesystem)
UNIX Power Tools, 1.33. UNIX Networking and Communications
UNIX Power Tools, 52.5.3.1. Directory Structure
mounting: UNIX Power Tools, 5.6. Checklist: Terminal Hangs When I Log In
nfsstat command: UNIX Power Tools, 39.12.3. The I/O Subsystem
nice: Learning the Korn Shell, 1.8.2. Background Jobs and Priorities
nice command
UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: nice
UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 5, Reference: nice
UNIX Power Tools, 39.9. Know When to Be "nice" to OTher Users...and When
UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
background processes and: UNIX Power Tools, 1.28. Some Gotchas with Background Processing
nice number: UNIX Power Tools, 39.9. Know When to Be "nice" to OTher Users...and When
niceness: UNIX Power Tools, 39.9. Know When to Be "nice" to OTher Users...and When
nine-track tapes: UNIX Power Tools, 20.6. Writing a Tape Drive on a Remote Machine
nl command
UNIX Power Tools, 25.21. Numbering Lines
UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: nl
nm command: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: nm
:no (:normal) command (elvis): Learning the vi Editor, 10.10.1. Display Modes
no matches error (ed, ex): UNIX Power Tools, 33.7. ed/ex Batch Edits: Avoid Errors When No Match
NO SCROLL key: Learning the UNIX Operating System, 1.4. The Unresponsive Terminal
"No Toolkit" vile interface: Learning the vi Editor, 12.6. GUI Interfaces
"No write since last change" message
Learning the vi Editor, 1.1.2. Problems Opening Files
Learning the vi Editor, 5.3. Saving and Exiting Files
nobeep shell variable: UNIX in a Nutshell, 5.3.3. Predefined Shell Variables
noclobber shell variable
Learning the UNIX Operating System, 5.1.1.1. The > operator
UNIX in a Nutshell, 5.3.3. Predefined Shell Variables
UNIX Power Tools, 6.8. Shell Variables
UNIX Power Tools, 6.9. Special C Shell Variables
UNIX Power Tools, 13.6. Safe I/O Redirection with noclobber
UNIX Power Tools, 23.7. Safer File Deletion in Some Directories
nocp option (vim): Learning the vi Editor, 11.10.2.1. Smart indenting
NOG script: UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
noglob shell variable
UNIX in a Nutshell, 5.3.3. Predefined Shell Variables
UNIX Power Tools, 6.9. Special C Shell Variables
nohup command
Learning the Korn Shell, 8.4.3. Ignoring Signals
Learning the Korn Shell, A.1. The Bourne Shell
UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: nohup
UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 4, Reference: nohup
UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 5, Reference: nohup
UNIX Power Tools, 38.18. nohup
UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
background processes and: UNIX Power Tools, 1.28. Some Gotchas with Background Processing
nohup.out file: UNIX Power Tools, 38.18. nohup
noignorecase option: Learning the vi Editor, 7.1.4. Some Useful Options
nolinewrap option (vile): Learning the vi Editor, 12.8.6. Left-Right Scrolling
nolinks shell variable: UNIX Power Tools, 14.13. Which Directory Am I in, Really?
nom script
UNIX Power Tools, 15.9. nom: List Files that Don't Match a Wildcard
UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
trap command in: UNIX Power Tools, 44.12. Trapping Exits Caused by Interrupts
nomagic option: Learning the vi Editor, 7.1.4. Some Useful Options
"Non-ascii file" message: Learning the vi Editor, 1.1.2. Problems Opening Files
non-canonical input mode: UNIX Power Tools, 41.7. Reading Verrrry Long Lines from the Terminal
non-English characters: sed & awk, 3.2.4.3. POSIX character class additions
non-printing control characters: (see control characters)
non-shareable files: UNIX Power Tools, 52.5.3.1. Directory Structure
nonexecutable scripts: UNIX Power Tools, 4.3. Organizing Nonexecutable Scripts
nonlogin shell: UNIX Power Tools, 2.2. Shell Setup Files-Which, Where, and Why
nonomatch shell variable
UNIX in a Nutshell, 5.3.3. Predefined Shell Variables
UNIX Power Tools, 6.9. Special C Shell Variables
nonprintable characters: (see special characters)
nonu (nonumber) option: Learning the vi Editor, 5.2.2. Defining a Range of Lines
noremap command (vi): UNIX Power Tools, 31.14. Don't Lose Important Functions with vi Maps: Use noremap
:normal (:no) command (elvis): Learning the vi Editor, 10.10.1. Display Modes
normal display mode (elvis): Learning the vi Editor, 10.10.1. Display Modes
Normal script: UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
NOT (!) operator: sed & awk, 7.8. Relational and Boolean Operators
not a tty. message: UNIX Power Tools, 38.6. The Controlling Terminal
"Not a typewriter" message: Learning the vi Editor, 1.1.2. Problems Opening Files
notagstack option (elvis): Learning the vi Editor, 10.8.2. Tag Stacks
notepad, creating in terminal windows: UNIX Power Tools, 48.3. A Scratchpad on Your Screen
notification, mail: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: biff
notify command: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 5, Reference: notify
notify shell variable
UNIX in a Nutshell, 5.3.3. Predefined Shell Variables
UNIX Power Tools, 6.9. Special C Shell Variables
Novell: Learning the Korn Shell, A.7. The Future of the Korn Shell
Novell NetWare: Learning the Korn Shell, A. Related Shells
nowrap option (elvis): Learning the vi Editor, 10.8.5. Left-Right Scrolling
nowrap option (vim): Learning the vi Editor, 11.8.6. Left-Right Scrolling
nowrapscan option
Learning the vi Editor, 3.3.1. Repeating Searches
Learning the vi Editor, 7.1.4. Some Useful Options
no_run script: UNIX Power Tools, 52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc
NR variable
sed & awk, 7.7. System Variables
sed & awk, 8.4. Arrays
sed & awk, 10.1.2. Assigning the Input to a Variable
nroff program
Learning the vi Editor, 1. The vi Text Editor
UNIX in a Nutshell, 12. nroff and troff
UNIX Power Tools, 43.13. The Text Formatters nroff, troff, ditroff, ...
as alternative to awk: UNIX Power Tools, 48.12. Using index with a Filter
checking mismatched delimiters
UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: checkeq
UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: checknr
command-line invocation: UNIX in a Nutshell, 12.2. Command-Line Invocation
commands
in: UNIX Power Tools, 50.6. Searching Online Manual Pages
conceptual overview: UNIX in a Nutshell, 12.3. Conceptual Overview
eliminating .so requests: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: soelim
eqn processor: UNIX in a Nutshell, 17.2. eqn
escape sequences: UNIX in a Nutshell, 12.7. Escape Sequences
macros: UNIX Power Tools, 43.14. nroff/troff and Macro Packages
-man macros: UNIX Power Tools, 50.10. Make Your Own Man Pages Without Learning troff
pic processor: UNIX in a Nutshell, 17.3. pic
predefined registers: UNIX in a Nutshell, 12.8. Predefined Registers
preprocessors of: UNIX in a Nutshell, 17. troff Preprocessors
refer processor: UNIX in a Nutshell, 17.4. refer
requests (by group): UNIX in a Nutshell, 12.5. Group Summary of Requests
requests (by name): UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 12, Reference: .ab
requests, list of: UNIX in a Nutshell, 12.4. Default Operation of Requests
removing all requests/macros: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: deroff
special characters: UNIX in a Nutshell, 12.9. Special Characters
stripping non-printable characters: sed & awk, 5.6.1. Stripping Out Non-Printable Characters from nroff Files
tbl processor: UNIX in a Nutshell, 17.1. tbl
nu option
Learning the vi Editor, 2.2.3. Movement Within a Line
Learning the vi Editor, 3.4. Movement by Line Number
null command: UNIX Power Tools, 44.8. Test Exit Status with the if Statement
null commands: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: true
null filenames: UNIX Power Tools, 23.13. Deleting Files with the Null Name
null string: Learning the Korn Shell, 4.2.1. Positional Parameters
number command (ex): UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 9, Reference: number
number registers
in man macros: UNIX in a Nutshell, 16.3. Internal Names
in me macros: UNIX in a Nutshell, 15.3. Predefined Number Registers
in mm macros: UNIX in a Nutshell, 13.3. Number Registers Used in mm
in ms macros
UNIX in a Nutshell, 14.2. Number Registers for Page Layout
UNIX in a Nutshell, 14.4. Reserved Number Register Names
in nroff/troff: UNIX in a Nutshell, 12.5.11. Number Registers
numbered deletions/yanks buffers
Learning the vi Editor, 2.3.6. Moving Text
Learning the vi Editor, 4.3. Making Use of Buffers
numbered replacement strings: sed & awk, 5.3.1. Replacement Metacharacters
numbering lines: UNIX Power Tools, 25.21. Numbering Lines
numbering lines in files: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: nl
numbers
(see also calculators)
UNIX Power Tools, 49.1. bc: Simple Math at the Shell Prompt
arithmetic functions
sed & awk, 9.1. Arithmetic Functions
sed & awk, 11.1.10. Functions
comparing (relationship operators): sed & awk, 7.8. Relational and Boolean Operators
converting to strings: sed & awk, 7.7. System Variables
converting units of: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: units
factorials: sed & awk, 8.2.4. Deriving Factorials
hexadecimal
sed & awk, 7.6. Expressions
sed & awk, 11.3.2.1. Tawk language extensions
limitations on: sed & awk, 10.8. Limitations
line: (see line numbers)
octal: sed & awk, 7.6. Expressions
output precision: sed & awk, 7.9. Formatted Printing
prime factors: UNIX in a Nutshell, Chapter 2, Reference: factor
random: sed & awk, 9.1.3. Random Number Generation
truncating: sed & awk, 9.1.2. Integer Function
working with: UNIX Power Tools, 49.1. bc: Simple Math at the Shell Prompt
numeric arguments for commands
Learning the vi Editor, 2.2.2. Numeric Arguments
Learning the vi Editor, 2.4.1. Numeric Arguments for Insert Commands
numeric capabilities: UNIX Power Tools, 41.11. How termcap and terminfo Describe Terminals
numeric command returns: UNIX Power Tools, 44.7. Exit Status of UNIX Processes
numeric exit status: UNIX Power Tools, 38.3. Managing Processes: Overall Concepts
numeric flags: sed & awk, 5.3. Substitution
numeric tests, syntax errors in: UNIX Power Tools, 46.4. Stop Syntax Errors in Numeric Tests
nvi (vi clone): Learning the vi Editor, 9. nvi -- New vi
documentation and online help: Learning the vi Editor, 9.3. Online Help and Other Documentation
extended regular expressions
Learning the vi Editor, 8.4. Extended Regular Expressions
Learning the vi Editor, 9.7. Extended Regular Expressions
extension languages: Learning the vi Editor, 8.1. And These Are My Brothers, Darrell, Darrell, and Darrell
feature summary: Learning the vi Editor, 8.8. Editor Comparison Summary
important command-line arguments: Learning the vi Editor, 9.2. Important Command-Line Arguments
improvements over vi: Learning the vi Editor, 9.8. Improvements for Editing
infinite undo facility: Learning the vi Editor, 8.6.4. Incremental Searching
initialization of: Learning the vi Editor, 9.4. Initialization
interesting features: Learning the vi Editor, 9.10. Interesting Features
line length: Learning the vi Editor, 8.6.2. Arbitrary Length Lines and Binary Data
mode indicators: Learning the vi Editor, 8.6.7. Mode Indicators
multiwindow editing: Learning the vi Editor, 9.5. Multiwindow Editing
obtaining source code: Learning the vi Editor, 9.11. Sources and Supported Operating Systems
set command options (list): Learning the vi Editor, C.2. nvi 1.79 Options
sideways scrolling: Learning the vi Editor, 8.6.5. Left-Right Scrolling
tag stacks: Learning the vi Editor, 9.8.2. Tag Stacks
word abbreviations: Learning the vi Editor, 7.3.1. Word Abbreviation
"no login associated with uid #" error message: UNIX Power Tools, 50.12. Common UNIX Error Messages
"No match" error: UNIX Power Tools, 15.4. What if a Wildcard Doesn't Match?
"not a typewriter" error message: UNIX Power Tools, 50.12. Common UNIX Error Messages
"not enough memory" error message: UNIX Power Tools, 50.12. Common UNIX Error Messages
"[new file]" message: Learning the vi Editor, 1.1.2. Problems Opening Files


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