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Introduction to Unix/ Linux: Catalog of Character Sets

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4 min readJan 27, 2024

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I. Unix/Linux Character Sets:

  • esc key: The Escape key on a keyboard.
  • | (Vertical Bar): Used to represent the pipe character in computing. Often used to redirect output from one command to another.
  • ~ (Tilde): A symbol often used to represent the home directory in Unix-like operating systems.
  • (Single Quote): Used to define a single-quoted string in many programming languages.
  • (Double Quote): Used to define a double-quoted string in many programming languages.
  • ` (Back Quote/Backtick): Used for command substitution in Unix-like shells.
  • / (Forward Slash): Used as a path separator in file systems and as a division operator in programming.
  • \ (Backslash): Used as an escape character or path separator in Windows file systems.
  • [] (Square Brackets): Used to denote arrays or list elements in programming.
  • {} (Curly Braces): Used for grouping in programming and also in formatting strings.
  • () (Parentheses): Used for grouping in expressions and function calls.
  • # (Pound/Hash): Used for comments in many programming languages.

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