Dan Berdine <db002i@mail.rochester.edu> (by way of Dan Berdine <db002i@mail.rochester.edu>) writes: > > > > so what is this method of referring to things called? and is > > > > there somewhere i can find a list of all of the "$_____" things > > > > out there? You can also buy the O'Reilly *sh books (depending on what shell you use), or look for the quick reference cards on the net. Andrew.