source: postlfs/shells/tcsh.xml@ 0290a023

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<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
   "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY tcsh-download-http "http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/utils/shells/tcsh/tcsh-&tcsh-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY tcsh-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/shells/tcsh/tcsh-&tcsh-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY tcsh-size          "804 KB">
  <!ENTITY tcsh-buildsize     "9.0 MB">
  <!ENTITY tcsh-time          "0.16 SBU">
  <!ENTITY tcsh-md5sum        "11c0c9c9148652dc01270c4880d1cc6e">
]>

<sect1 id="tcsh-package" xreflabel="Tcsh-&tcsh-version;">
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<?dbhtml filename="tcsh.html"?>
<title>Tcsh-&tcsh-version;</title>
<indexterm zone="tcsh-package">
<primary sortas="a-Tcsh-package">Tcsh</primary></indexterm>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application>Tcsh</application></title>

<para>The <application>Tcsh</application> package contains "an enhanced but 
completely compatible version of the Berkeley Unix C shell (csh)". This is 
useful as an alternative shell for those who prefer C syntax to that of the 
bash shell, and also because some programs require the C shell in order to
install.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink
url="&tcsh-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
url="&tcsh-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download MD5 sum: &tcsh-md5sum;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &tcsh-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated disk space required:
&tcsh-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time:
&tcsh-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application>Tcsh</application></title>

<para>Install <application>Tcsh</application> by running the following 
commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install &amp;&amp;
make install.man &amp;&amp;
ln -sf /usr/bin/tcsh /bin/csh</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Command explanations</title>

<para><command>ln -sf /usr/bin/tcsh /bin/csh</command>: The
<acronym>FHS</acronym> states that if there is a <application>C</application> 
shell installed, there should be a symlink from
<filename>/bin/csh</filename> to it.  This creates that symlink.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Configuring <application>Tcsh</application></title>

<sect3 id="tcsh-config"><title>Config files</title>
<para>There are numerous configuration files for the C shell. Examples 
of these are <filename>/etc/csh.cshrc</filename>, 
<filename>/etc/csh.login</filename>, 
<filename>/etc/csh.logout</filename>, 
<filename>~/.tcshrc</filename>, 
<filename>~/.cshrc</filename>, 
<filename>~/.history</filename>, 
<filename>~/.cshdirs</filename>, 
<filename>~/.login</filename>, 
<filename>~/.logout</filename>. More information on these files can be 
found in the <filename>tcsh(1)</filename> man page.</para>

<indexterm zone="tcsh-package tcsh-config">
<primary sortas="e-etc-csh.cshrc">/etc/csh.cshrc</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm zone="tcsh-package tcsh-config">
<primary sortas="e-etc-csh.login">/etc/csh.login</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm zone="tcsh-package tcsh-config">
<primary sortas="e-etc-csh.logout">/etc/csh.logout</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm zone="tcsh-package tcsh-config">
<primary sortas="e-AA.tcshrc">~/.tcshrc</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm zone="tcsh-package tcsh-config">
<primary sortas="e-AA.cshrc">~/.cshrc</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm zone="tcsh-package tcsh-config">
<primary sortas="e-AA.history">~/.history</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm zone="tcsh-package tcsh-config">
<primary sortas="e-AA.cshdirs">~/.cshdirs</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm zone="tcsh-package tcsh-config">
<primary sortas="e-AA.login">~/.login</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm zone="tcsh-package tcsh-config">
<primary sortas="e-AA.logout">~/.logout</primary></indexterm>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<segmentedlist>
<segtitle>Installed Program</segtitle>
<seglistitem>
<seg>tcsh</seg>
</seglistitem>
</segmentedlist>

<variablelist>
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>

<varlistentry id="tcsh">
<term><command>tcsh</command></term>
<listitem><para>is an enhanced but completely compatible version of the 
Berkeley Unix C shell, <command>csh</command>. It is usable as both an 
interactive shell and a script processor.</para>
<indexterm zone="tcsh-package tcsh">
<primary sortas="b-tcsh">tcsh</primary></indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

</sect2>

</sect1>