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tcsh — C shell with file name completion and command-line editing. See also: `csh`. More information: <http

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Problem

How to use the tcsh command: C shell with file name completion and command-line editing. See also: csh. More information: <https://manned.org/tcsh>.

Solution

tcsh — C shell with file name completion and command-line editing. See also: csh. More information: <https://manned.org/tcsh>.

Start an interactive shell session:

tcsh

Start an interactive shell session without loading startup configs:

tcsh -f

Execute specific [c]ommands:

tcsh -c "{{echo 'tcsh is executed'}}"

Execute a specific script:

tcsh {{path/to/script.tcsh}}

Check a specific script for syntax errors:

tcsh -n {{path/to/script.tcsh}}

Execute specific commands from stdin:

{{echo "echo 'tcsh is executed'"}} | tcsh

Code Snippets

Start an interactive shell session

tcsh

Start an interactive shell session without loading startup configs

tcsh -f

Execute specific [c]ommands

tcsh -c "{{echo 'tcsh is executed'}}"

Execute a specific script

tcsh {{path/to/script.tcsh}}

Check a specific script for syntax errors

tcsh -n {{path/to/script.tcsh}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/tcsh

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