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# Index: M

M- commands (emacs): 7.3.2. Meta-Key Sequences (Unix in a Nutshell)
m command, marking place in vi editor: 17.29. Finding Your Place with Undo (Unix Power Tools)
m (ending escape sequence): 8.6.1. Trying It (Unix Power Tools)
m (map) option (tset command): 5.3. Setting the Terminal Type When You Log In (Unix Power Tools)
m (mark place) command: 4.4. Marking Your Place (Learning the vi Editor)
M (middle line) command: 3.1.4. Movement Within a Screen (Learning the vi Editor)
:m (move) command (ex): 5.2. Editing with ex (Learning the vi Editor)
-m option to ulimit command: 10.2.2. ulimit (Learning the Korn Shell)
m4 processor: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
m1 script (example): 13.10. m1—Simple Macro Processor (sed & awk)
M-x in Emacs (see ESC-x in Emacs)
MAC (Ethernet) address: 46.10. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) (Unix Power Tools)
Mac OS X: 1.1. What's Special About Unix? (Unix Power Tools)
  architectural issues and: 4.3. Architectural Issues (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
  booting, nvram utility and: 8.3.2. nvram (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
  Darwin: 1.3. The Core of Unix (Unix Power Tools)
    downloading and installing One-Step: 40.8. The curl Application and One-Step GNU-Darwin Auto-Installer for OS X (Unix Power Tools)
    enabling root access to: 49.12. Enabling Root in Darwin (Unix Power Tools)
  default startup items for: 2.1.4. SystemStarter (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
  Developer Tools for: 0.3. Developer Tools (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
  development environment of: 4. Compiling Source Code (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
  Directory Services architecture within: 3.1. Understanding Directory Services (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
  filesystem for: A. The Mac OS X Filesystem (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
  interacting with X11: 9.6.1. Aqua-X11 Interactions (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
  libraries available with (list): 5.7. Interesting and Important Libraries (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
  packaging tools shipped with: 6.4. Packaging Tools (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
  passwords, storing: 1.7. Which Shell Am I Running? (Unix Power Tools)
  predefined macros for: 4.2.2.1. Macros (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
  source code distributions and: 4.2.2. Host Type (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
  source tree for: 4.2.2. Host Type (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
  SSH on: 51.1. Enabling Remote Access on Mac OS X (Unix Power Tools)
  startup sequence for: 2. Startup (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
  swap space, checking contents of /var/vm with ls: 48.6.2. Checking Swap Space (Unix Power Tools)
  system management tools for: 8. System Management Tools (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
  Terminal application: 3.2. The Mac OS X Terminal Application (Unix Power Tools)
    color capabilities: 4.10. Highlighting and Color in Shell Prompts (Unix Power Tools)
    command-k to delete scrollback buffer: 4.17. Running Commands When You Log Out (Unix Power Tools)
  user and group management through Netinfo: 49.2. When Does a User Become a User (Unix Power Tools)
Mac OS X shells: 1.1. Mac OS X Shells (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
_ _MACH_ _ macro: 4.2.2.1. Macros (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
Mach microkernel operating system: 2. Startup (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
Mach-O runtime architecture
  prebinding and: 5.6. Prebinding (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
  shared libraries and: 5.3. Shared Libraries Versus Loadable Modules (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
machine faults
  tracing: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
    2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
Macintosh
  carriage returns in text files, translating to newlines: 21.11. Hacking on Characters with tr (Unix Power Tools)
  keyboards, CTRL and CAPS LOCK: 6.1. Defining Keys and Button Presses with xmodmap (Unix Power Tools)
  Microsoft Word file, converting for Unix: 1.8. Anyone Can Program the Shell (Unix Power Tools)
Macintosh computers: 8.4. Using Unix on Non-Unix Systems (Learning Unix)
Macintosh OS X (Apple): 8. Process Handling (Learning the Korn Shell)
  C.2. What You Can Download (Learning the Korn Shell)
Macintosh Programmer's Workshop (MPW): 1.6.2. Apple's Command-line Developer Tools (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
Macintosh, tools for: 1.6.3. Macintosh Tools (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
MacPerl, not used by Mac OS X: 4. Compiling Source Code (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
macro commands (emacs): 7.2.14. Macro Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
macro names, listing: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
macros: 4.2.2.1. Macros (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
  Emacs: 19.2. Emacs Features: A Laundry List (Unix Power Tools)
  eqn preprocessor: 17.2.2. eqn Macros (Unix in a Nutshell)
  in emacs-mode: 2.3.7. Macro Expansion with Aliases (Learning the Korn Shell)
  in vi-mode: 2.4.8. Macro Expansion with Aliases (Learning the Korn Shell)
  for make utility: 20.4. Macros (Unix in a Nutshell)
  man macros: 16.1. Alphabetical Summary of man Macros (Unix in a Nutshell)
  me macros: 15. me Macros (Unix in a Nutshell)
  mm macros: 13. mm Macros (Unix in a Nutshell)
  ms macros: 14. ms Macros (Unix in a Nutshell)
  pic preprocessors: 17.3.1. pic Macros (Unix in a Nutshell)
  processing, nroff/troff requests for: 12.5.10. Macro and String Processing (Unix in a Nutshell)
  tbl preprocessor: 17.1.3. tbl Macros (Unix in a Nutshell)
  troff -man: 3.21. Make Your Own Manpages Without Learning troff (Unix Power Tools)
magic option: 7.1.4. Some Useful Options (Learning the vi Editor)
magic-space tcsh editor function: 30.14.3. tcsh Editing (Unix Power Tools)
mail: B.2. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
  46.8. Mail — SMTP, POP, and IMAP (Unix Power Tools)
  directory for: 7.7. Make More Directories! (Unix Power Tools)
  Emacs facility: 19.2. Emacs Features: A Laundry List (Unix Power Tools)
  headers, removing with behead script: 21.5. Remove Mail/News Headers with behead (Unix Power Tools)
  permissions for files: 50.2.1. User, Group, and World (Unix Power Tools)
  SMTP (Simple Message Transfer Protocol): 46.8. Mail — SMTP, POP, and IMAP (Unix Power Tools)
mail command: 8.4.1. Traps and Functions (Learning the Korn Shell)
  2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
mail (electronic): 6.5. Electronic Mail (Learning Unix)
MAIL environment variable: 5.3.5. Environment Variables (Unix in a Nutshell)
mail exchanger (MX) records: 46.3. Status and Troubleshooting (Unix Power Tools)
  46.8. Mail — SMTP, POP, and IMAP (Unix Power Tools)
  stored by DNS: 46.9. Domain Name Service (DNS) (Unix Power Tools)
mail notification: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
mail program: 3.4.2.2. Mail variables (Learning the Korn Shell)
  3.5.1. Environment Variables (Learning the Korn Shell)
  8.4.2. Process ID Variables and Temporary Files (Learning the Korn Shell)
  8.4.4. Resetting Traps (Learning the Korn Shell)
  6.5.2. Sending Mail from a Shell Prompt (Learning Unix)
  1.21. Unix Networking and Communications (Unix Power Tools)
  \ (backslash) before history characters: 30.16. Instead of Changing History Characters (Unix Power Tools)
  redirecting input for: 43.1. Using Standard Input and Output (Unix Power Tools)
  redirecting standard error to: 43.3. Send (Only) Standard Error Down a Pipe (Unix Power Tools)
  sending messages from: 4.6. Command Substitution (Learning the Korn Shell)
  sending yourself email copy of fortune: 36.26. Outputting Text to an X Window (Unix Power Tools)
  shortcut for multiple addresses: 28.4. Build Strings with { } (Unix Power Tools)
Mail service: 1.4. The Services Menu (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
mail shell variable: 5.3.3. Predefined Shell Variables (Unix in a Nutshell)
Mail User Agents (MUAs or UAs): 46.8. Mail — SMTP, POP, and IMAP (Unix Power Tools)
MAIL variable: 3.4.2.2. Mail variables (Learning the Korn Shell)
  3.4.2.2. Mail variables (Learning the Korn Shell)
mailalias command: B.2. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
mailavg script (example): 13.4. mailavg—Check Size of Mailboxes (sed & awk)
mailboxes, disk space and: 15.3. Save Space with "Bit Bucket" Log Files and Mailboxes (Unix Power Tools)
MAILCHECK shell variable: 4.3.3. Other Shell Variables (Unix in a Nutshell)
MAILCHECK variable: 3.4.2.2. Mail variables (Learning the Korn Shell)
mailing lists: 0.4. Where to Go for More Information (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
MAILPATH shell variable: 4.3.3. Other Shell Variables (Unix in a Nutshell)
MAILPATH variable: 3.4.2.2. Mail variables (Learning the Korn Shell)
  3.4.2.2. Mail variables (Learning the Korn Shell)
  3.4.2.6. Command search path (Learning the Korn Shell)
mailto utility: 21.12.2. MIME Encoding (Unix Power Tools)
mailx command: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
main input loop: 7.3. Awk's Programming Model (sed & awk)
Main Options menu (xterm): 5.17. The xterm Menus (Unix Power Tools)
main.c application: 5.1.1.1. PFE precompilation (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
major modes, vile: 12.10.2. Major Modes (Learning the vi Editor)
Make button (elvis): 10.6.3. The Toolbar (Learning the vi Editor)
make command: 4.2. Compiling Unix Source Code (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
  2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
  missing header files and: 5.1.2. malloc.h (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
:make command (elvis): 10.6.3. The Toolbar (Learning the vi Editor)
  10.9.1. Edit-Compile Speedup (Learning the vi Editor)
:make (:mak) command (vim): 11.9.1. Edit-Compile Speedup (Learning the vi Editor)
  11.9.1. Edit-Compile Speedup (Learning the vi Editor)
Make New Sticky Note service: 1.4. The Services Menu (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
make tool: 1.6.1. Standard Unix Development Tools (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
make utility: 7.3.4. eval (Learning the Korn Shell)
  20. The make Utility (Unix in a Nutshell)
  11.10. make Isn't Just for Programmers! (Unix Power Tools)
  command-line syntax: 20.2. Command-Line Syntax (Unix in a Nutshell)
  configuring source code: 41.3. Compiling Perl from Scratch (Unix Power Tools)
  description file lines: 20.3. Description File Lines (Unix in a Nutshell)
  installing Samba: 47.2. Installing and Configuring Samba (Unix Power Tools)
  macros: 20.4. Macros (Unix in a Nutshell)
  make clean command: 40.4. Simplifying the make Process (Unix Power Tools)
  make distclean command: 40.4. Simplifying the make Process (Unix Power Tools)
  software installation problems with differing versions: 40.3. Which make? (Unix Power Tools)
  special target names: 20.5. Special Target Names (Unix in a Nutshell)
  writing Makefile files: 20.6. Writing Command Lines (Unix in a Nutshell)
makealias command: 29.10. Fix Quoting in csh Aliases with makealias and quote (Unix Power Tools)
makeef option (vim): 11.9.1. Edit-Compile Speedup (Learning the vi Editor)
Makefile files, writing: 20.6. Writing Command Lines (Unix in a Nutshell)
Makefile.in (configure file): 40.4. Simplifying the make Process (Unix Power Tools)
makefiles, overriding: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
Makefiles (or makefiles): 11.10. make Isn't Just for Programmers! (Unix Power Tools)
  for NIS: 11.11. Even More Uses for make (Unix Power Tools)
  for Perl: 41.3. Compiling Perl from Scratch (Unix Power Tools)
MAKEFLAGS macro: 20.4.4. Macros with Special Handling (Unix in a Nutshell)
makeprg option (elvis): 10.9.1. Edit-Compile Speedup (Learning the vi Editor)
makeprg option (vim): 11.9.1. Edit-Compile Speedup (Learning the vi Editor)
makewhatis utility: 2.2. whatis: One-Line Command Summaries (Unix Power Tools)
man command: 4.1. Shell Scripts and Functions (Learning the Korn Shell)
  8.3.3.2. BSD (Learning the Korn Shell)
  1.6.10. Miscellaneous Tools (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
  2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
  2.1. The man Command (Unix Power Tools)
  command-line options: 2.1. The man Command (Unix Power Tools)
man display mode (elvis): 10.10.1. Display Modes (Learning the vi Editor)
man macros: 16.1. Alphabetical Summary of man Macros (Unix in a Nutshell)
  internal names: 16.3. Internal Names (Unix in a Nutshell)
  predefined strings: 16.2. Predefined Strings (Unix in a Nutshell)
-man macros (troff): 3.21. Make Your Own Manpages Without Learning troff (Unix Power Tools)
--man option for printing help articles: 1.5.2. Built-in Help (Learning the Korn Shell)
man pages: 1.5.2. Built-in Help (Learning the Korn Shell)
man program: 8.1.1. The man Command (Learning Unix)
manpages
  displaying: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
  displaying command descriptions in: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
  flat file formats and: 3.11. Flat Files and Their NetInfo Counterparts (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
  hosts and: 3.9.1. Creating a Host with niload (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
  keyword lookup: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
  NetInfo utilities and: 3.6. NetInfo Command Reference (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
  "missing," for command-line utilities: B. Command-Line Tools: The Missing Manpages (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
MANPATH environment variable: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
  2.1. The man Command (Unix Power Tools)
  35.5. Predefined Environment Variables (Unix Power Tools)
  adding: 3.21. Make Your Own Manpages Without Learning troff (Unix Power Tools)
manual pages
  formatted with nroff commands: 45.12. Typesetting Manpages: nroff (Unix Power Tools)
  locating for a program: 2.3. whereis: Finding Where a Command Is Located (Unix Power Tools)
  MANPATH environment variable: 35.5. Predefined Environment Variables (Unix Power Tools)
  Perl
    perldata manpage for variable interpolation: 41.4. Perl Boot Camp, Part 1: Typical Script Anatomy (Unix Power Tools)
    on Unix system: 41.4. Perl Boot Camp, Part 1: Typical Script Anatomy (Unix Power Tools)
  searching: 2.4. Searching Online Manual Pages (Unix Power Tools)
  for shell prompts: 4.3. Dynamic Prompts (Unix Power Tools)
  types of: 2.4. Searching Online Manual Pages (Unix Power Tools)
map( ) function: 42.3.2. Functions (Unix Power Tools)
map command (ex): 9.2. Alphabetical Summary of ex Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
map commands, vi: 18.2. Save Time and Typing with the vi map Commands (Unix Power Tools)
  18.5. Keymaps for Pasting into a Window Running vi (Unix Power Tools)
  (see also keymaps, vi)
  arrow key mappings in text-input mode, disadvantages of: 18.3. What You Lose When You Use map! (Unix Power Tools)
  command mode maps: 18.2.1. Command Mode Maps (Unix Power Tools)
  text-input mode maps: 18.2.2. Text-Input Mode Maps (Unix Power Tools)
    | (vertical bar), quoting in: 18.6. Protecting Keys from Interpretation by ex (Unix Power Tools)
    arrow keys, mapping: 18.2.2. Text-Input Mode Maps (Unix Power Tools)
    disabling temporarily: 18.2.2. Text-Input Mode Maps (Unix Power Tools)
mappings, keyboard events at server level (see keysym mappings)
maps: 7.3.2. Using the map Command (Learning the vi Editor)
  function keys and special keys: 7.3.7. Mapping Function Keys (Learning the vi Editor)
  for insert mode: 7.3.6. Mapping Keys for Insert Mode (Learning the vi Editor)
  named buffer contents as: 7.3.10. @-Functions (Learning the vi Editor)
  useful examples of: 7.3.5. More Examples of Mapping Keys (Learning the vi Editor)
margins
  repeating long insertions: 2.3.8.1. Repeat (Learning the vi Editor)
  setting: 2.2.3. Movement Within a Line (Learning the vi Editor)
margins, nroff/troff requests for: 12.5.14. Text Adjustments (Unix in a Nutshell)
mark command: 31.12. Marking Your Place with a Shell Variable (Unix Power Tools)
mark command (ex): 9.2. Alphabetical Summary of ex Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
mark (emacs-mode): 2.3.6. Miscellaneous Commands (Learning the Korn Shell)
markdirs option: 3.3. Options (Learning the Korn Shell)
marking your place: 4.4. Marking Your Place (Learning the vi Editor)
marks (vile visual mode): 12.8.7. Visual Mode (Learning the vi Editor)
markup languages: 45.13. Formatting Markup Languages — troff, LATEX, HTML, and So On (Unix Power Tools)
master password file: 1.17. File Access Permissions (Unix Power Tools)
master word list, ispell program: 16.5. Adding Words to ispell's Dictionary (Unix Power Tools)
masterindex script (example): C.2. Listing of masterindex Shell Script (sed & awk)
match( ): 9.2. String Functions (sed & awk)
  9.2.5. The match( ) Function (sed & awk)
match (~) operator: 7.5.1. Referencing and Separating Fields (sed & awk)
  7.8. Relational and Boolean Operators (sed & awk)
  7.8. Relational and Boolean Operators (sed & awk)
match command (awk): 20.10.7. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix Power Tools)
match function (awk): 11.10. Alphabetical Summary of Functions and Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
matching (see grep commands pattern matching regular expressions)
  1.4. Communication with Unix (Unix Power Tools)
matching brackets: 7.5.2. A Special Search Command (Learning the vi Editor)
math (see arithmetic functions; arithmetic operators; numbers)
mathematical functions (ksh93): 4.4.2. Built-in Mathematical Functions (ksh93 only) (Unix in a Nutshell)
mathematics
  characters for (eqn preprocessor): 17.2.3. Mathematical Characters (Unix in a Nutshell)
  equations, formatting in nroff/troff: 17.2. eqn (Unix in a Nutshell)
mawk (Michael's awk): 10.8. Limitations (sed & awk)
  11.2.4. Michael's awk (mawk) (sed & awk)
max log size directive (smb.conf): 47.2. Installing and Configuring Samba (Unix Power Tools)
maxdepth operator (find command): 14.15. Removing a Strange File by its i-number (Unix Power Tools)
maximizing windows: 2.5.1. Using the Titlebar (Learning Unix)
  Sawfish window menu: 2.5.5. The Window Menu (Learning Unix)
maximum file size, setting in shells: 15.5.1. limit and ulimit (Unix Power Tools)
mcopy program: 4.4.6. Files on Other Operating Systems (Learning Unix)
mcs command: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
me macros: 15. me Macros (Unix in a Nutshell)
  number registers: 15.3. Predefined Number Registers (Unix in a Nutshell)
  predefined strings: 15.2. Predefined Strings (Unix in a Nutshell)
measurements for nroff/troff: 12.3.3. Specifying Measurements (Unix in a Nutshell)
membership in arrays: 8.4.2. Testing for Membership in an Array (sed & awk)
memory
  information about from meminfo file: 24.9.1. Memory Information (Unix Power Tools)
  virtual memory statistics, checking: 48.6.4. Other Checks (Unix Power Tools)
memory information
  top utility for displaying: 8.1.1. top (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
  virtual memory, vm_stat utility for displaying: 8.1.5. vm_stat (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
menu-based command generator (example): 10.4. A Menu-Based Command Generator (sed & awk)
menu completion: 28.6.2. Menu Completion (Unix Power Tools)
menu prompts: 4.9. A "Menu Prompt" for Naive Users (Unix Power Tools)
menu support for xvile: 12.6.3. Adding Menus (Learning the vi Editor)
menus
  commands: 2.3.3. Window Manager Menus (Learning Unix)
  Sawfish windows: 2.5.5. The Window Menu (Learning Unix)
  window manager: 2.3.3. Window Manager Menus (Learning Unix)
  window menu: 2.5.5. The Window Menu (Learning Unix)
  xterm: 5.17. The xterm Menus (Unix Power Tools)
merge command (RCS): 19.5. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
merge option (xrdb): 6.8. Setting Resources with xrdb (Unix Power Tools)
MergePef tool: 1.6.2. Apple's Command-line Developer Tools (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
merging files
  in CVS: 39.8. More CVS (Unix Power Tools)
  in RCS: 39.5. RCS Basics (Unix Power Tools)
mesg command: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
message index screens for newsgroups: 6.6. Usenet News (Learning Unix)
Message Transfer Agents (MTAs): 46.8. Mail — SMTP, POP, and IMAP (Unix Power Tools)
  MX records, use of: 46.9. Domain Name Service (DNS) (Unix Power Tools)
messages
  appending and merging: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
  extracting: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
  retrieving: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
  searching message contents: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
messages, error: B.2. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
Meta-key commands (emacs): 7.3.2. Meta-Key Sequences (Unix in a Nutshell)
META key in Emacs (see ESC-x in Emacs)
metacharacters: 7.3.2. Substitution Order (Learning the Korn Shell)
  4.2. File and Directory Wildcards (Learning Unix)
  3. Understanding Regular Expression Syntax (sed & awk)
  3.2. A Line-Up of Characters (sed & awk)
  6.3. Pattern-Matching Rules (Learning the vi Editor)
  * (asterisk): 3.1. That's an Expression (sed & awk)
    3.2.5. Repeated Occurrences of a Character (sed & awk)
  awk regular expression: B.2.4. Regular Expressions (sed & awk)
  \ (backslash): 3.2. A Line-Up of Characters (sed & awk)
    3.2.1. The Ubiquitous Backslash (sed & awk)
  \{\}: 3.2. A Line-Up of Characters (sed & awk)
    3.2.8. A Span of Characters (sed & awk)
  [] (brackets): 3.2. A Line-Up of Characters (sed & awk)
    3.2.4. Character Classes (sed & awk)
  ^ (circumflex): 3.2. A Line-Up of Characters (sed & awk)
    3.2.4.2. Excluding a class of characters (sed & awk)
  display by cat -v command: 12.4. Show Nonprinting Characters with cat -v or od -c (Unix Power Tools)
  displayed by od -c: 12.4. Show Nonprinting Characters with cat -v or od -c (Unix Power Tools)
  $ (dollar sign): 3.2. A Line-Up of Characters (sed & awk)
    3.2.7. Positional Metacharacters (sed & awk)
  . (dot): 3.1. That's an Expression (sed & awk)
    3.2.2. A Wildcard (sed & awk)
    3.2.5. Repeated Occurrences of a Character (sed & awk)
    csplit search patterns, escaping in: 21.10. Splitting Files by Context: csplit (Unix Power Tools)
  extended regular expressions: 8.4. Extended Regular Expressions (Learning the vi Editor)
    elvis editor: 10.7. Extended Regular Expressions (Learning the vi Editor)
    nvi editor: 9.7. Extended Regular Expressions (Learning the vi Editor)
    vile editor: 12.7. Extended Regular Expressions (Learning the vi Editor)
    vim editor: 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions (Learning the vi Editor)
  for filenames
    csh shell: 5.2.2. Filename Metacharacters (Unix in a Nutshell)
    sh and ksh shells: 4.2.2. Filename Metacharacters (Unix in a Nutshell)
  \> (end of word): 3.2.11. What's the Word? Part II (sed & awk)
    11.2.3.4. Extended regular expressions (sed & awk)
  inside brackets: 3.2.4. Character Classes (sed & awk)
  \< (start of word): 3.2.11. What's the Word? Part II (sed & awk)
    11.2.3.4. Extended regular expressions (sed & awk)
  for pattern matching: 6.1. Filenames Versus Patterns (Unix in a Nutshell)
  + (plus): 3.2. A Line-Up of Characters (sed & awk)
    3.2.5. Repeated Occurrences of a Character (sed & awk)
    7.4. Pattern Matching (sed & awk)
  ? (question mark): 3.2. A Line-Up of Characters (sed & awk)
    3.2.5. Repeated Occurrences of a Character (sed & awk)
  in regular expressions: 27.17. "Special" Characters and Operators (Unix Power Tools)
    32.3. Understanding Expressions (Unix Power Tools)
    32.4. Using Metacharacters in Regular Expressions (Unix Power Tools)
    ^ and $ anchor characters: 32.5. Regular Expressions: The Anchor Characters ^ and $ (Unix Power Tools)
    . (dot), matching any character with: 32.7. Regular Expressions: Match Any Character with . (Dot) (Unix Power Tools)
    examples of use: 32.19. I Never Meta Character I Didn't Like (Unix Power Tools)
    Perl: 41.7. Perl Boot Camp, Part 4: Pattern Matching (Unix Power Tools)
    search and replace commands for sed or ex: 32.21.2. Examples of Searching and Replacing (Unix Power Tools)
    valid metacharacters for different Unix programs: 32.20. Valid Metacharacters for Different Unix Programs (Unix Power Tools)
  replacement: 5.3.1. Replacement Metacharacters (sed & awk)
  sed regular expression: A.2.2. Regular Expression Metacharacters for sed (sed & awk)
  shell: 32.3. Understanding Expressions (Unix Power Tools)
  in shells: 27.17. "Special" Characters and Operators (Unix Power Tools)
  | (vertical bar): 3.2. A Line-Up of Characters (sed & awk)
    3.2.9. Alternative Operations (sed & awk)
  wildcard pattern matching in case statements: 35.11. Pattern Matching in case Statements (Unix Power Tools)
  in X event translations: 6.4. X Event Translations (Unix Power Tools)
Metaframe (Citrix): 47.9. Citrix: Making Windows Multiuser (Unix Power Tools)
  47.9.1. Citrix Metaframe (Unix Power Tools)
Metamail utilities: 21.12.2. MIME Encoding (Unix Power Tools)
methods: 41.4. Perl Boot Camp, Part 1: Typical Script Anatomy (Unix Power Tools)
  Python: 42.3.3. Everything's an Object (Unix Power Tools)
-mf option (awk): 10.8. Limitations (sed & awk)
mget command (FTP): 6.4.2.1. Command-line ftp (Learning Unix)
MH_BUNDLE file type: 5.3. Shared Libraries Versus Loadable Modules (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
MH_DYLIB file type: 5.3. Shared Libraries Versus Loadable Modules (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
Michael's awk (see mawk)
Microsoft
  licensing, strictness of: 47.9. Citrix: Making Windows Multiuser (Unix Power Tools)
  security: 48.3. Keeping Up with Security Alerts (Unix Power Tools)
  Windows (see Windows)
  Word (Macintosh) file, converting to Unix: 1.8. Anyone Can Program the Shell (Unix Power Tools)
Microsoft Windows: 1.6.2. Filenames and Wildcards (Learning the Korn Shell)
  8. Process Handling (Learning the Korn Shell)
  8.4.1. Under Microsoft Windows (Learning Unix)
  accessing with Unix: 4.4.6. Files on Other Operating Systems (Learning Unix)
middle line, moving to: 3.1.4. Movement Within a Screen (Learning the vi Editor)
MIME encoding: 21.12.2. MIME Encoding (Unix Power Tools)
mimencode utility: 21.12.2. MIME Encoding (Unix Power Tools)
mini-hilite option (vile): 12.8.1. Command-Line History and Completion (Learning the vi Editor)
minicom program: 1.1.1. Connecting to the Unix Computer (Learning Unix)
minimizing windows: 2.5.1. Using the Titlebar (Learning Unix)
  Sawfish window menu: 2.5.5. The Window Menu (Learning Unix)
minus (see hyphen)
minus sign (-): 3.3. Options (Learning the Korn Shell)
  as command: 2.4.4. Moving Around in the History File (Learning the Korn Shell)
  for trap command: 8.4.4. Resetting Traps (Learning the Korn Shell)
minus sign , (under Symbols) (see - (dash)
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology): 1.22. The X Window System (Unix Power Tools)
MIT's Project Athena: 1.5.1. Customizing the tcsh Shell (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
mkdir (2) system call, adding directories and their hard links: 10.4.2. Links to a Directory (Unix Power Tools)
mkdir command: 1.6.7. Working with Files and Directories (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
  2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
  7.8. Making Directories Made Easier (Unix Power Tools)
  9.17. Duplicating a Directory Tree (Unix Power Tools)
  history substitution: 7.8. Making Directories Made Easier (Unix Power Tools)
  -m option: 7.8. Making Directories Made Easier (Unix Power Tools)
  -p (parents) option: 7.8. Making Directories Made Easier (Unix Power Tools)
mkdir program: 4.4.1. Creating Directories with mkdir (Learning Unix)
mkfifo command: 8.3. Signals (Learning the Korn Shell)
  43.11. Named Pipes: FIFOs (Unix Power Tools)
mkmsgs command: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
MKS awk: 11.3.1. MKS awk (sed & awk)
MKS Toolkit: A.9.3. MKS Toolkit (Learning the Korn Shell)
  0.. DOS Versions (sed & awk)
mm macros: 13. mm Macros (Unix in a Nutshell)
  number registers: 13.3. Number Registers Used in mm (Unix in a Nutshell)
  predefined string names: 13.2. Predefined String Names (Unix in a Nutshell)
  reserved macro and string names: 13.4. Other Reserved Macro and String Names (Unix in a Nutshell)
/mntdirectory: 40.1. /usr/bin and Other Software Directories (Unix Power Tools)
mode indicators (vi clones): 8.6.7. Mode Indicators (Learning the vi Editor)
:modeline-format command (vile): 12.10.4. Miscellaneous Small Features (Learning the vi Editor)
modem input, written with send: 28.18.1. Dialback (Unix Power Tools)
modem output, reading by expect: 28.18.1. Dialback (Unix Power Tools)
modems: 44.1. Quick Introduction to Hardware (Unix Power Tools)
  44.10. Win Is a Modem Not a Modem? (Unix Power Tools)
  personal LAN over, gatewaying from: 46.13. Gatewaying from a Personal LAN over a Modem (Unix Power Tools)
  testing with Expect program: 28.18.3. Testing: A Story (Unix Power Tools)
modems, checking for stalled data connections: 5.6.4. Stalled Data Connection? (Unix Power Tools)
modes: 1.1.3. Modus Operandi (Learning the vi Editor)
  access permissions after chmod: 50.5. Using chmod to Change File Permission (Unix Power Tools)
  clock, setting: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
  combination, setting: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
  editing modes in Emacs: 19.2. Emacs Features: A Laundry List (Unix Power Tools)
  for directories: 7.3. Access to Directories (Unix Power Tools)
  hardware flow control: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
  input: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
    2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
  local: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
  output: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
  telnet: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
  xterm menus, setting with: 5.17. The xterm Menus (Unix Power Tools)
modification date in long formats: 3.1.8. Listing Files with ls (Learning Unix)
modification times for files: 8.2. The Three Unix File Times (Unix Power Tools)
  -mtime operator (find command): 9.5. Searching for Old Files (Unix Power Tools)
  csh alias to list recently changed: 8.8. A csh Alias to List Recently Changed Files (Unix Power Tools)
  finding files by: 8.14. Listing Files by Age and Size (Unix Power Tools)
  listing newest file: 8.15. newer: Print the Name of the Newest File (Unix Power Tools)
  sorting files by (ls -t): 8.3. Finding Oldest or Newest Files with ls -t and ls -u (Unix Power Tools)
modifiers for patterns: 41.7. Perl Boot Camp, Part 4: Pattern Matching (Unix Power Tools)
modifiers (in regular expressions): 32.4. Using Metacharacters in Regular Expressions (Unix Power Tools)
mod_python module: 42.4. Python and the Web (Unix Power Tools)
  42.9. mod_python (Unix Power Tools)
Modula programming language: 4.5.1. Syntax of String Operators (Learning the Korn Shell)
modularization: 10.7.3. Finding Out Where the Problem Is (sed & awk)
modules
  kernel, for device drivers: 44.1. Quick Introduction to Hardware (Unix Power Tools)
  PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules): 51.5. General and Authentication Problems (Unix Power Tools)
  Perl
    Audio::SoundFile: 41.4. Perl Boot Camp, Part 1: Typical Script Anatomy (Unix Power Tools)
    CPAN (Comprehensive Perl Archive Network): 22.8. Sorting a List of People by Last Name (Unix Power Tools)
    use module statement in scripts: 41.4. Perl Boot Camp, Part 1: Typical Script Anatomy (Unix Power Tools)
  Python: 42.1. What Is Python? (Unix Power Tools)
    42.3.4. Modules and Packages (Unix Power Tools)
    cgi: 42.8. cgi (Unix Power Tools)
    checking your version for: 42.2. Installation and Distutils (Unix Power Tools)
    htmllib and HTMLParser: 42.4. Python and the Web (Unix Power Tools)
      42.7. htmllib and HTMLParser (Unix Power Tools)
    mod_python: 42.9. mod_python (Unix Power Tools)
    urllib2: 42.4. Python and the Web (Unix Power Tools)
      42.6. urllib2 (Unix Power Tools)
modulo (%) operator: 7.6. Expressions (sed & awk)
modulus (%) operator: 36.21.1. Syntax (Unix Power Tools)
mon.out file: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
month order, sorting in: 22.6.5. Month Order (Unix Power Tools)
Moolenaar, Bram: 11. vim—vi Improved (Learning the vi Editor)
  11.10.1. vim Is Charityware (Learning the vi Editor)
  E.4. vi Quotes (Learning the vi Editor)
more command: 1.7.3. Pipelines (Learning the Korn Shell)
  1.7.3. Pipelines (Learning the Korn Shell)
  3.4.2.5. Terminal types (Learning the Korn Shell)
  1.6.7. Working with Files and Directories (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
  2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
  case-insensitive searches, faking: 13.12. Faking Case-Insensitive Searches (Unix Power Tools)
more program: 3.2. Looking Inside Files with less (Learning Unix)
  12.3. "less" is More (Unix Power Tools)
  -s option for squashing extra blank lines: 12.7. Squash Extra Blank Lines (Unix Power Tools)
  PAGER environment variable: 35.5. Predefined Environment Variables (Unix Power Tools)
  piping to: 43.4. Problems Piping to a Pager (Unix Power Tools)
  sed output, displaying: 34.4.1. checksed (Unix Power Tools)
  starting: 24.3. Managing Processes: Overall Concepts (Unix Power Tools)
Mortice Kern Systems: 7.5. Editing Program Source Code (Learning the vi Editor)
MOTD, security and: 48.8. Importance of MOTD (Unix Power Tools)
Motif window manager (mwm): 9.4. X11-based Applications and Libraries (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
Motorola AltiVec Velocity Engine: 4.1.1. AltiVec (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
mount command: 44.1. Quick Introduction to Hardware (Unix Power Tools)
  loop option: 44.7. Loopback Mounts (Unix Power Tools)
mounting
  Network File System: 44.9. Mounting Network Filesystems — NFS, SMBFS (Unix Power Tools)
mounting filesystems: 44.5. Filesystem Types and /etc/fstab (Unix Power Tools)
  44.6. Mounting and Unmounting Removable Filesystems (Unix Power Tools)
  Network File System: 5.6. Checklist: Terminal Hangs When I Log In (Unix Power Tools)
mouse: 2.4. Working with a Mouse (Learning Unix)
  copy and past in tty-type virtual terminals with: 23.12.2. Scrolling, Using a Mouse (Unix Power Tools)
  Emacs editors, not having to use in: 19.2. Emacs Features: A Laundry List (Unix Power Tools)
  window systems, using: 2. Using Window Systems (Learning Unix)
  xterm, using on: 2.4.2. Using a Mouse with xterm Windows (Learning Unix)
mouse behavior, elvis: 10.6.2. Mouse Behavior (Learning the vi Editor)
mouse buttons: 9.6.1. Aqua-X11 Interactions (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
mouse for xterms: 5.9. Working with xterm and Friends (Unix Power Tools)
move command (ex): 9.2. Alphabetical Summary of ex Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
  20.4. Useful ex Commands (Unix Power Tools)
:move-next-window-down command (vile): 12.5. Multiwindow Editing (Learning the vi Editor)
:move-next-window-up command (vile): 12.5. Multiwindow Editing (Learning the vi Editor)
:move-window-left command (vile): 12.5. Multiwindow Editing (Learning the vi Editor)
:move-window-right command (vile): 12.5. Multiwindow Editing (Learning the vi Editor)
moving
  among multiple files: 5.5.1. Invoking vi on Multiple Files (Learning the vi Editor)
  between directories: 3.1.6.2. cd (Learning Unix)
  directories and files: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
  files: 4.4.3. Renaming and Moving Files with mv (Learning Unix)
  files in archives: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
  lines: 5.2. Editing with ex (Learning the vi Editor)
  switching database items (example): 6.5.2. Switching Items in a Database (Learning the vi Editor)
  text blocks by patterns: 6.4.2. Block Move by Patterns (Learning the vi Editor)
  text (delete-and-put): 2.3. Simple Edits (Learning the vi Editor)
    numbered deletion/yank buffers: 2.3.6. Moving Text (Learning the vi Editor)
      4.3. Making Use of Buffers (Learning the vi Editor)
  windows and icons: 2.5.2. Moving Windows and Icons (Learning Unix)
moving blocks of text delimited by patterns: 17.13. Moving Blocks of Text by Patterns (Unix Power Tools)
moving files and directories: 10.1. What's So Complicated About Copying Files (Unix Power Tools)
  between filesystems: 10.2. What's Really in a Directory? (Unix Power Tools)
  file, moving into another directory: 10.2. What's Really in a Directory? (Unix Power Tools)
moving text with vi editor: 17.6. Using Buffers to Move or Copy Text (Unix Power Tools)
moving the cursor: 2.2. Moving the Cursor (Learning the vi Editor)
  2.6. Review of Basic vi Commands (Learning the vi Editor)
  3.1.4. Movement Within a Screen (Learning the vi Editor)
  commands for: 3.5. Review of vi Motion Commands (Learning the vi Editor)
    A. Quick Reference (Learning the vi Editor)
  to marks: 4.4. Marking Your Place (Learning the vi Editor)
  opening files at specific place: 4.2.1. Advancing to a Specific Place (Learning the vi Editor)
  by searching for patterns: 3.3. Movement by Searches (Learning the vi Editor)
    3.4. Movement by Line Number (Learning the vi Editor)
  by text blocks: 2.2.4. Movement by Text Blocks (Learning the vi Editor)
    3.2. Movement by Text Blocks (Learning the vi Editor)
  vim commands for (programming): 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming (Learning the vi Editor)
  xvile interface: 12.6.2.2. Setting the cursor position and mouse motions (Learning the vi Editor)
Mozilla browser, closing window by killing its processes: 24.22.2. Example #2: A Web Browser (Unix Power Tools)
mput command (FTP): 6.4.2.1. Command-line ftp (Learning Unix)
MPW (Macintosh Programmer's Workshop): 1.6.2. Apple's Command-line Developer Tools (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
-mr option (awk): 10.8. Limitations (sed & awk)
MS-DOS: 1.6.2. Filenames and Wildcards (Learning the Korn Shell)
  2.6. Finger Habits (Learning the Korn Shell)
  filename format for, translating to Unix-friendly format: 5.2. for (Learning the Korn Shell)
  multitasking and: 8. Process Handling (Learning the Korn Shell)
ms macros: 14. ms Macros (Unix in a Nutshell)
  number registers: 14.2. Number Registers for Page Layout (Unix in a Nutshell)
    14.4. Reserved Number Register Names (Unix in a Nutshell)
  reserved macro and string names: 14.3. Reserved Macro and String Names (Unix in a Nutshell)
msgfmt command: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
mt command: 38.5.2. Backing Up to Tape (Unix Power Tools)
MTAs (see Message Transfer Agents)
-mtime operator(find command): 9.5. Searching for Old Files (Unix Power Tools)
  9.7. The Times That find Finds (Unix Power Tools)
MTOOLS utilities: 4.4.6. Files on Other Operating Systems (Learning Unix)
mtr (MattÕs traceroute): 46.4. Where, Oh Where Did That Packet Go? (Unix Power Tools)
MUAs (Mail User Agents): 46.8. Mail — SMTP, POP, and IMAP (Unix Power Tools)
mugs with vi logo: E.1.4. vi for Java Lovers (Learning the vi Editor)
multidimensional arrays: 8.5.1. Multidimensional Arrays (sed & awk)
  tawk and: 11.3.2.1. Tawk language extensions (sed & awk)
multiline
  delete command (see D command (sed))
  matching: 3.2.7.1. Phrases (sed & awk)
  next command (sed) (see N command (sed))
  pattern space: 6.1. Multiline Pattern Space (sed & awk)
  print command (see P command (sed))
  records, awk: 7.7.1. Working with Multiline Records (sed & awk)
multiline commands
  secondary prompts and: 28.12. Multiline Commands, Secondary Prompts (Unix Power Tools)
  sed editor: 34.3. Invoking sed (Unix Power Tools)
multiline quoting, Bourne shell: 27.12.4. Multiline Quoting (Unix Power Tools)
multiline replacement strings, sed editor: 34.9. Newlines in a sed Replacement (Unix Power Tools)
multiline shell prompts: 4.7. Multiline Shell Prompts (Unix Power Tools)
multiple
  awk commands: 2.4.1. Running awk (sed & awk)
  character ranges: 3.2.4.1. A range of characters (sed & awk)
  conditional statements: 8.1. Conditional Statements (sed & awk)
  edits to one file: 4.4.1. Multiple Edits to the Same File (sed & awk)
  files: 4.4.2. Making Changes Across a Set of Files (sed & awk)
    10.5.2. Working with Multiple Files (sed & awk)
multiple-line patterns, grep using sed: 13.9. A Multiline Context grep Using sed (Unix Power Tools)
multiple redirection: 4.2.5.3. Multiple redirection (Unix in a Nutshell)
multiplexor (layers), testing standard input for: B.2. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
multiplication (*) operator: 7.6. Expressions (sed & awk)
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (see MIME encoding)
multitasking: 8. Process Handling (Learning the Korn Shell)
  7. Multitasking (Learning Unix)
multiwindow editing: 8.2. Multiwindow Editing (Learning the vi Editor)
  elvis editor: 10.5. Multiwindow Editing (Learning the vi Editor)
  nvi editor: 9.5. Multiwindow Editing (Learning the vi Editor)
  vile editor: 12.5. Multiwindow Editing (Learning the vi Editor)
  vim editor: 11.5. Multiwindow Editing (Learning the vi Editor)
munchlist script: 16.5. Adding Words to ispell's Dictionary (Unix Power Tools)
mutliprocessing on Unix: 23.1. Job Control in a Nutshell (Unix Power Tools)
mv command: 5.2. for (Learning the Korn Shell)
  8.4.2. Process ID Variables and Temporary Files (Learning the Korn Shell)
  1.6.7. Working with Files and Directories (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
  2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
  10.2. What's Really in a Directory? (Unix Power Tools)
  -f option: 50.7. Protect Important Files: Make Them Unwritable (Unix Power Tools)
  C compilers and: 6.1.3.1. More about C compilers (Learning the Korn Shell)
  file ownership and: 50.3. Who Will Own a New File? (Unix Power Tools)
  i option: 10.9. Renaming, Copying, or Comparing a Set of Files (Unix Power Tools)
  modifying file without write permission: 50.9. A Loophole: Modifying Files Without Write Access (Unix Power Tools)
  renaming files: 8.11. Can't Access a File? Look for Spaces in the Name (Unix Power Tools)
  renaming groups of files and: 10.9. Renaming, Copying, or Comparing a Set of Files (Unix Power Tools)
mv program: 4.4.3. Renaming and Moving Files with mv (Learning Unix)
MvMac tool: 1.6.2. Apple's Command-line Developer Tools (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
mwm menu: 2.5.5. The Window Menu (Learning Unix)
mwm (Motif window manager): 9.4. X11-based Applications and Libraries (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
MX (see mail exchanger record)
mx function: 29.11.2. Functions with Loops: Internet Lookup (Unix Power Tools)
my operator (Perl variable declaration): 41.4. Perl Boot Camp, Part 1: Typical Script Anatomy (Unix Power Tools)
MySQL startup items: 2.2.2. Startup Items (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)

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