Quick Start Guide:Tcsh

tcsh is the Tenex C Shell.

We highly recommend users login to bash, and switch to tcsh only when necessary. Scripts should also be written in bash rather than tcsh.

Syntax

Here is a brief outline of common syntax issues.

Login/Logout Scripts

• .tcshrc
• .cshrc
• .login
• .logout

Aliases

The syntax for defining aliases is:

   alias ls 'ls -FC --color=auto'
   alias l  'ls'
   alias ll 'l -l'
   alias la 'll -a'

Environment Variables

The syntax for defining environment variables is:

   setenv SPECIAL_ENV some_string_or_other
   setenv VERY_SPECIAL_ENV ${SPECIAL_ENV}:another_string

See Also

• The man page is comprehensive and definitive