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Metacharacters

Metcharacters are special characters typed on a command line to invoke unique functions. The Table of Metacharacters lists these characters according to precedence (from highest to lowest) and briefly explains each application.Detailed Usage explains a few of the more commonly used metacharacters in greater detail.


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