| | Set up a pipe. |
> | Redirect output to a file. |
< | Redirect input from a file. |
>> | Append output to an existing file. |
/ | Separator used in pathnames. |
. | Current directory. |
.. | Parent directory. |
& | Process command in the background. |
* | Match any number of characters in filename. |
? | Match any single character in filename. |
[] | Match any one of the enclosed characters in filename. |
; | Command separator. |
() | Group commands. |