Variable | Description |
$0 | The filename of the current script. |
$n | These variables correspond to the arguments
with which a script was invoked. Here n is a positive decimal number
corresponding to the position of an argument (the first argument is $1,
the second argument is $2, and so on). |
$# | The number of arguments supplied to a script. |
$* | All the arguments are double quoted. If a script receives two arguments, $* is equivalent to $1 $2. |
$@ | All the arguments are individually double quoted. If a script receives two arguments, $@ is equivalent to $1 $2. |
$? | The exit status of the last command executed. |
$$ | The process number of the current shell. For shell scripts, this is the process ID under which they are executing. |
$! | The process number of the last background command. |