What is a token in bash?

A token that performs a control function . It is a newline or one of the following: ‘ || ‘, ‘ && ‘, ‘ & ‘, ‘ ; ‘, ‘ ;; ‘, ‘ ;& ‘, ‘ ;;& ‘, ‘ | ‘, ‘ |& ‘, ‘ ( ‘, or ‘ ) ‘. exit status. The value returned by a command to its caller. The value is restricted to eight bits, so the maximum value is 255.

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What is a token Unix?

A token is a sequence of one or more characters . A token cannot contain blank characters, unless it is a string constant or a delimited identifier, which may contain blanks. Tokens are classified as ordinary or delimiter: An ordinary token is a numeric constant, an ordinary identifier, a host identifier, or a keyword.

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