tcsh

Enhanced, fully compatible version of the Berkeley C shell

Runs as tcsh|macOS, Linux, Windows|www.tcsh.org

Open form in Otty otty.toml

Command form

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Start tcsh, run a command string, or run a script file. Debug and startup flags only; other flags are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui tcsh

Run tcshExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Command string*

string

Skip startup files

-f

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Run a command string

commandno_startup

Syntax-check a script

scriptparse_only

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Command string

string

-c

Skip startup files

boolean

-f

Exit on failing command

boolean

-e

Force interactive

boolean

-i

Parse only, do not execute

boolean

-n

Echo input after history substitution

boolean

-v

Script file

path · positional 0

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

man

-c Commands are read from the following argument (which must be present, and must be a single argument), stored in the command shell variable for reference, and executed. -e The shell exits if any invoked command terminates abnormally or yields a non-zero exit status. -f The shell does not load any resource or startup files, or perform any command hashing, a…

manual2026-10-27

man.archlinux.org

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed tcsh against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.