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Bash Goodies

Warning: Those articles are still under construction. I still have to port or even write some of them to my new CMS (Content Managment System). Some of the articles, mostly the ones at the end of the list, are almost ready.

Bash is the official shell of the Linux system and other open-source unix like OSes.

Compared to the historical sh, Bash has some powerfull features that are often totally ignored even by people with a long Unix history.

The following pages provide a quick overview of those advanced features using a few simple examples.

I do not intend to cover all Bash features. For that you should probably consult the bash man page or the official bash documentation.