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Introducing the Sleep Command: Pausing Execution in Shell Scripts and Programming Languages

The ability to pause execution is a fundamental concept in programming and shell scripting, allowing developers … Introducing the Sleep Command: Pausing Execution in Shell Scripts and Programming LanguagesRead more

delay, execution-control, pause, programming-languages, shell scripting, sleep-command

String Comparison in Bash

String comparison is a fundamental operation in shell scripting, and Bash provides several ways to compare … String Comparison in BashRead more

Bash, equality-checks, lexicographic-comparisons, shell scripting, string-comparison, wildcard matching

Heredocuments in Bash: Multi-Line Strings and Input Redirection

Bash provides a powerful mechanism called heredocuments (often shortened to "heredocs") to define multi-line strings and … Heredocuments in Bash: Multi-Line Strings and Input RedirectionRead more

Bash, Command Line, heredoc, heredocument, input-redirection, multi-line-strings, psql, shell scripting, standard-input, variable-expansion

String Manipulation and Substitution in Bash Scripts

Introduction Working with strings is a common task in shell scripting, particularly when you need to … String Manipulation and Substitution in Bash ScriptsRead more

Bash, global-substitution, parameter-expansion, sed, shell scripting, string manipulation, substring-replacement

Retrieving Absolute File Paths

Understanding Absolute File Paths In computing, a file path is a string of characters used to … Retrieving Absolute File PathsRead more

absolute-path, file path, File System, Linux, os.path, Python, readlink, realpath, shell scripting, Symbolic Links, windows

Understanding Boolean Variables in Shell Scripts

Welcome to this guide on how to effectively declare, use, and evaluate Boolean variables within shell … Understanding Boolean Variables in Shell ScriptsRead more

Bash, boolean-variables, conditional statements, explicit-comparison, quoting-variables, shell scripting, test command

Managing Environment Variables: Creation, Exportation, and Deletion

Introduction Environment variables are a fundamental aspect of operating system interaction within shell environments like Bash … Managing Environment Variables: Creation, Exportation, and DeletionRead more

Bash, c-shell, Environment Variables, Export, Linux, macOS, setenv, shell scripting, Unset, unsetenv, windows

Creating Directories Conditionally with mkdir

The mkdir command is used to create directories in Unix-like operating systems. However, when using mkdir, … Creating Directories Conditionally with mkdirRead more

conditional-creation, error handling, mkdir-command, shell scripting, unix-directories

Formatting Dates in Shell Scripts

When working with shell scripts, it’s often necessary to display or store the current date in … Formatting Dates in Shell ScriptsRead more

Bash, Date Formatting, ISO 8601, shell scripting, YYYY-MM-DD

Formatting Dates in Shell Scripts

When working with shell scripts, it’s often necessary to display or store the current date in … Formatting Dates in Shell ScriptsRead more

Bash, Date Formatting, ISO 8601, shell scripting, YYYY-MM-DD