Re: [PLUG] A list of new(ish) command line tools

[Martin Cracauer via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

Eric Riese via plug wrote on Tue, Apr 12, 2022 at 10:38:37PM -0400: 
> https://jvns.ca/blog/2022/04/12/a-list-of-new-ish--command-line-tools/
> 
> Lots of really nifty stuff.

For me, these lists miss one important one: learn bourne shell syntax
well (aka sh and bash).

Once you get past the quoting messes (can preserve strings with spaces
in them), get a hang on subprocesses and use advanced forms of
variable expansion/text manipulation well you have a very powerful
tool at your hands.

Just combining find with good shellscripting is a fine example.  But
script are fragile until you have the hang on the above.

And it really helps with Linux in general, for example sorting out
startup scripts, package build instructions and the like.

Martin
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