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

[JP Vossen via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

On 4/16/22 17:29, Martin Cracauer via plug wrote:
> 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.

That's a good point, and I can't not take that opening.

First, I agree with the points above, especially quoting.  I know how that works and I still mess it up all the time and have to experiment.

Second, warning: some self-promotion, but topical.  :-)

If you like learning from books:
* Beginner: _Learning the bash Shell, Third edition_ (2005)
* Cookbook: _bash Cookbook, Second Edition_ (2017), which I co-wrote
* Intermediate/advanced: _bash Idioms_ (2022-03), which I co-wrote

There's also a huge amount on the web, starting with a list at:
* http://www.bashcookbook.com/bashinfo
** I think the http://www.tldp.org/LDP/ material is particularly good

Later,
JP
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