Command line and bash notes: Revision history

29 January 2019

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2 January 2019

• curprev 14:5914:59, 2 January 2019‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 71,899 bytes +184‎ →‎Shell expansion

28 November 2018

• curprev 17:0017:00, 28 November 2018‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 71,715 bytes +117‎ →‎On empty/missing arguments

10 November 2018

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23 October 2018

• curprev 11:5711:57, 23 October 2018‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 71,529 bytes −66‎ →‎Shell expansion

4 September 2018

• curprev 13:5213:52, 4 September 2018‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 71,595 bytes +4‎ →‎Return codes

19 August 2018

• curprev 16:3116:31, 19 August 2018‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 71,591 bytes +101‎ →‎tweaking less's behaviour

18 August 2018

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2 August 2018

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11 July 2018

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10 July 2018

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• curprev 15:1415:14, 10 July 2018‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 66,192 bytes +119‎ →‎On empty/missing arguments
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• curprev 14:3314:33, 10 July 2018‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 65,851 bytes +12‎ →‎tweaking less
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• curprev 12:0412:04, 10 July 2018‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 65,456 bytes +61‎ →‎Extended test command
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• curprev 10:0610:06, 10 July 2018‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 65,176 bytes +23‎ →‎Shell conditionals and scripting
• curprev 09:4809:48, 10 July 2018‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 65,153 bytes 0‎ →‎On empty/missing arguments
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15 May 2018

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14 May 2018

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3 May 2018

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• curprev 14:5114:51, 3 May 2018‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 65,077 bytes +2‎ →‎mmv
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22 April 2018

• curprev 13:3513:35, 22 April 2018‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 64,562 bytes +1‎ →‎Introduction

7 February 2018

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9 January 2018

• curprev 15:3915:39, 9 January 2018‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 64,607 bytes +3‎ →‎Pattern and substring stuff
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• curprev 15:3515:35, 9 January 2018‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 64,218 bytes +1,134‎ →‎Pattern stuff
• curprev 15:1515:15, 9 January 2018‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 63,084 bytes +22‎ →‎Conditional replacement

15 November 2017

• curprev 16:2416:24, 15 November 2017‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 63,062 bytes +2‎ →‎Redirection, less common
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19 September 2017

• curprev 16:4316:43, 19 September 2017‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 63,065 bytes +1‎ →‎Redirection, less common
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• curprev 16:3316:33, 19 September 2017‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 62,941 bytes +5‎ →‎While
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7 September 2017

• curprev 16:2016:20, 7 September 2017‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 62,697 bytes +226‎ →‎word splitting
• curprev 12:0212:02, 7 September 2017‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 62,471 bytes +68‎ →‎Aliases
• curprev 11:4511:45, 7 September 2017‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 62,403 bytes +74‎ →‎Aliases
• curprev 10:4610:46, 7 September 2017‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 62,329 bytes +1‎ →‎Introduction
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6 September 2017

• curprev 18:1918:19, 6 September 2017‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 62,229 bytes +194‎ →‎Shell stuff I occasionally look up
• curprev 18:1218:12, 6 September 2017‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 62,035 bytes +763‎ →‎pathname expansion
• curprev 17:0717:07, 6 September 2017‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 61,272 bytes +80‎ →‎pathname expansion
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• curprev 16:4016:40, 6 September 2017‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 60,394 bytes +9‎ →‎Added logic
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• curprev 13:1613:16, 6 September 2017‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 61,794 bytes −9‎ →‎parameter/variable expansion
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• curprev 13:0213:02, 6 September 2017‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 59,352 bytes −4,205‎ →‎Variables
• curprev 13:0013:00, 6 September 2017‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 63,557 bytes −1‎ →‎brace expansion
• curprev 13:0013:00, 6 September 2017‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 63,558 bytes +14‎ →‎brace expansion
• curprev 12:5912:59, 6 September 2017‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 63,544 bytes −11‎ →‎Safer scripts

4 September 2017

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• curprev 15:5915:59, 4 September 2017‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 63,734 bytes +257‎ →‎arithmetic expansion
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30 August 2017

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26 July 2017

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24 July 2017

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8 March 2017

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25 February 2017

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• curprev 00:5700:57, 25 February 2017‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 50,883 bytes +97‎ →‎Piping, redirecting
• curprev 00:5500:55, 25 February 2017‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 50,786 bytes +1‎ →‎=Also
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17 January 2017

• curprev 14:1614:16, 17 January 2017‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 47,065 bytes +63‎ →‎if, test

9 December 2016

• curprev 17:1817:18, 9 December 2016‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 47,002 bytes +217‎ →‎Console scrolling

7 December 2016

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• curprev 17:5917:59, 7 December 2016‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 49,593 bytes −1,284‎ →‎Semi-sorted
• curprev 17:5917:59, 7 December 2016‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 50,877 bytes −3,269‎ →‎Shell line drawing notes
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• curprev 17:5817:58, 7 December 2016‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 54,165 bytes +14,653‎ →‎Shell stuff I occasionally look up
• curprev 17:5717:57, 7 December 2016‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 39,512 bytes −15,134‎ →‎Tricks
• curprev 17:5717:57, 7 December 2016‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 54,646 bytes −29,747‎ →‎Shell notes and some command line introduction
• curprev 17:5617:56, 7 December 2016‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 84,393 bytes −2‎ →‎Tricks
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• curprev 17:5617:56, 7 December 2016‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 68,434 bytes −15,959‎ →‎Shell conditionals and scripting
• curprev 17:5517:55, 7 December 2016‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 84,393 bytes +2,198‎ →‎Shell stuff I occasionally look up
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• curprev 17:5417:54, 7 December 2016‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 84,392 bytes +2,616‎ →‎technical notes
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• curprev 17:5417:54, 7 December 2016‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 84,386 bytes −1,964‎ →‎Shell flow control
• curprev 17:5417:54, 7 December 2016‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 86,350 bytes +853‎ →‎Filtering filenames to pack
• curprev 17:5317:53, 7 December 2016‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 85,497 bytes −834‎ →‎tty, pty, pts, and such
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• curprev 17:3217:32, 7 December 2016‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 86,455 bytes +4‎ →‎Other notes
• curprev 17:3117:31, 7 December 2016‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 86,451 bytes −12‎ →‎Taking part off a string
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3 September 2016

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• curprev 11:4711:47, 3 September 2016‎ Helpful talk contribs‎ m 86,236 bytes +2,864‎ →‎Shell notes and some command line introduction
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8 August 2016

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18 November 2015

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7 December 2014

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22 November 2014

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19 November 2014

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8 October 2014

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