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[bash/en] Addition to bash (#2302)
* Added bash intro edits * Fixed page header * Finalizing updates Implemented my changes in the main bash code chunk instead of as an out-of-code prologue * Final touches * Added citation for John and mkdir content * Added removed original intro back in * Update bash.html.markdown Moved "hard way" link to top of article Fixed spacing Grouped `rm` commands * Fixed typos
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@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ contributors:
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- ["Rahil Momin", "https://github.com/iamrahil"]
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- ["Gregrory Kielian", "https://github.com/gskielian"]
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- ["Etan Reisner", "https://github.com/deryni"]
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- ["Jonathan Wang", "https://github.com/Jonathansw" ]
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- ["Jonathan Wang", "https://github.com/Jonathansw"]
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- ["Leo Rudberg", "https://github.com/LOZORD"]
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- ["Betsy Lorton", "https://github.com/schbetsy"]
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- ["John Detter", "https://github.com/jdetter"]
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filename: LearnBash.sh
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---
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@ -20,6 +23,8 @@ Nearly all examples below can be a part of a shell script or executed directly i
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[Read more here.](http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bashref.html)
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Another recommened link: [The Command Line Crash Course](http://cli.learncodethehardway.org/book/)
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```bash
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#!/bin/bash
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# First line of the script is shebang which tells the system how to execute
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@ -90,6 +95,21 @@ echo "Number of arguments passed to script: $#"
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echo "All arguments passed to script: $@"
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echo "Script's arguments separated into different variables: $1 $2..."
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# Now that we know how to echo and use variables,
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# let's learn some of the other basics of bash!
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# Getting our current directory is available through the command `pwd`.
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# `pwd` stands for "print working directory".
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# We can also use the builtin variable `$PWD`.
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# Observer that the following are equivalent:
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echo "I'm in $(pwd)" # execs `pwd` and interpolates output
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echo "I'm in $PWD" # interpolates the variable
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# If you get too much output in your terminal, or from a script, the command
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# `clear` clears your screen
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clear
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# Ctrl-L also works for clearing output
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# Reading a value from input:
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echo "What's your name?"
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read Name # Note that we didn't need to declare a new variable
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# These commands have options that control their execution:
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ls -l # Lists every file and directory on a separate line
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ls -t # Sort the directory contents by last-modified date (descending)
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ls -R # Recursively `ls` this directory and all of its subdirectories
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# Results of the previous command can be passed to the next command as input.
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# grep command filters the input with provided patterns. That's how we can list
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# .txt files in the current directory:
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ls -l | grep "\.txt"
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# Use `cat` to print files to stdout:
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cat file.txt
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# We can also read the file using `cat`:
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Contents=$(cat file.txt)
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echo "START OF FILE\n$Contents\nEND OF FILE"
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# Use `cp` to copy files or directories from one place to another.
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# `cp` creates NEW versions of the sources,
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# so editing the copy won't affect the original (and vice versa).
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# Note that it will overwrite the destination if it already exists.
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cp srcFile.txt clone.txt
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cp -r srcDirectory/ dst/ # recursively copy
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# Look into `scp` or `sftp` if you plan on exchanging files between computers.
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# `scp` behaves very similarly to `cp`.
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# `sftp` is more interactive.
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# Use `mv` to move files or directories from one place to another.
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# `mv` is similar to `cp`, but it deletes the source.
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# `mv` is also useful for renaming files!
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mv s0urc3.txt dst.txt # sorry, l33t hackers...
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# Since bash works in the context of a current directory, you might want to
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# run your command in some other directory. We have cd for changing location:
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cd ~ # change to home directory
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cd /home/username/Documents # change to specified directory
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cd ~/Documents/.. # still in home directory..isn't it??
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# Use subshells to work across directories
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(echo "First, I'm here: $PWD") && (cd someDir; echo "Then, I'm here: $PWD")
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pwd # still in first directory
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# Use `mkdir` to create new directories.
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mkdir myNewDir
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# The `-p` flag causes new intermediate directories to be created as necessary.
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mkdir -p myNewDir/with/intermediate/directories
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# You can redirect command input and output (stdin, stdout, and stderr).
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# Read from stdin until ^EOF$ and overwrite hello.py with the lines
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echo "#helloworld" | tee output.out >/dev/null
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# Cleanup temporary files verbosely (add '-i' for interactive)
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# WARNING: `rm` commands cannot be undone
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rm -v output.out error.err output-and-error.log
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rm -r tempDir/ # recursively delete
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# Commands can be substituted within other commands using $( ):
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# The following command displays the number of files and directories in the
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grep "^foo.*bar$" file.txt
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# pass the option "-c" to instead print the number of lines matching the regex
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grep -c "^foo.*bar$" file.txt
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# Other useful options are:
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grep -r "^foo.*bar$" someDir/ # recursively `grep`
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grep -n "^foo.*bar$" file.txt # give line numbers
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grep -rI "^foo.*bar$" someDir/ # recursively `grep`, but ignore binary files
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# perform the same initial search, but filter out the lines containing "baz"
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grep "^foo.*bar$" file.txt | grep -v "baz"
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# if you literally want to search for the string,
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# and not the regex, use fgrep (or grep -F)
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fgrep "foobar" file.txt
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# Here trap command will execute rm if any one of the three listed signals is received.
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trap "rm $TEMP_FILE; exit" SIGHUP SIGINT SIGTERM
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# `sudo` is used to perform commands as the superuser
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$NAME1=$(whoami)
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$NAME2=$(sudo whoami)
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echo "Was $NAME1, then became more powerful $NAME2"
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# Read Bash shell builtins documentation with the bash 'help' builtin:
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help
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help help
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