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title: Bash scripting
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category: CLI
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layout: 2017/sheet
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tags: [Featured]
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updated: 2018-11-19
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keywords:
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- Variables
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- Functions
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- Interpolation
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- Brace expansions
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- Loops
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- Conditional execution
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- Command substitution
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---
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Getting started
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---------------
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{: .-three-column}
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### Example
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```bash
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#!/usr/bin/env bash
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NAME="John"
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echo "Hello $NAME!"
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```
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### Variables
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```bash
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NAME="John"
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echo $NAME
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echo "$NAME"
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echo "${NAME}!"
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```
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### String quotes
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```bash
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NAME="John"
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echo "Hi $NAME" #=> Hi John
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echo 'Hi $NAME' #=> Hi $NAME
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```
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### Shell execution
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```bash
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echo "I'm in $(pwd)"
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echo "I'm in `pwd`"
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# Same
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```
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See [Command substitution](http://wiki.bash-hackers.org/syntax/expansion/cmdsubst)
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### Conditional execution
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```bash
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git commit && git push
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git commit || echo "Commit failed"
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```
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### Functions
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{: id='functions-example'}
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```bash
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get_name() {
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echo "John"
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}
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echo "You are $(get_name)"
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```
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See: [Functions](#functions)
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### Conditionals
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{: id='conditionals-example'}
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```bash
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if [ -z "$string" ]; then
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echo "String is empty"
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elif [ -n "$string" ]; then
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echo "String is not empty"
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fi
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```
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See: [Conditionals](#conditionals)
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### Strict mode
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```bash
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set -euo pipefail
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IFS=$'\n\t'
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```
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See: [Unofficial bash strict mode](http://redsymbol.net/articles/unofficial-bash-strict-mode/)
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### Brace expansion
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```bash
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echo {A,B}.js
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```
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| `{A,B}` | Same as `A B` |
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| `{A,B}.js` | Same as `A.js B.js` |
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| `{1..5}` | Same as `1 2 3 4 5` |
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See: [Brace expansion](http://wiki.bash-hackers.org/syntax/expansion/brace)
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Parameter expansions
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--------------------
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{: .-three-column}
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### Basics
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```bash
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name="John"
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echo ${name}
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echo ${name/J/j} #=> "john" (substitution)
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echo ${name:0:2} #=> "Jo" (slicing)
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echo ${name::2} #=> "Jo" (slicing)
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echo ${name::-1} #=> "Joh" (slicing)
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echo ${food:-Cake} #=> $food or "Cake"
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```
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```bash
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length=2
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echo ${name:0:length} #=> "Jo"
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```
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See: [Parameter expansion](http://wiki.bash-hackers.org/syntax/pe)
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```bash
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STR="/path/to/foo.cpp"
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echo ${STR%.cpp} # /path/to/foo
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echo ${STR%.cpp}.o # /path/to/foo.o
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echo ${STR##*.} # cpp (extension)
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echo ${STR##*/} # foo.cpp (basepath)
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echo ${STR#*/} # path/to/foo.cpp
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echo ${STR##*/} # foo.cpp
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echo ${STR/foo/bar} # /path/to/bar.cpp
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```
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```bash
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STR="Hello world"
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echo ${STR:6:5} # "world"
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echo ${STR:-5:5} # "world"
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```
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```bash
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SRC="/path/to/foo.cpp"
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BASE=${SRC##*/} #=> "foo.cpp" (basepath)
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DIR=${SRC%$BASE} #=> "/path/to/" (dirpath)
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```
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### Substitution
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| Code | Description |
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| --- | --- |
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| `${FOO%suffix}` | Remove suffix |
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| `${FOO#prefix}` | Remove prefix |
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| --- | --- |
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| `${FOO%%suffix}` | Remove long suffix |
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| `${FOO##prefix}` | Remove long prefix |
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| --- | --- |
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| `${FOO/from/to}` | Replace first match |
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| `${FOO//from/to}` | Replace all |
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| --- | --- |
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| `${FOO/%from/to}` | Replace suffix |
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| `${FOO/#from/to}` | Replace prefix |
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### Comments
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```bash
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# Single line comment
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```
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```bash
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: '
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This is a
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multi line
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comment
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'
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```
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### Substrings
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| `${FOO:0:3}` | Substring _(position, length)_ |
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| `${FOO:-3:3}` | Substring from the right |
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### Length
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| `${#FOO}` | Length of `$FOO` |
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### Default values
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| `${FOO:-val}` | `$FOO`, or `val` if not set |
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| `${FOO:=val}` | Set `$FOO` to `val` if not set |
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| `${FOO:+val}` | `val` if `$FOO` is set |
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| `${FOO:?message}` | Show error message and exit if `$FOO` is not set |
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The `:` is optional (eg, `${FOO=word}` works)
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Loops
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-----
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{: .-three-column}
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### Basic for loop
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```bash
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for i in /etc/rc.*; do
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echo $i
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done
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```
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### Ranges
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```bash
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for i in {1..5}; do
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echo "Welcome $i"
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done
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```
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#### With step size
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```bash
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for i in {5..50..5}; do
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echo "Welcome $i"
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done
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```
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### Reading lines
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```bash
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cat file.txt | while read line; do
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echo $line
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done
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```
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### Forever
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```bash
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while true; do
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···
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done
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```
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Functions
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---------
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{: .-three-column}
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### Defining functions
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```bash
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myfunc() {
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echo "hello $1"
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}
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```
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```bash
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# Same as above (alternate syntax)
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function myfunc() {
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echo "hello $1"
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}
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```
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```bash
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myfunc "John"
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```
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### Returning values
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```bash
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myfunc() {
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local myresult='some value'
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echo $myresult
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}
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```
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```bash
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result=$(myfunc)
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```
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### Raising errors
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```bash
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myfunc() {
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return 1
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}
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```
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```bash
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if myfunc; then
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echo "success"
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else
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echo "failure"
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fi
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```
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### Arguments
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| Expression | Description |
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| --- | --- |
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| `$#` | Number of arguments |
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| `$*` | All arguments |
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| `$@` | All arguments, starting from first |
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| `$1` | First argument |
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See [Special parameters](http://wiki.bash-hackers.org/syntax/shellvars#special_parameters_and_shell_variables).
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Conditionals
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------------
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{: .-three-column}
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### Conditions
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| Condition | Description |
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| --- | --- |
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| `[ STRING = STRING ]` | Equal |
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| `[ STRING != STRING ]` | Not Equal |
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| `[ -z STRING ]` | Empty string |
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| `[ -n STRING ]` | Not empty string |
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| --- | --- |
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| `[ NUM -eq NUM ]` | Equal |
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| `[ NUM -ne NUM ]` | Not equal |
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| `[ NUM -lt NUM ]` | Less than |
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| `[ NUM -le NUM ]` | Less than or equal |
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| `[ NUM -gt NUM ]` | Greater than |
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| `[ NUM -ge NUM ]` | Greater than or equal |
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| --- | --- |
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| `[[ STRING =~ STRING ]]` | Regexp |
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| --- | --- |
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| `(( NUM < NUM ))` | Numeric conditions |
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| Condition | Description |
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| --- | --- |
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| `[ -o noclobber ]` | If OPTIONNAME is enabled |
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| --- | --- |
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| `[ ! EXPR ]` | Not |
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| `[ X ] && [ Y ]` | And |
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| `[ X ] || [ Y ]` | Or |
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### File conditions
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| Condition | Description |
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| --- | --- |
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| `[ -e FILE ]` | Exists |
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| `[ -r FILE ]` | Readable |
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| `[ -h FILE ]` | Symlink |
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| `[ -d FILE ]` | Directory |
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| `[ -w FILE ]` | Writable |
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| `[ -s FILE ]` | Size is > 0 bytes |
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| `[ -f FILE ]` | File |
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| `[ -x FILE ]` | Executable |
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| --- | --- |
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| `[ FILE1 -nt FILE2 ]` | 1 is more recent than 2 |
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| `[ FILE1 -ot FILE2 ]` | 2 is more recent than 1 |
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| `[ FILE1 -ef FILE2 ]` | Same files |
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### Example
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```bash
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# String
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if [ -z "$string" ]; then
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echo "String is empty"
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elif [ -n "$string" ]; then
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echo "String is not empty"
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fi
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```
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```bash
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# Combinations
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if [ X ] && [ Y ]; then
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...
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fi
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```
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```bash
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# Equal
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if [[ "$A" == "$B" ]]
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```
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```bash
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# Regex
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if [[ "A" =~ "." ]]
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```
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```bash
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if (( $a < $b ))
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```
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```bash
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if [ -e "file.txt" ]; then
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echo "file exists"
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fi
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```
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Arrays
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------
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### Defining arrays
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```bash
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Fruits=('Apple' 'Banana' 'Orange')
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```
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```bash
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Fruits[0]="Apple"
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Fruits[1]="Banana"
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Fruits[2]="Orange"
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```
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### Working with arrays
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```bash
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echo ${Fruits[0]} # Element #0
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echo ${Fruits[@]} # All elements, space-separated
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echo ${#Fruits[@]} # Number of elements
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echo ${#Fruits} # String length of the 1st element
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echo ${#Fruits[3]} # String length of the Nth element
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echo ${Fruits[@]:3:2} # Range (from position 3, length 2)
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```
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### Operations
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```bash
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Fruits=("${Fruits[@]}" "Watermelon") # Push
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Fruits+=('Watermelon') # Also Push
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Fruits=( ${Fruits[@]/Ap*/} ) # Remove by regex match
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unset Fruits[2] # Remove one item
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Fruits=("${Fruits[@]}") # Duplicate
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Fruits=("${Fruits[@]}" "${Veggies[@]}") # Concatenate
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lines=(`cat "logfile"`) # Read from file
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```
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### Iteration
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```bash
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for i in "${arrayName[@]}"; do
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echo $i
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done
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```
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Options
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-------
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### Options
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```bash
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set -o noclobber # Avoid overlay files (echo "hi" > foo)
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set -o errexit # Used to exit upon error, avoiding cascading errors
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set -o pipefail # Unveils hidden failures
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set -o nounset # Exposes unset variables
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```
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### Glob options
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```bash
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set -o nullglob # Non-matching globs are removed ('*.foo' => '')
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set -o failglob # Non-matching globs throw errors
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set -o nocaseglob # Case insensitive globs
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set -o globdots # Wildcards match dotfiles ("*.sh" => ".foo.sh")
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set -o globstar # Allow ** for recursive matches ('lib/**/*.rb' => 'lib/a/b/c.rb')
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```
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Set `GLOBIGNORE` as a colon-separated list of patterns to be removed from glob
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matches.
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History
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-------
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### Commands
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| `history` | Show history |
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| `shopt -s histverify` | Don't execute expanded result immediately |
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### Expansions
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| `!$` | Expand last parameter of most recent command |
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| `!*` | Expand all parameters of most recent command |
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| `!-n` | Expand `n`th most recent command |
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| `!n` | Expand `n`th command in history |
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| `!<command>` | Expand most recent invocation of command `<command>` |
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### Operations
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| `!!` | Execute last command again |
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| `!!:s/<FROM>/<TO>/` | Replace first occurrence of `<FROM>` to `<TO>` in most recent command |
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| `!!:gs/<FROM>/<TO>/` | Replace all occurrences of `<FROM>` to `<TO>` in most recent command |
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| `!$:t` | Expand only basename from last parameter of most recent command |
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| `!$:h` | Expand only directory from last parameter of most recent command |
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`!!` and `!$` can be replaced with any valid expansion.
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### Slices
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| `!!:n` | Expand only `n`th token from most recent command (command is `0`; first argument is `1`) |
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| `!^` | Expand first argument from most recent command |
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| `!$` | Expand last token from most recent command |
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| `!!:n-m` | Expand range of tokens from most recent command |
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| `!!:n-$` | Expand `n`th token to last from most recent command |
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`!!` can be replaced with any valid expansion i.e. `!cat`, `!-2`, `!42`, etc.
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Miscellaneous
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-------------
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### Numeric calculations
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```bash
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$((a + 200)) # Add 200 to $a
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```
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```bash
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$((RANDOM%=200)) # Random number 0..200
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```
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### Subshells
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```bash
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(cd somedir; echo "I'm now in $PWD")
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pwd # still in first directory
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```
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### Redirection
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```bash
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python hello.py > output.txt # stdout to (file)
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python hello.py >> output.txt # stdout to (file), append
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python hello.py 2> error.log # stderr to (file)
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python hello.py 2>&1 # stderr to stdout
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python hello.py 2>/dev/null # stderr to (null)
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python hello.py &>/dev/null # stdout and stderr to (null)
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```
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```bash
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python hello.py < foo.txt
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```
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### Inspecting commands
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```bash
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command -V cd
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#=> "cd is a function/alias/whatever"
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```
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### Trap errors
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```bash
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trap 'echo Error at about $LINENO' ERR
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```
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or
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```bash
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traperr() {
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echo "ERROR: ${BASH_SOURCE[1]} at about ${BASH_LINENO[0]}"
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}
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set -o errtrace
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trap traperr ERR
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```
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### Case/switch
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```bash
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case "$1" in
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start | up)
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vagrant up
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;;
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*)
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echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|ssh}"
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;;
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esac
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```
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### Source relative
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```bash
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source "${0%/*}/../share/foo.sh"
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```
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### printf
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```bash
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printf "Hello %s, I'm %s" Sven Olga
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#=> "Hello Sven, I'm Olga
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```
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### Directory of script
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```bash
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DIR="${0%/*}"
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```
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### Getting options
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```bash
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while [[ "$1" =~ ^- && ! "$1" == "--" ]]; do case $1 in
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-V | --version )
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echo $version
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exit
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;;
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-s | --string )
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shift; string=$1
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;;
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-f | --flag )
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flag=1
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;;
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esac; shift; done
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if [[ "$1" == '--' ]]; then shift; fi
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```
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### Heredoc
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```sh
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cat <<END
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hello world
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END
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```
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### Reading input
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```bash
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echo -n "Proceed? [y/n]: "
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read ans
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echo $ans
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```
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```bash
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read -n 1 ans # Just one character
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```
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### Special variables
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| `$?` | Exit status of last task |
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| `$!` | PID of last background task |
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| `$$` | PID of shell |
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See [Special parameters](http://wiki.bash-hackers.org/syntax/shellvars#special_parameters_and_shell_variables).
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### Go to previous directory
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```bash
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pwd # /home/user/foo
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cd bar/
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pwd # /home/user/foo/bar
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cd -
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pwd # /home/user/foo
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```
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## Also see
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{: .-one-column}
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* [Bash-hackers wiki](http://wiki.bash-hackers.org/) _(bash-hackers.org)_
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* [Shell vars](http://wiki.bash-hackers.org/syntax/shellvars) _(bash-hackers.org)_
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* [Learn bash in y minutes](https://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/bash/) _(learnxinyminutes.com)_
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