Klaus on Tilde Town

Happy 32nd birthday, Bash!

The Bourne-again Shell, default in the vast majority of Linux distributions, turned 32 yesterday! Can you imagine your life in Linux without it?

I certainly can't, as it was the first shell I used when I first started using Linux, and definitely the reason why I learned how to not be discouraged from using the command-line, but actually be motivated every day to learn more about it, and how powerful it could be, if you just learned how to use it.

In celebration, here's a nice Reddit thread where people share some very nice tips and tricks for working with bash. I learned lots of new things from that thread, but in particular, the following will be very helpful when developing new scripts:

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What are some of your favorite bash tips? Let me know replying on my Mastodon post! Happy Birthday, Bash, and soon it will be Linux's!