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Fluency in #terminal #scripting is a skill often neglected and considered archaic, but it improves your flexibility and productivity as a #SysAdmin in obvious and subtle ways.
Let's start a thread about #bash scripting with #EnableSysadmin support...
#Linux

Why settle for boring #Bash? You can customize every aspect of your shell and this article gets you started. red.ht/2U62qAz via #EnableSysadmin

How to manage your Linux command history red.ht/2KnrMrv via #EnableSysadmin by @kenhess . Taking the mystery out of your Bash history.

Parsing Bash history in Linux red.ht/33T1wuv #EnableSysadmin

So you've mastered parsing #Bash history? Now you're ready to explore Bash modifiers available to the history command. red.ht/2xUl3yM via #EnableSysadmin

Stupid Bash tricks: History, reusing arguments, files and directories, functions, and more red.ht/2Vvtiu4 via #EnableSysadmin

More stupid Bash tricks: Variables, find, file descriptors, and remote operations red.ht/2BVRpuU via #EnableSysadmin

Five ways to use redirect operators in bash red.ht/363Kxb5 via #EnableSysadmin by @damon_garn

How to replay terminal sessions recorded with the Linux script command red.ht/39r1PRL via #EnableSysadmin by @kenhess #bash

Linux scripting: 3 how-tos for while loops in Bash red.ht/3qz3hqh via #EnableSysadmin Three examples of using while loops to manage conditions that do not have a known limit.

Bash scripting: How to read data from text files red.ht/3cVx7Rh via #EnableSysadmin Here's how to extract data from a text file such as reading in a list of servers to test connectivity to them.

Bash scripting: How to write data to text files red.ht/3vzoZ15 via #EnableSysadmin by
@kshitizsaini113 . Writing data to text files in Linux is easy to do. Learn the art of redirection.

Introduction to Linux Bash programming: 5 `for` loop tips red.ht/3c6rxMo via #EnableSysadmin by @gangrif @ricardogerardi . Bash for loops aren't life-changing for everyone, but they certainly can enhance your productivity.

See what these Linux sysadmins have in their bashrc files and save time on the command line. What commands are missing from your bashrc file? red.ht/2PLinMB via #EnableSysadmin by @jhibbets @vlntnrthbrg @linuxovens @ChrisInDurham

When typing is necessary, it's better to do it efficiently. A sysadmin's favorite Linux history command line hack red.ht/31m7vY8 via #EnableSysadmin

A lighthearted look at five commands that just might help you today. 5 obscure but useful Linux commands for sysadmins red.ht/3cOruFj via #EnableSysadmin by @kenhess