Sep 14, 2012 · In Bash, there appear to be several variables which hold special, consistently-meaning values. For instance, ./myprogram &; echo $! will return the PID of the process …

If not quoted, it is a pattern match! (From the Bash man page: "Any part of the pattern may be quoted to force it to be matched as a string."). Here in Bash, the two statements yielding "yes" …

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Oct 27, 2021 · $ command one && command two the intent is to execute the command that follows the && only if the first command is successful. This is idiomatic of Posix shells, and not …

Aug 1, 2019 · What does echo $? mean in shell programming? true echo $? # echoes 0 false echo $? # echoes 1 From the manual: (acessible by calling man bash in your shell) ? Expands …

Oct 18, 2013 · What is the operator =~ called? I'm not sure it has a name. The bash documentation just calls it the =~ operator. Is it only used to compare the right side against the …

Apr 3, 2012 · What does a dollar sign followed by an at-sign (@) mean in a shell script? For example: umbrella_corp_options $@

Mar 9, 2018 · I have a bash script like: #!/bin/bash echo Hello world! How do I execute this in Terminal?

Oct 23, 2014 · Bash, and the sh command, is installed with Git4Windows if you select the 'Install Bash' install option.

Sep 3, 2017 · For understanding bash code it is usually very helpful to set the -x option: set -x # within a script / function or when calling a script: bash -vx ./script.sh With loops this is a little …