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Bash Cheat Sheet

This document is a cheat sheet for basic Bash commands, variable usage, quoting, control structures, functions, and useful wildcards. It provides a concise reference for common commands like 'pwd', 'ls', and 'mkdir', as well as syntax for setting and accessing variables. Additionally, it outlines control structures and wildcards used in Bash scripting.

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Bash Cheat Sheet

This document is a cheat sheet for basic Bash commands, variable usage, quoting, control structures, functions, and useful wildcards. It provides a concise reference for common commands like 'pwd', 'ls', and 'mkdir', as well as syntax for setting and accessing variables. Additionally, it outlines control structures and wildcards used in Bash scripting.

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Bash Commands and Quoting Cheat Sheet

Basic Bash Commands

pwd - Show current directory

ls - List files

cd <dir> - Change directory

cp src dest - Copy files/directories

mv src dest - Move/rename files/directories

rm file - Remove files

mkdir dir - Create a directory

touch file - Create an empty file

cat file - View file contents

Variable Usage

VAR=value - Set a variable

echo $VAR - Access variable

${VAR} - Safer variable access

Quoting

'...' - Single quotes (no interpretation)

"..." - Double quotes (expand variables)

\ - Escape a single character

Control Structures

if [ condition ]; then ... fi

for var in list; do ... done

while [ condition ]; do ... done

case $var in pattern) ... ;; esac

Functions
function_name() {

commands

Useful Wildcards

* - Matches any number of characters

? - Matches exactly one character

[abc] - Matches any character inside brackets

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