Bash

• Homepage
• http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Bash-Prog-Intro-HOWTO.html
• Shortcuts to move faster in Bash command line
• Bash Guide for Beginners
• http://www.ling.helsinki.fi/users/reriksso/unix/shell.html
• Advanced Bash Scripting Guide
• Linux Shell Scripting Tutorial
• Aliens Bash Tutorial
• http://www.skorks.com/2009/09/bash-shortcuts-for-maximum-productivity/
• Bash Keyboard Shortcuts

Tips and tricks

get first character of a string

FIRST=${STRING:0:1}

check if var contains substring

[[ $foo =~ .*sub.* ]]

move cursor

^b move back 1 char
^f move forward 1 char
alt-b move back 1 word
alf-f move forward 1 word

loops

loop through range of numbers

for i in {0..10};do echo $i;done

functions

function foo() {
   echo $1 $2
 }