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I have been using Linux primarily since 2009, usually Arch Linux (<3) and Ubuntu.

I like C++, Python and Bash (but use zsh as my primary shell).

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How do I assign a value to a BASH variable if that variable is null/unassigned/falsey?
Jun 24, 2020
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After accidentally renaming /usr, how do I rename it back?
Mar 19, 2018
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If "bash <file>" works, why is "source <file>" throwing an error?
Jun 20, 2016
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Feed source command with a pipe
Dec 31, 2014
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Is there a simple Bash tool which can quickly render basic HTML?
Nov 19, 2014
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Why does argv include the program name?
Oct 12, 2016
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What specifically can swap do that RAM can't?
Dec 10, 2019
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How can I expand a quoted variable to nothing if it's empty?
Jan 10, 2018
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How is uniq not unique enough that there is also uniq --unique?
Jun 18, 2015
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How to prefix any output in a bash script?
Apr 27, 2018

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