Overview

Effective Shell teaches you how to navigate the command line so you can work faster and smarter and have more fun while you're at it. Effective Shell teaches you how to navigate the command line so you can work faster and smarter and have more fun while you're at it. One trait that defines great technologists is their ability to make their tools work for them by adapting the tools to their unique styles and needs. This book will help you do just that by using the shell. Investing a few hours in learning the command line techniques in Effective Shell will have a huge impact on your productivity. It will also make your work more fun. The shell's simple text-based interface lets you maintain a state of creative flow, free from the distractions of a graphical environment. This isn't a book on shell scripting or Linux administration. Each chapter presents a stand-alone set of techniques to help you work more efficiently, understand your system better, and tailor your environment to your individual workflow. This book doesn't ask you to totally change the way you work or drop your current tooling. Instead, it brings together a set of skills that you can add to your toolkit and incorporate as you like. The author focuses on the essentials that allow you to immediately apply the new skill rather than describing every possible feature. The goal is for you to be able to pick up the book, read a chapter over coffee, and try out what you've learned right away.

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Author:   David Kerr
Publisher:   No Starch Press,US
Imprint:   No Starch Press,US
Weight:   0.369kg
ISBN:  

9781718504141

ISBN 10:   1718504144
Pages:   456
Publication Date:   29 July 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   To order  

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Core Skills Chapter 1: Flying on the Command Line Chapter 2: Thinking in Pipelines Chapter 3: Finding Files Part II: Manipulating Text and Streams Chapter 4: Regular Expression Essentials Chapter 5: Getting to Grips with grep Chapter 6: Slicing and Dicing Text Chapter 7: Advanced Text Manipulation Chapter 8: Building Commands on the Fly Part III: Shell Scripting Chapter 9: Shell Script Fundamentals Chapter 10: Variables, Reading Input, and Mathematics Chapter 11: Mastering Conditional Logic Chapter 12: Using Loops with Files and Folders Chapter 13: Functions, Parameters, and Error Handling Chapter 14: Useful Patterns for Shell Scripts Part IV: Building Your Toolkit Chapter 15: Configuring Your Shell Chapter 16: Customizing the Command Prompt Chapter 17: Managing Dotfiles Chapter 18: Controlling Changes with Git Chapter 19: Managing Remote Git Repositories and Sharing Dotfiles Part V: Advanced Techniques Chapter 20: Understanding Shell Expansion Chapter 21: How to Avoid Scripting Chapter 22: The Secure Shell Chapter 23: The Power of Terminal Editors Chapter 24: Mastering the Multiplexer Appendix A: Setup Appendix B: Shell Basics Index

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Dave Kerr is a technology consultant and software engineer. He's worked across the world with diverse engineering teams, helping people write better software and companies build a better place for awesome engineers to work. Dave is a passionate geek who loves coding, devops, writing and coaching. When he can get away from his computer, he loves anything outdoors.

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