Effective Shell: A Practical User's Guide to Working Smarter on the Command Line

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Master the tools. Build the workflow. Own the shell.Effective Shell is the hands-on guide for developers who want to master the command line—not just to get around, but to build a fast, flexible, and portable development environment.This isn&’t a tour of shell commands. It&’s a blueprint for creating workflows that scale across machines, teams, and projects. You&’ll go from keystroke-level efficiency to composing powerful pipelines, writing reliable scripts, and automating common development tasks. Then you&’ll take it further: managing your configuration with Git, customizing your shell setup, and working seamlessly across remote sessions using tools like Vim and tmux.By the end, your shell won&’t just be a tool; it&’ll be an extension of your thinking.You&’ll learn how to:Find, filter, and reshape data using grep, regular expressions, and shell pipelinesWrite scripts that automate setup, configuration, and repetitive tasksCreate Python-based CLI tools to pull and process structured dataManage your environment with Git and version-controlled dot filesEdit quickly with Vim and multitask efficiently using terminal multiplexersUse AI tools to generate commands, debug faster, and enhance automationRather than prescribing a one-size-fits-all toolkit, Effective Shell teaches you the tools, practices, and strategies to build a shell environment that fits the way you work—efficient, portable, and entirely yours.Whether you&’re leveling up from the basics or refining your craft, this book will help you think clearly, automate confidently, and work more effectively in the shell.
Copyright:
2025

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Book Size:
456 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781718504158
Related ISBNs:
9781718504141
Publisher:
No Starch Press
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Copyrighted By:
Dave Kerr.
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No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Computers and Internet
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Bookshare Staff
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