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How to Permanently Set $PATH in Linux

In this tutorial, we will show you how to permanently set your PATH on Linux. First off, why should you care? The $PATH variable, or just PATH, without the $ indicating variables, specifies a list of directories that impacts your computing platform's functionality in a critical way. This is because the...

Tendai Mutunhire

Nov 16, 2017·7 min read

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Array Loops in Bash

In this article we'll show you the various methods of looping through arrays in Bash. Array loops are so common in programming that you'll almost always need to use them in any significant programming you do. To help with this, you should learn and understand the various types of arrays...

Scott Robinson

Sep 03, 2017·7 min read

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Zsh vs Bash

When we talk about UNIX based programming, it's usually about the shells, terminals, and the command line interfaces. The most prevalent shell in this regard is Bash but there are other variants available and used widely as well, like Zsh or the Z shell. In this article, we'll attempt to...

Scott Robinson

Sep 30, 2016·7 min read

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Substrings in Bash

Throughout your programming career you'll find that there are quite a few times you need to extract a substring from another string. Strings are one of the most common data structures, so this comes up often. I bet you could tell me how to do it in your favorite programming...

Scott Robinson

Sep 09, 2016·4 min read

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Copying a Directory with SCP

The Unix command scp (which stands for "secure copy protocol") is a simple tool for uploading or downloading files (or directories) to/from a remote machine. The transfer is done on top of SSH, which is how it maintains its familure options (like for specifying identities and credentials)...

Scott Robinson

Aug 11, 2016·2 min read

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How to Run a Bash Script on Login

Eventually, you may find yourself wanting to run a particular script every time you log in to a Unix machine (SSH hop to another machine, see a detailed system status, etc.) or, you maybe you'd like to improve the experience for all the users on your machine (i.e. show...

Scott Robinson

Jan 26, 2014·1 min read