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msgid "title: Useful Bash variables"
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msgid "layout: post"
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msgid "lang: en"
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msgid "ref: useful-bash-variables"
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msgid ""
"[GNU Bash](https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/) has a few two letter "
"variables that may be useful when typing on the terminal."
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msgid "`!!`: the text of the last command"
msgstr ""

msgid ""
"The [`!!` "
"variable](https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#Event-"
"Designators) refers to the previous command, and I find useful when "
"following chains for symlinks:"
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msgid ""
"$ which git\n"
"/run/current-system/sw/bin/git\n"
"$ readlink $(!!)\n"
"readlink $(which git)\n"
"/nix/store/5bgr1xpm4m0r72h9049jbbhagxdyrnyb-git-2.28.0/bin/git\n"
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msgid ""
"It is also useful when you forget to prefix `sudo` to a command that "
"requires it:"
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msgid ""
"$ requires-sudo.sh\n"
"requires-sudo.sh: Permission denied\n"
"$ sudo !!\n"
"sudo ./requires-sudo.sh\n"
"# all good\n"
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msgid ""
"Bash prints the command expansion before executing it, so it is better for "
"you to follow along what it is doing."
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msgid "`$_`: most recent parameter"
msgstr ""

msgid ""
"The [`$_` "
"variable](https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#Special-"
"Parameters) will give you the most recent parameter you provided to a "
"previous argument, which can save you typing sometimes:"
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msgid ""
"# instead of...\n"
"$ mkdir -p a/b/c/d/\n"
"$ cd a/b/c/d/\n"
"\n"
"# ...you can:\n"
"$ mkdir -p a/b/c/d/\n"
"$ cd $_\n"
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msgid "Conclusion"
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msgid ""
"I wouldn't use those in a script, as it would make the script terser to "
"read, I find those useful shortcut that are handy when writing at the "
"interactive terminal."
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msgid "date: 2020-11-12 1"
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msgid "eu_categories: shell"
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