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Combining Multiple Commands

mkdir new_dir && cd new_dir


(Create a directory and move into it only if successful)

touch file1.txt; touch file2.txt


(Create two files, one after the other)

command1 || echo 'command1 failed'


(Execute command2 only if command1 fails)

cp file.txt backup/ && rm file.txt


(Copy file to backup and remove the original)
Environment Variables
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin
(Add directory to PATH)

export EDITOR=nano
(Set default text editor to nano)

export HISTSIZE=1000
(Set command history size)

echo $HOME
(Print the home directory path)
Running Commands in Background
or Virtual Consoles
long_running_command &
(Run a command in the background)

sleep 60 &
(Sleep for 60 seconds in the background)

fg %1
(Bring the first background job to the foreground)

Ctrl+Alt+F1 to F6
(Switch between virtual consoles)
Use of Aliases
alias ll='ls -l'
(Create alias ll for ls -l)

alias rm='rm -i'


(Create alias to ask for confirmation before deletion)

unalias ll
(Remove the alias ll)

alias home='cd ~'


(Create alias to change directory to home)
Use of Pipelining
cat file.txt | grep 'search_term'
(Search for term in file content)

ps aux | grep 'httpd'


(Filter running processes for 'httpd')

df -h | grep '/dev/sda1'
(Filter disk space output for a specific partition)

find . -type f | wc -l
(Count the number of files in current directory)
Clobbering
echo 'New content' > file.txt
(Overwrite file.txt with new content)

ls > file_list.txt
(Overwrite file_list.txt with the output of ls)

echo 'data' >> file.txt


(Append data to file.txt)

command >| file.txt


(Force overwriting file.txt, even with noclobber set)

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