Useful Bash Commands.

Bash.sh

#!/bin/bash
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# SHORTCUTS
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CTRL+A  # move to beginning of line
CTRL+C  # halts the current command
CTRL+E  # moves to end of line
CTRL+K  # deletes (kill) forward to end of line
CTRL+L  # clears screen and redisplay the line

CTRL+N  # next line in command history
CTRL+P  # previous line in command history

CTRL+R  # searches backward
CTRL+S  # searches forward

CTRL+T  # transposes two characters
CTRL+U  # kills backward from point to the beginning of line
CTRL+W  # kills the word behind the cursor
CTRL+X  # lists the possible filename completions of the current word
CTRL+Y  # retrieves (yank) last item killed
CTRL+Z  # stops the current command, resume with fg in the foreground or bg in the background

!!      # repeats the last command
exit    # logs out of current session

##############################################################################
# SSH, SYSTEM INFO & NETWORK COMMANDS
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ssh user@host            # connects to host as user
ssh -p <port> user@host  # connects to host on specified port as user
ssh-copy-id user@host    # adds your ssh key to host for user to enable a keyed or passwordless login

whoami                   # returns your username
passwd                   # lets you change your password

date                     # shows the current date and time
cal                      # shows the month's calendar
uptime                   # shows current uptime
w                        # displays whois online
finger <user>            # displays information about user
uname -a                 # shows kernel information
man <command>            # shows the manual for specified command
df                       # shows disk usage
du <filename>            # shows the disk usage of the files and directories in filename (du -s give only a total)
last <yourUsername>      # lists your last logins
ps -u yourusername       # lists your processes
kill <PID>               # kills the processes with the ID you gave
killall <processname>    # kill all processes with the name
top                      # displays your currently active processes
bg                       # lists stopped or background jobs ; resume a stopped job in the background
fg                       # brings the most recent job in the foreground
fg <job>                 # brings job to the foreground

ping <host>              # pings host and outputs results
whois <domain>           # gets whois information for domain
dig <domain>             # gets DNS information for domain
dig -x <host>            # reverses lookup host
wget <file>              # downloads file
curl <file>              # downloads file

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# VARIABLES
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varname=value                # defines a variable
varname=value command        # defines a variable to be in the environment of a particular subprocess
echo $varname                # checks a variable's value

array[0]=valA                # how to define an array
array[1]=valB
array[2]=valC
array=([2]=valC [0]=valA [1]=valB)  # another way
array=(valA valB valC)              # and another

${array[i]}                  # displays array's value for this index. If no index is supplied, array element 0 is assumed
${#array[i]}                 # to find out the length of any element in the array
${#array[@]}                 # to find out how many values there are in the array

declare -i d=123             # makes the variables integer
declare -r e=456             # makes the variables read-only
declare -l f="LOLCats"       # convert to lowercase -> lolcats
declare -u g="LOLCats"       # convert to uppercase -> LOLCATS

declare -a                   # the variables are treaded as arrays
declare -f                   # uses function names only
declare -F                   # displays function names without definitions
declare -x                   # marks the variables for export via the environment

${varname:-word}             # if varname exists and isn't null, return its value; otherwise return word
${varname:=word}             # if varname exists and isn't null, return its value; otherwise set it word and then return its value
${varname:?message}          # if varname exists and isn't null, return its value; otherwise print varname, followed by message and abort the current command or script
${varname:+word}             # if varname exists and isn't null, return word; otherwise return null
${varname:offset:length}     # performs substring expansion. It returns the substring of $varname starting at offset and up to length characters

${variable#pattern}          # if the pattern matches the beginning of the variable's value, delete the shortest part that matches and return the rest
${variable##pattern}         # if the pattern matches the beginning of the variable's value, delete the longest part that matches and return the rest
${variable%pattern}          # if the pattern matches the end of the variable's value, delete the shortest part that matches and return the rest
${variable%%pattern}         # if the pattern matches the end of the variable's value, delete the longest part that matches and return the rest
${variable/pattern/string}   # the longest match to pattern in variable is replaced by string. Only the first match is replaced
${variable//pattern/string}  # the longest match to pattern in variable is replaced by string. All matches are replaced

${#varname}                  # returns the length of the value of the variable as a character string

*(patternlist)               # matches zero or more occurrences of the given patterns
+(patternlist)               # matches one or more occurrences of the given patterns
?(patternlist)               # matches zero or one occurrence of the given patterns
@(patternlist)               # matches exactly one of the given patterns
!(patternlist)               # matches anything except one of the given patterns

$(UNIX command)              # command substitution: runs the command and returns standard output


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# FUNCTIONS
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# The function refers to passed arguments by position (as if they were positional parameters), that is, $1, $2, and so forth.
# $@ is equal to "$1" "$2"... "$N", where N is the number of positional parameters. $# holds the number of positional parameters.


function functname() {
  shell commands
}

unset -f functname  # deletes a function definition
declare -f          # displays all defined functions in your login session


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# FLOW CONTROLS
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statement1 && statement2  # and operator
statement1 || statement2  # or operator

-a                        # and operator inside a test conditional expression
-o                        # or operator inside a test conditional expression

# STRINGS

str1 = str2               # str1 matches str2
str1 != str2              # str1 does not match str2
str1 < str2               # str1 is less than str2 (alphabetically)
str1 > str2               # str1 is greater than str2 (alphabetically)
-n str1                   # str1 is not null (has length greater than 0)
-z str1                   # str1 is null (has length 0)

# FILES

-a file                   # file exists
-d file                   # file exists and is a directory
-e file                   # file exists; same -a
-f file                   # file exists and is a regular file (i.e., not a directory or other special type of file)
-r file                   # you have read permission
-s file                   # file exists and is not empty
-w file                   # your have write permission
-x file                   # you have execute permission on file, or directory search permission if it is a directory
-N file                   # file was modified since it was last read
-O file                   # you own file
-G file                   # file's group ID matches yours (or one of yours, if you are in multiple groups)
file1 -nt file2           # file1 is newer than file2
file1 -ot file2           # file1 is older than file2

# NUMBERS

-lt                       # less than
-le                       # less than or equal
-eq                       # equal
-ge                       # greater than or equal
-gt                       # greater than
-ne                       # not equal

if condition
then
  statements
[elif condition
  then statements...]
[else
  statements]
fi

if condition; then
  statements
elif condition; then 
  statements
else
  statements
fi

# REGEX ========================================

a="This is my string!"

if [[ $a= ~[0-9]+ ]]; then
  echo "There is a number in the string $a"
else
  echo "There is no number in the string $a"
fi

# ==============================================

for x in {1..10}
do
  statements
done

for name [in list]
do
  statements that can use $name
done

for (( initialisation ; ending condition ; update ))
do
  statements...
done

# Examples =======================

# Arrays

arr=("apple" "banana" "cherry")

for i in ${arr[@]}
do
  echo $i
done

# Associative array

declare -A arr
arr=["name"]="Hazz"
arr["id"]="1234"

for i in "${!arr[@]}"
do
	echo "$i: ${arr[$i]}"
done

# ================================

case expression in
  pattern1 )
    statements ;;
  pattern2 )
    statements ;;
esac

# Examples =======================

a="cat"

case $a in
  cat) echo "Meawww";;
  dog|puppy) echi=o "Bark";;
  *) echo "No match!";;
esac

# ================================

select name [in list]
do
  statements that can use $name
done

while condition; do
  statements
done

until condition; do
  statements
done


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# INPUT/OUTPUT REDIRECTORS
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cmd1|cmd2  # pipe; takes standard output of cmd1 as standard input to cmd2
< file     # takes standard input from file
> file     # directs standard output to file
>> file    # directs standard output to file; append to file if it already exists
>|file     # forces standard output to file even if noclobber is set
n>|file    # forces output to file from file descriptor n even if noclobber is set
<> file    # uses file as both standard input and standard output
n<>file    # uses file as both input and output for file descriptor n
n>file     # directs file descriptor n to file
n<file     # takes file descriptor n from file
n>>file    # directs file description n to file; append to file if it already exists
n>&        # duplicates standard output to file descriptor n
n<&        # duplicates standard input from file descriptor n
n>&m       # file descriptor n is made to be a copy of the output file descriptor
n<&m       # file descriptor n is made to be a copy of the input file descriptor
&>file     # directs standard output and standard error to file
<&-        # closes the standard input
>&-        # closes the standard output
n>&-       # closes the ouput from file descriptor n
n<&-       # closes the input from file descripor n


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# PROCESS HANDLING
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# To suspend a job, type CTRL+Z while it is running. You can also suspend a job with CTRL+Y.
# This is slightly different from CTRL+Z in that the process is only stopped when it attempts to read input from terminal.
# Of course, to interrupt a job, type CTRL+C.

myCommand &  # runs job in the background and prompts back the shell

jobs         # lists all jobs (use with -l to see associated PID)

fg           # brings a background job into the foreground
fg %+        # brings most recently invoked background job
fg %-        # brings second most recently invoked background job
fg %N        # brings job number N
fg %string   # brings job whose command begins with string
fg %?string  # brings job whose command contains string

kill -l      # returns a list of all signals on the system, by name and number
kill PID     # terminates process with specified PID

ps           # prints a line of information about the current running login shell and any processes running under it
ps -a        # selects all processes with a tty except session leaders

trap cmd sig1 sig2  # executes a command when a signal is received by the script
trap "" sig1 sig2   # ignores that signals
trap - sig1 sig2    # resets the action taken when the signal is received to the default

disown <PID|JID>    # removes the process from the list of jobs

wait                # waits until all background jobs have finished


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# DEBUGGING SHELL PROGRAMS
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bash -n scriptname  # don't run commands; check for syntax errors only
set -o noexec       # alternative (set option in script)

bash -v scriptname  # echo commands before running them
set -o verbose      # alternative (set option in script)

bash -x scriptname  # echo commands after command-line processing
set -o xtrace       # alternative (set option in script)

trap 'echo $varname' EXIT  # useful when you want to print out the values of variables at the point that your script exits

function errtrap {
  es=$?
  echo "ERROR line $1: Command exited with status $es."
}

trap 'errtrap $LINENO' ERR  # is run whenever a command in the surrounding script or function exits with non-zero status 

function dbgtrap {
  echo "badvar is $badvar"
}

trap dbgtrap DEBUG  # causes the trap code to be executed before every statement in a function or script
# ...section of code in which the problem occurs...
trap - DEBUG  # turn off the DEBUG trap

function returntrap {
  echo "A return occurred"
}

trap returntrap RETURN  # is executed each time a shell function or a script executed with the . or source commands finishes executing

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# GETTING INPUT
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echo "what's your name?"
read name

echo "what's your password?"
read -s pass

# everything on one line

read -p "what's your favorite animal" animal

echo name: $name, password: $pass, animal: $animal

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select animal in "cat" "dog" "bird" "fish"
do
  echo "you selected $animal!"
  break
done

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select option in "cat" "dog" "bird" "fish"
do
  case $option in
    cat) echo "cat like to sleep.";;
    dog) echo "dogs like to play catch.";;
    quit) break;;
    *) echo "I'm not sure what's this?";;
  esac
done