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Super-loading your terminal game and automating boring stuff with these hacks of practical bash scripts.
Whether you are a DevOps engineer, a backend developer or a system administrator, knowledge of bash scripts can save manual work hours and rationalize your workflows. This article gives you real bash hacks with real world with snapshot extracts that you can start using right away.
Why learn the bash scripts?
Bash (Bourne Again Shell) is the default shell on most UNIX systems. It is a must for:
Automate repetitive tasks
Server management
Build Ci / CD pipelines
Analysis of newspapers, files and command outings
Writing of utility scripts for daily development
Hack # 1: Auto back up a repertoire (with horoding)
#!/bin/bash src="/path/to/your/folder" dest="/path/to/backup/folder" timestamp=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S) backup_file="backup_$timestamp.tar.gz" tar -czf "$dest/$backup_file" "$src" echo "Backup saved to $dest/$backup_file"
