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bash-linux
Bash/Linux terminal patterns. Critical commands, piping, error handling, scripting. Use when working on macOS or Linux systems.
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific Bash command patterns and scripting techniques that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
About 3k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 405 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Bash Linux Patterns Essential patterns for Bash on Linux/macOS. --- 1. Operator Syntax Chaining Commands Operator Meaning Example ---------- --------- --------- ; Run sequentially cmd1; cmd2 && Run if previous succeeded npm install && npm run dev \ \ Run if previous failed npm test \ \ echo "Tests failed" \ Pipe output ls \ grep ".js" --- 2. File Operations Essential Commands Task Command ------ --------- List all ls -la Find files find . -name ".js" -type f File content cat file.txt First N lines head -n 20 file.txt Last N lines tail -n 20 file.txt Follow log tail -f log.txt Search in files grep -r "pattern" --include=".js" File size du -sh Disk usage df -h --- 3. Process Management Task Command ------ --------- List processes ps aux Find by name ps aux \ grep node Kill by PID kill -9 <PID> Find port user lsof -i :3000 Kill port kill -9 $(lsof -t -i :3000) Background npm run dev & Jobs jobs -l Bring to front fg %1 --- 4. Text Processing Core Tools Tool Purpose Example ------ --------- --------- grep Search grep -rn "TODO" src/ sed Replace sed -i 's/old/new/g' file.txt awk Extract columns awk '{print $1}' file.txt cut Cut fields cut -d',' -f1 data.csv sort Sort lines sort -u file.txt uniq Unique lines sort file.txt \ uniq -c wc Count wc -l file.txt --- 5. Environment Variables Task Command ------ --------- View all env or printenv View one echo $PATH Set temporary export VAR="value" Set in script VAR="value" command Add to PATH export PATH="$PATH:/new/path" --- 6. Network Task Command ------ --------- Download curl -O https://example.com/file API request curl -X GET https://api.example.com POST JSON curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"key":"value"}' URL Check port nc -zv localhost 3000 Network info ifconfig or ip addr --- 7. Script Template --- 8. Common Patterns Check if command exists Default variable value Read file line by line Loop over files --- 9. …
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