## Scope

-   This guide is for both beginners and experienced users. The goals are *breadth* (everything important), *specificity* (give concrete examples of the most common case), and *brevity* (avoid things that aren't essential or digressions you can easily look up elsewhere). Every tip is essential in some situation or significantly saves time over alternatives.
-   This is written for Linux, with the exception of the "[macOS only](https://github.com/jlevy/the-art-of-command-line#macos-only)" and "[Windows only](https://github.com/jlevy/the-art-of-command-line#windows-only)" sections. Many of the other items apply or can be installed on other Unices or macOS (or even Cygwin).
-   The focus is on interactive Bash, though many tips apply to other shells and to general Bash scripting.
-   It includes both "standard" Unix commands as well as ones that require special package installs -- so long as they are important enough to merit inclusion.

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Source:
The Art of the Command Line by Josh Levy
<https://github.com/jlevy/the-art-of-command-line>
