What is the shell?
- The shell is powerful
- The shell can be used to copy, move, and combine multiple files
Working with files and directories
- The shell can be used to copy, move, and combine multiple files
Automating the tedious with loops
- Looping is the foundation for working smarter with the command line
- Loops help us to do the same (or similar) things to a bunch of items
Counting and mining with the shell
- The shell can be used to count elements of documents
- The shell can be used to search for patterns within files
- Commands can be used to count and mine any number of files
- Commands and flags can be combined to build complex queries specific to your work
Working with free text
- Shell tools can be combined to powerful effect