Bad command line habits and good ones to replace them

[foxfirefey]

UNIX tips: Learn 10 good UNIX usage habits, as follows:

• Make directory trees in a single swipe.
• Change the path; do not move the archive.
• Combine your commands with control operators.
• Quote variables with caution.
• Use escape sequences to manage long input.
• Group your commands together in a list.
• Use xargs outside of find .
• Know when grep should do the counting -- and when it should step aside.
• Match certain fields in output, not just lines.
• Stop piping cats.

I learned a couple of things from this one!

Comments

Thank you for this! :-)

[babysprite]

It's always good to pick tips and tricks, wherever they can be found.

The point with me is that I can always learn more to be a better UNIX user.