bash.md


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# Bash scripting

## String manipulation

Remove shortest from end

    ${VAR%substr}
    # e.g.
    ${FILEPATH%.*}.out   # change extension from whatever to .out

Remove longest from start

    ${VAR##substr}
    # e.g.
    ${FILEPATH##*/}      # get only file name portion

%% - longst from end, # - shortest from start

## Control flow

Loop over files

    for file in glob/*; do something $file; done

Loop over integers

    for i in `seq 10`; do echo $i; done

## Conditionals

* `-z`: is empty string
* `-f`: is regular file
* `$A == $B`: string equality
* `$A != $B`: string inequality