Introduction
Hopefully, the previous Bash crash course chapter provided more than a hint of the utility and power of Bash. On the other hand, this chapter introduces several bolt-on technologies to make Bash even more extensive when searching for items and text, or automating file explorer/file system operations.
By itself, Bash is merely a powerful scripting language, but much of Bash's flexibility comes from being able to "glue" other technologies (tools or languages) together to make the output more useful. In other words, Bash is a base platform similar to how some auto/car lovers choose a particular platform before making their modifications. Will a modified car do everything, even with enhancements? Certainly not, but it can make it more powerful or useful in specific cases, and at least provides four wheels for movement.
Not only do common scripts contain a series of commands for automation, they often include logic to modify strings such as the following:
- Removing trailing characters...
