BASH Shell related tutorial/FAQ

Bash get basename of filename or directory name

last updated September 19, 2018 in BASH Shell, Linux, UNIX

I need to extract file basename in bash running on Linux. How can I use bash to get basename of filename or directory name for given path?

curl hide progress bar output on Linux/Unix shell scripts

last updated August 27, 2018 in BASH Shell, Linux, UNIX

I am a new Ubuntu Linux user. I am writing a shell script and using the curl command to grab URL output using curl https://example.com/data/api/$key/hash.html. However, the curl command is outputting complete progress information that my script does not need it. How can I get curl command not to show the progress bar output? How can I hide curl command output? Is there is a simple way for silencing curl’s progress output on an Ubuntu Linux desktop?

How to print filename with awk on Linux / Unix

last updated February 3, 2018 in BASH Shell, Linux, UNIX

I would like to print filename with awk on Linux / Unix-like system. How do I print filename in BEGIN section of awk? Can I print the name of the current input file using gawk/awk?

How to disable bash shell history in Linux

last updated January 30, 2018 in BASH Shell, Linux, UNIX

I do not want to save root users’ shell history. How do I force Linux or Unix server to forget bash shell history? How to disable bash shell history on Linux for the root user?

How to redirect standard error in bash

last updated January 29, 2018 in BASH Shell, Linux, UNIX

I am trying to redirect bash message into file named output.log. But, it is not getting redirected. How do I redirect both standard output and standard error in bash shell? In Linux, how do I redirect error messages?
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Turn off color in Linux terminal/bash session

last updated January 24, 2018 in BASH Shell, CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, Linux, RedHat and Friends, Suse

I am a new GNU/Linux user. I see a colorful bash prompt. Traditional command such as grep command or ls command also display output in colors. I would also like a turn off colors in vim text editor. I do not like colors. How can I turn off color listing in Linux terminal?

How to use/run bash aliases over ssh based session

last updated December 26, 2017 in BASH Shell, Linux, OpenBSD, Troubleshooting, UNIX

I have set up a bash alias named file_repl. It works entirely when I log in using ssh command. However, my bash aliases are not running over ssh, for example:
$ ssh vivek@server1.cyberciti.biz file_repl bash: file_repl: command not found
How do I run bash shell aliases when I use ssh command?

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