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Shell
AKA prompt command-line command-line-interface cli bash terminal console linux-shell zsh
Bash
https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html Bash Reference Manual
Variables
How to assign a variable?
export item="something"
echo $item
Dates
How to print a formatted date in a command?
now="$(date +'%Y%m%d')"
$(date +%F)
List contents of a directory sorted by modified timestamp
ls -lt
ls (deluxe), colors, etc:
found via: https://github.com/topics/icons
Sequential Commands
aka a list of commands. Separate each command by &&
https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#Lists
Current Directory
search terms used: "bash name of current directory"
printf '%s\n' "${PWD##*/}"