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# bash

- [Case statement](https://notes.eliasnorrby.com/bash/case-statement.md)
- [Change quote style mid-string](https://notes.eliasnorrby.com/bash/change-quote-mid-string.md)
- [Comparing versions](https://notes.eliasnorrby.com/bash/comparing-versions.md)
- [Hiding credentials on the command line](https://notes.eliasnorrby.com/bash/credentials-on-command-line.md)
- [Directory of script](https://notes.eliasnorrby.com/bash/directory-of-script.md)
- [Using find to run a command on multiple files](https://notes.eliasnorrby.com/bash/find-exec.md)
- [Getting the line number of the nth match](https://notes.eliasnorrby.com/bash/get-line-number-of-nth-match.md)
- [Getopts](https://notes.eliasnorrby.com/bash/getopts-flags.md)
- [Parsing output with long lines using less](https://notes.eliasnorrby.com/bash/less-without-wrap.md)
- [Print line at number](https://notes.eliasnorrby.com/bash/print-single-line.md)
- [Remove final newline](https://notes.eliasnorrby.com/bash/remove-final-newline-from-output.md)
- [Reading content between markers](https://notes.eliasnorrby.com/bash/sed-awk-read-between-markers.md)
- [Determine if a script was sourced or executed](https://notes.eliasnorrby.com/bash/sourced-or-executed.md)
- [Bash substring](https://notes.eliasnorrby.com/bash/substring-contains.md)
- [Run a function on interrupt or error](https://notes.eliasnorrby.com/bash/trap-ctrl-c-err-cleanup.md)
- [Reference variable by name](https://notes.eliasnorrby.com/bash/variable-by-name.md)


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