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Build Productive Shell Workflows

Combine shell features into repeatable everyday workflows.

By the end: Use aliases, history, patterns, links, and archives without losing control.

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    Aliases and Command Shortcuts

    Create shortcuts that improve a session without hiding dangerous behavior.

  2. 17
    History and Command Recall

    Use history to recover useful commands without erasing more than intended.

  3. 18
    Shell Expansions and Wildcards

    Select groups of files predictably before performing an action.

  4. 19
    Hard Links and Symbolic Links

    Create links and diagnose a deliberately broken symbolic link.

  5. 20
    Archiving and Compression · Milestone

    Create, inspect, extract, and verify a recoverable archive.

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Check before you copy

This command needs care. Read its context, confirm the target and location, and keep a recovery path.

Copying does not run a command.