3.1.8 Modern command-line tools
Every entry filed under Modern command-line tools and its subtopics.
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What kind of help
- Guided project 0
- Explains an idea 0
- Step by step 1
- Cheat sheet 2
- Fixes an error 0
Works on
- Linux 3 (selected, select to remove)
- macOS 3
- Windows 0
- Browser 0
What do these mean?
- Beginner
- You are new to this topic.
- Intermediate
- You use it, and want to get better.
- Advanced
- You know it well and need the details.
- Guided project
- Build something small from start to finish, step by step.
- Explains an idea
- Plain words on how something works and why.
- Step by step
- Numbered steps to get one task done.
- Cheat sheet
- Commands and options in a table, to look up fast.
- Fixes an error
- An error message, what it means, and how to solve it.
2 entries match these filters
- 0421 grep, sed, awk and jq: the four text tools you will use every week A working reference for the four commands that handle most text on the command line: grep finds lines, sed edits them, awk… Intermediate · Cheat sheet · Linux, macOS Article jq & JSON on the command line · Modern command-line tools · Text processing 15 Oct 2026
- 0422 Dotfiles: keep your shell setup in git Put .bashrc, .zshrc, .gitconfig and your editor settings into a git repository so a new machine is set up in minutes: a… Intermediate · Step by step · Linux, macOS Article Modern command-line tools · Setup 15 Oct 2026