Command-line fluency for developers and server admins.
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Most shell scripts work fine until a file name has a space in it or a command fails halfway through. Learn strict mode, quoting, safe temporary files and cleanup traps, then put it all together in a real backup script.
What really happens when you run a command: fork and exec, exit codes and wait, how signals stop programs (and how to shut down gracefully), why zombies appear, and why PID 1 in a container ignores your Ctrl+C.
Navigate, search, inspect and manage a Linux system with confidence. A practical tour of the commands developers reach for every day.