Shell Coding Wisdoms [Bash Hackers Wiki]

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====== Shell Coding Wisdoms ======

  * Never use a regular expression when an extended glob will do.  Never use an extended glob when a regular glob will do.  Never use a glob when a string will do. \\ //(greycat, 22 Nov 2010, Freenode IRC channel #bash)//
  * a lack of quotes is scary!!! \\ //(go|dfish, 17 Dec 2010, Freenode IRC channel #bash)//
  * primarily, remember: that bash considers most things to be strings and is written in c. \\ //(twkm, 21 Sep 2006, Freenode IRC channel #bash)//
  * Please remember: "Reading is Fundamental". And try harder next time :P \\ //(juanez, 25 Feb 2008, Freenode IRC channel #bash)//
  * It is faster to find the answer to an easy question in a manpage than on a irc channel. \\ //(cthuluh, 15 Jul 2010, Freenode IRC channel #bash)//
  * Where there is a shell, there is a way. \\ //(found somewhere on the net, original source unknown)//
  * I think my preference for scripting too complex for bash would be:   python > perl > C > Visual Basic > APL > COBOL > assembly language > manual input of 0 and 1 > PHP \\ //(kwtm2, 29 Oct 2011, Freenode IRC channel #bash)//