Bash tutorial?
submitted 4 months ago by fschmidt from (self.programming)
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[–]pijk 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 4 months ago (2 children)
This one seems decent.
[–]fschmidt[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 4 months ago (1 child)
The first command it has is echo "$BASH_VERSION". This is horribly complicated for a first command. Why not just echo hello world?
[–]IMissPorn 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 4 months ago* (0 children)
Probably to confirm the user is actually in Bash. Since it seems to be written with the notice in mind, I imagine the author wanted to make sure you'd catch it right away if you were accidentally using a different shell.
Edit: I should add that other things about this guide strike me as weird too. Not saying I think it's good overall, just speculating about the reason behind that particular decision.
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