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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Effective Shell: A Practical User's Guide to Working Smarter on the Command Line

Effective Shell: A Practical User's Guide to Working Smarter on the Command Line

Kerr, Dave

Paperback

Operating SystemsProgramming

Publisher Price: $49.99

ISBN10: 1718504144
ISBN13: 9781718504141
Publisher: No Starch Press
Published: Jul 29 2025
Pages: 472
Weight: 2.00
Height: 1.20 Width: 7.00 Depth: 9.20
Language: English
Master the tools. Build the workflow. Own the shell.

Effective Shell is the hands-on guide for developers who want to master the command line--not just to get around, but to build a fast, flexible, and portable development environment.

This isn't a tour of shell commands. It's a blueprint for creating workflows that scale across machines, teams, and projects. You'll go from keystroke-level efficiency to composing powerful pipelines, writing reliable scripts, and automating common development tasks. Then you'll take it further: managing your configuration with Git, customizing your shell setup, and working seamlessly across remote sessions using tools like Vim and tmux.

By the end, your shell won't just be a tool; it'll be an extension of your thinking.

You'll learn how to:

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