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20 Linux Command Tips and Tricks That Will Save You A Lot of Time

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20 Linux Command Tips and Tricks That Will Save You A Lot of Time

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Last updated August 30, 2017 By Abhishek Prakash 39 Comments

Brief: Here are some tiny but useful Linux commands, terminal tricks and shortcuts that will save you a lot of time while working with Linux command line.

Have you ever encountered a moment when you see your colleague using some simple Linux commands for tasks that took you several keystrokes? And when you saw that you were like, “Wow! I didn’t know it could have been done that easily”.
In this article, I’ll show you some pro Linux command tricks that will save you a lot of time and in some cases, from plenty of frustration. Not only your friends or colleagues will ‘wow’ at you, it will also help you increase your productivity as you will need fewer keystrokes and even fewer mouse clicks.

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Glad you enjoyed the article.

Have fun & enjoy!
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well I never knew about Crt + a/e to navigate before.

can I also suggest

Code:

$ file /pathway to filename/filename

is also very useful

Code:

Alt .

is very useful to me

Code:

$ echo test foo bar

$ echo bar # Hit <Alt> + . to insert bar