What are `:` at the beginning of lines used for in a Bash script?
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What purpose does the colon builtin ':' serve?
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Why I can't escape spaces on a bash script?
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Why does bash set $? (exit status) to non-zero on Ctrl-C or Ctrl-Z?
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Why do you need to put #!/bin/bash at the beginning of a script file?
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When to use bash ANSI C style escape, e.g. $'\n'
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Why do I need to type `./` before executing a program in the current directory?
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What is "declare" in Bash?
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Could someone please explain this bash command?
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Using | pipe character from a $variable makes it treat as just another argument in bash; how to escape it?
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How do I use filenames that start with a dash "-" as command arguments?
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How do I use regular expressions in bash scripts?
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What is the meaning of the ${0##...} syntax with variable, braces and hash character in bash?
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When to use a preceding slash in path names? (e.g. for the 'cd' command)
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Single quote within double quotes and the Bash reference manual
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What is the difference between "source x", ". x" and "./x" in Bash?
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Usage of :- (colon dash) in bash
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Why do we use "./" (dot slash) to execute a file in Linux/UNIX?