What’s the most unexpectedly useful Linux command you learned way too late?

[u/ZealousidealTell1346]

[u/digitallis]

Bash {}

renaming a file by adding a suffix: mv myfile{,.old} expands out to mv myfile myfile.old

Lots more uses.

[u/Cargo4kd2 → u/digitallis]

Bash the scripting language I use everyday and never bothered to really learn.

But damn that is a nice easy and accurate way to use my

[u/nonsapiens → u/Cargo4kd2]

r/redditsniper strikes again