This is a 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. Dave Kerr says this isn’t a tour of shell commands; it’s a blueprint for creating workflows that scale across machines, teams, and projects. The book goes from keystroke-level efficiency to composing powerful pipelines, writing reliable scripts, and automating common development tasks. Later chapters take it further: managing your configuration with Git, customizing your shell setup, and working seamlessly across remote sessions using tools like Vim and tmux.

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Author: Dave Kerr
Publisher: No Starch Press
Date: July 2025
Pages: 472
ISBN: 978-1718504141
Print: 1718504144
Kindle: B0D6V6P4NW
Audience: General
Level: Intermediate
Category: Other Languages

Topics covered:

• Find, filter, and reshape data using grep, regular expressions, and shell pipelines
• Write scripts that automate setup, configuration, and repetitive tasks
• Create Python-based CLI tools to pull and process structured data
• Manage your environment with Git and version-controlled dot files
• Edit quickly with Vim and multitask efficiently using terminal multiplexers
• Use AI tools to generate commands, debug faster, and enhance automation

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