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#036 - BadCop's Bash Breakdown

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Bash, Shells, and Terminals

This chapter explores the connection between the handle 'Bad Cop' and the speakers' interest in Bash. It discusses the confusion between CLIs and Terminals in programming, the different environments of Windows command line and the terminal on Mac OS, and the limitations and usefulness of Bash scripting. The chapter also delves into the history of terminals, the concept of a shell, and the differences between the born shell (SH) and other implementations like bash and ZSH.

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