Whys is there extra dot at the start of some command I'm supposed to execute
22976
What is the difference between sourcing ('.' or 'source') and executing a file in bash?
24753
Why do some commands 'hang' the terminal until they've finished?
79499
What does the '|' (vertical bar) character mean in a Terminal command?
37791
Why cat, grep and other commands can't understand files starting with minus sign?
102882
In bash, how do I escape an exclamation mark?
7804
Why are dot underscore ._ files created, and how can I avoid them?
46218
is there an escape for '&' character in the command prompt?
50363
Why does operators bl_idname have to contain 1 dot?
42934
How can the order of execution in the shell as it relates to redirection be upset about 1 time out of a 1000 on my system?
52721
What does the ./ mean (dot slash) in linux?
99813
What is the correct name for the ">" command
18107
Why do we use "./" (dot slash) to execute a file in Linux/UNIX?
44221
Why do I sometimes get repeatedly prompted with ">" in the terminal?
141164
\appendix command adds a period after section number before it was called
37274
Filename with dot in front
110452
Why does exclamation mark within double quotes cause a Bash error?
108206
What does a dot after the file permission bits mean?