especially as #bash does not merge its history from across different terminal sessions.

And probably it's something simple like last session to exit gets to write the history but it still feels like a black magic mystery to me after all these years...

Here's how to check if a file/directory exists in Bash.

https://itsfoss.com/bash-if-file-exists/

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Bash Check if File or Directory Exists

Here are a few shell scripting examples to check if a file or directory exists in bash shell or not.

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Learn how to check for empty variables in Bash.

https://itsfoss.com/bash-check-variable-empty/

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Check if a Variable is Empty or not in Bash

Here's a quick bash tip on checking whether or not a given variable is empty.

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Bash your way into handling string operations effectively.

https://itsfoss.com/bash-strings/

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Bash Basics Series #6: Handling String Operations

In this chapter of the Bash Basics series, learn to perform various common string operations like extracting, replacing and deleting substrings.

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In this edition of our Bash Basics series, learn how to use arrays.

https://itsfoss.com/bash-arrays/

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Bash Basics Series #5: Using Arrays in Bash

Time to use arrays in bash shell scripts in this chapter. Learn to add elements, delete them and get array length.

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