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# [From the Skip to the Shell: Teaching Myself Bash by Accident](https://infinitedomain.hashnode.dev/from-the-skip-to-the-shell-teaching-myself-bash-by-accident?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

I hit a wall trying to run one command, then spent an afternoon learning how scripts, PATH, and exit codes actually work. Here's what stuck.

Jul 21 · 6 min read · infinitedomain.hashnode.dev  
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