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Why the Shell Colon Command Matters Despite Doing Nothing

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Lobsters ·

The colon (`:`) is a built-in shell command that does nothing but always succeeds. It's useful for placeholder operations, infinite loops, and ensuring variables are set. This article explains its practical applications in shell scripting.

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A niche but clever trick for shell scripters; not groundbreaking but a handy tool for developers.
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A shell colon does nothing. Use it anyway →
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