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Library Carpentry: The UNIX Shell
### What is the problem? The current "[prerequisites](https://librarycarpentry.org/lc-shell/#prerequisites)" section is actually setup content. We could update this to something similar to what [the SWC lesson is doing](https://swcarpentry.github.io/shell-novice/#prerequisites), and move the...
### How could the content be improved? Make the formatting of the reference page more consistent. Currently it uses a mix of dashes, spacing, and colons after commands, and there...
_If this pull request addresses an open issue on the repository, please add 'Closes #NN' below, where NN is the issue number._ Closes #258 _Please briefly summarise the changes made...
### How could the content be improved? - Quote the variables when they are used - Ensure script matches example text ### Which part of the content does your suggestion...
I've taught the shell lesson twice online now (since we moved to zoom/video workshops in 2020), and the episode "Counting and Mining with the Shell" seems too long for this...
The challenge in Option 1 in [Working with free text](https://github.com/LibraryCarpentry/lc-shell/blob/main/episodes/06-free-text.md) episode states that ‘smart’ or ‘curly’ quotes have not been removed from the text file in the previous steps. However,...
### What is the problem? In Episode 2, some of our learners today were not able to directly move to their Desktop from their username (~) file. After some digging...
The [shell-lesson-data.zip](https://github.com/LibraryCarpentry/lc-shell/blob/main/episodes/data/shell-lesson.zip) file includes a hidden `__MACOSX` directory that is visible when running `ls` in Git Bash (and thus potentially confusing to learners. Ideally, the datafile should be updated to...
I think some key points about the shell is not clearly explained in the introduction to the lesson 'What is the shell?'. It could be a good idea to look...
The Counting number of files part I and II exercises in the "Counting and Mining in the Shell" episode can be easily done by the command ls | wc -l...
