Brace expansion to match multiple files in Bash

Bash has handy brace expansion powers that I've belatedly discovered. $ echo I love hippo{griffs,potamuses,dromes} I love hippogriffs hippopotamuses hippodromes For example, you can quickly diff a file with and without a suffix: $ echo diff .env{,.example} diff .env .env.example Or tail multiple log files: $ echo tail -f /var/log/{messages,secure} tail -f /var/log/messages /var/log/secure Bash … Continue reading Brace expansion to match multiple files in Bash