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A shell --dry-run trick

JensRantil Sunday, February 01, 2026
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The article presents a simple trick to perform a dry run of shell commands without actually executing them, allowing users to preview the effects of their commands before running them for real. This technique involves using the `echo` command to print the commands instead of executing them directly.
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