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I still remember clearly how I discovered Bash. For a long time, the terminal and its possibilities felt mostly unknown to me—something you open to run a single command, fix an error, or quickly check something. Useful, but limited.

That changed once I had spent enough time learning the basic terminal commands. At some point, a quiet realization set in: once you know what commands exist, you can start combining them with logic. And that’s where Bash scripting revealed itself.

I didn’t arrive there with a grand plan. It started with mild frustration over tasks I kept repeating—small, boring actions that made me think: there has to be a smarter way to do this. Bash scripting became that next step of discovery, a way to turn individual commands into structured solutions. Suddenly, the terminal wasn’t just reactive anymore; it became a place where I could automate thought itself.

That single realization — that you can make the terminal work for you instead of just using it - set something in motion. From that moment on, a whole new world opened up.

From manual work to automation

What Bash fundamentally changed for me is how I look at my work. Especially as a WordPress developer, you run into the same tasks every day: managing databases, syncing files, creating backups, preparing deployments. In the beginning, I did all of that manually. It worked, but it took time. A lot of time.

Slowly, I started building scripts that took those tasks off my hands. Not because I had to, but because I could. And because every small automation delivered immediate, tangible results.

By now, I’ve built Bash scripts that:

automatically back up databases
upload and sync websites to Google Drive
clean up and structure project folders
handle recurring maintenance tasks without me having to think about them

What used to be a series of separate actions is now a single command. Press enter, lean back, done. The time savings are huge, but just as important is the mental calm it brings. Less clicking. Less remembering. Fewer mistakes.

Efficiency that compounds

One of the best things about Bash is that efficiency compounds. Spending five minutes building a script can save you ten minutes every single day. And that doesn’t happen once, but over and over again. Before you know it, you’ve saved hours — without working harder.

But it’s not just about time. It’s about control. About having ownership over your workflow. Bash forces you to think consciously about what you’re doing and why. As a result, your processes become sharper, clearer, and more robust.

Not just work, but fun too

What surprised me most is that Bash didn’t stop at work. Once you realize you can automate almost anything that’s accessible through the terminal, you start looking at everyday curiosity differently.

I started building scripts just because they were fun. For example:

a script that fetches the latest crypto prices and displays them neatly in the terminal
small tools that gather information and present it cleanly
experiments where I combine, filter, and format data

No direct client value. No deadlines. No pressure. Just building because you can. Because it’s fun to create something that does exactly what you want.

A world without clear limits

What makes Bash so fascinating to me is that there doesn’t seem to be a clear limit. Every time I think, this probably isn’t possible, it turns out it is. Maybe not elegantly. Maybe not perfectly on the first try. But possible nonetheless.

That openness keeps me permanently curious. There’s always something new to explore:

a different way to process data
integrating an external tool
making a script smarter, faster, or cleaner

Bash invites experimentation. It encourages failure. And it rewards trying again. That’s exactly what keeps my knowledge and capabilities growing.

From beginner to someone who dares to build

I didn’t start out trying to be “good” at Bash. Quite the opposite. Many of my early scripts were messy, overly long, or simply clumsy. But every script taught me something — about the terminal, about logic, about how I think.

Without realizing it, my confidence grew. Not just in Bash, but as a developer in general. I noticed I became less dependent on tools and interfaces. I could build my own solutions, tailored exactly to the way I like to work.

Why Bash makes my work permanently better

Today, my work feels calmer thanks to Bash. Less repetition. Less frustration. Fewer “oh right, I still need to do that” moments. My scripts handle those things. They think ahead, check, and automate.

And maybe most importantly: Bash taught me that technology isn’t fixed. You don’t have to accept how something is “meant” to work. You’re allowed to adapt it, extend it, and shape it to your needs.

That’s why I stay curious. That’s why I keep building scripts. And that’s why Bash scripting doesn’t feel like a trick to me, but a mindset — a way of thinking where the possibilities are almost endless, as long as you’re willing to keep trying.