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Small, practical examples. Search by task or narrow things down below.
Distinguish a bare repository from a working checkout
Git: rev-parse reports repository mode without relying on directory naming conventions.
Git✓ Tested
Distinguish staged changes from working edits
Git: Distinguish staged changes from working edits inside the disposable repository created by the input setup.
Git✓ Tested
Override the process working directory
Docker / Compose: The workdir option sets the directory for the container command.
Docker / Compose✓ Tested
Restore the working location after an operation
PowerShell: Push-Location and Pop-Location manage a directory stack; finally ensures restoration.
PowerShell✓ Tested
Set a Compose service’s working directory
Docker / Compose: working_dir changes where the container command starts.
Docker / Compose✓ Tested
Set a container’s working directory
Docker / Compose: Set a container’s working directory using a locally available Ubuntu image.
Docker / Compose✓ Tested
Set a service’s working directory
Docker / Compose: Set a service’s working directory in a small Compose file.
Docker / Compose✓ Tested
Set a working directory
Choose the default directory for later instructions and the running process.
Dockerfile✓ Tested
Change directory only for one operation
Bash Scripts: A subshell makes a temporary directory change without affecting later commands.
Bash Scripts✓ Tested
Copy a directory while preserving attributes
Linux Commands: Use cp -a for a recursive local copy that preserves links and ordinary file attributes.
Linux Commands✓ Tested
Append several items to an array
Bash Scripts: Array-plus-equals adds elements without losing spaces inside a quoted item.
Bash Scripts✓ Tested
Assign a default to an empty or unset variable
Bash Scripts: The colon-equals expansion both supplies and assigns a fallback value.
Bash Scripts✓ Tested