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That actually runs the commands right? How do you deal with commands that perform some action that maybe couldn't be reverted easily?


Correct.

If I don't necessarily want to run all of the commands, I make a "do-nothing script" [1][2] that just echoes them out instead.

I don't have a generalized example of undo / redo in bash commands, since I don't believe it's possible, but for example, if I'm running a destructive command, I prefer to run the dry run version first, then have a confirmation prompt [3] before running the destructive action.

[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20495739

[2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29083367

[3]: https://stackoverflow.com/q/1885525/149428




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