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Also, advanced bash is mostly about structuring code for maintainability, exception handling and some good tidbit functions you can easily adapt. Actually a good experience for creating maintianable lower-level code too.
That said, i have a (POSIX) cheatsheet i still regularly use. Most important parts:
Btw, if it goes over 100 to 150 loc, go Python at least. No matter how disciplined you are or how clean your code is, it gets messy.