# Exercise: Fewer Keystrokes

Exercise: Fewer Keystrokes: Exercise: Fewer Keystrokes.

Updated: November 10, 2026

1. [Exercise: Fewer Keystrokes](https://www.ask-codey.com/lessons/exercise-bash-fewer-keystrokes) (Journeyman): Write the settings that make your shell faster into a file of your own, count a photo project's photos four folders deep with \*\*, read two exit codes, and write one line that backs up the beach photos and says so only if it worked, then let a check script tell you what's done.

Source: https://www.ask-codey.com/courses/bash-in-depth/topics/exercise-bash-fewer-keystrokes