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## [Bash Retry Function: Automatically Retry Failing Commands with Exponential Backoff](/codesnippets/post/bash-retry-function-exponential-backoff)

-   [Mohammad Abu Mattar](/authors/mohammad-abu-mattar)
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-   Published: 20 Jul, 2026

Quick Tip Wrap any flaky command in one reusable retry function and stop re-running red pipelines by hand. The Problem The Problem Some commands fail for reasons that have nothing to

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