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Sustaining transient chaotic dynamics under disturbances is challenging yet desirable for many applications. The partial control approach exploits the inherent symmetry and geometric structure of chaotic saddles, the topological object responsible of transient chaos, to enable surprising control with only small perturbations. Here, we review the latest findings in partial control techniques with the aim to sustain chaos or accelerate escapes by exploiting these intricate invariant sets. We introduce the fundamental concept of safe sets regions where orbits persist despite noise. This paper presents recent generalizations through safety functions and escape functions that automatically find the minimum control needed. Efficient numerical algorithms are presented and several examples of application are illustrated. Rather than eliminating chaos entirely, partial control techniques provide a framework to reliably control transient chaotic dynamics with minimal interventions. 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