A shell script is a text file that contains a sequence of commands for a Unix-based operating system (OS). It's called a shell script because it combines a sequence of commands in a file that would ...

In this newly revised fifth edition, Richard Blum delivers an up-to-date and authoritative discussion of the fundamentals of shell scripting in Linux, as well as the advanced topics, working examples, ...

Shell scripting is one of those skills that are absolutely invaluable on especially UNIX and BSD-based systems like the BSDs, the two zillion Linux distributions as well as MacOS. Yet not every shell ...

Shell scripts enable every level of system administration and user interaction on Unix and Linux systems. Several system administration tasks can be automated with shell scripts. Disaster recovery ...

For Linux users, the command line is a celebrated part of our entire experience. Unlike other popular operating systems, where the command line is a scary proposition for all but the most experienced ...