Learn how to use the timeout command in Bash scripts to prevent infinite loops when waiting for a service to come online.

Learning Bash is really useful, especially if you want to unlock the full power of a Unix or Linux system. Here are some of the most compelling reasons to look at Bash scripting as something to learn.

Using RH7.0, I've set up a bash script called 'dlist' which is just an 'ls' with the '-s and -h' switches appended. This gives you your normal ls output ...

In this how-to, we will create a simple application launcher using a Bash script. Selecting an application will trigger the terminal command and open the application.