A program (binary, or executable) is a file on disk somewhere, in a recognized format. Common formats include ELF on Linux, ...

Scripting in Linux–putting commands into a file so you can run them as a group—is a lot easier than running them from the command line because you don’t have to figure out the process over ...

The Linux script command has been around for ages and provides a simple but useful service. It lets you record command line activity – both input and output. This can be very helpful in ...

Shell scripting is an often forgotten programming environment, relegated to simple automation tasks and little else. In fact, it’s possible to achieve much more complex tasks in the shell.

Kernel developers need to make sure system calls are represented in all relevant spots in the source tree. Renaming, renumbering and making other changes to system calls involves a lot of fiddly ...