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

Shell Scripting A Simple Shell Script #!/bin/bash clear echo "Hello world!" The first line tells the operating system what shell to use to interpret the script and the location of the shell. We need ...

Dungeons, Dragons and Dice—a script that lets you roll those 3d6 and 2d20 that a surprising number of games require. In my last article, I talked about a really simple shell script for a game called ...

But, with the help of some simple shell scripting, you can also send quick status updates directly to Twitter from within an Automator workflow. Start by launching Automator and creating a new ...

Every time we publish a Linux hack that uses a shell script, someone will chime in about how awful it is to program shell scripts. While we like the ubiquity and efficiency, we can’t disagree… ...

Most Linux Administrators are comfortable with the command line interface and many might think that using Zenity to “dumb-up” a simple shell script is a waste of time. However many Linux Users aren't ...

"This script is called during login, and reachable without authentication. The exploit is then used to launch a simple shell script that will download and execute a number of additional pieces of ...

A simple script that can save you having to check the manpage every time you want to back up your home directory with rsync can reduce the process to typing a single short word.