It is easy to dismiss bash — the typical Linux shell program — as just a command prompt that allows scripting. Bash, however, is a full-blown programming language. I wouldn’t pres… ...

Creating and Executing Scripts. Scripts are essentially text files with executable permission. To create a script, use a text editor to write commands, then save the file with a .sh extension. Make ...

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 ...

Dive into the world of Linux shell scripting with this hands-on guide. If you’re comfortable using the command line on Unix or Linux but haven’t fully explored Bash, this book is for you.

Drop those two commands into a text file, give it a name with the extension .sh (for example, file-count.sh) and you’ve written your first simple shell script. Shell scripts can be significantly ...

You need to package up a bunch of files, send them somewhere, and do something with them at the destination. It isn’t an uncommon scenario. The obvious answer is to create an archive — … ...

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 ...

You can use the set -x command to do some script debugging. In other words, when you use this option, bash is going to show you a lot more output that displays what your script is up to.