If you're not yet comfortable with writing scripts on Unix and Linux systems, this post might get you off to a healthy start.

Learning scripting is a valuable skill, with Python being the most popular language, potentially boosting career prospects. You might think that Linux scripting might only be for wizards.

Here are some basic skills to get started with bash, one of the best shells for preparing and using scripts on Linux.

How I automate basic tasks on Linux with bash scripts - and why you should try it Stop wasting time on repetitive tasks, and let bash scripts do the work for you.

I'm looking for info on using "if" with errorlevels but I may be using the wrong term because I keep coming up with nt shell scripting info.So here is what I want to do...I want to run "ls" on an ...

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, with total size of the directory contents ...

It will help you dramatically when doing basic maintenance and troubleshooting on your Linux machine. Finally, the most important thing you need to have a complete understanding of is your text editor ...

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… ...

Here are some thoughts, with apologies to the Scripting Guy (s) for stealing their format. Day 1: Beginner: Create a script to add a user to the system, provision their mail, IM, shares and home page.