Everything needed to use the same script with Linux and all varieties of UNIX is present: Linux, Solaris, AIX and HP-UX have one subsection each. The first chapter is a quick tutorial of shell ...

Shell scripts are the Unix/Linux counterpart to Windows/DOS batch files and Windows scripts. Because macOS is Unix based, Macs also execute shell scripts. See Windows Script Host, ...

In this post, we look at scripting basics—at how to get started if you have never built a script before. Identifying the shell. Unix and Linux systems today have a number of shells that you can use.

Unlike shell scripts on Unix systems, batch files are run by typing their names without their extensions. So to run a batch file named mapdrive.bat, you would type only “mapdrive”.

If you’re not sure which version of the Korn shell you are using, you can download the shtype script from shelldorado. If you’re running korn93, your output will look like this: > ./shtype ...

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.

Shell scripts also support some programming language fundamentals, such as variables, flow control and data structures. Shell scripts can be very useful for batch jobs that will be run often and ...