A Bourne Shell Programming/Scripting Tutorial for learning about using the Unix shell. Learn Linux / Unix shell scripting by example along with the theory. We'll have you mastering Unix shell scripting in no time! This thorough yet practical tutorial with examples throughout has been written with extensive feedback from literally hundreds of students and professionals in the field, both with and without a Unix or Linux background. From the author of the Wiley book "Shell Scripting - Expert Recipes for Bash, Linux and more" and of "How to Build a LAMP Server," this is his best-read and most popular work to date.
The image in Figure 1-4 shows a typical power-user Linux desktop with multiple shell windows. Because a great many shell commands work on files, you can often use a graphical file manager to eliminate the need for a shell.
Unleash the power of shell scripts to solve real-world problems by breaking through the practice of writing tedious code About This Book Learn how to efficiently and effectively build shell scripts and develop advanced applications with ...
With shell scripts, you can combine the fundamental Unix text and file processing commands to crunch data and automate repetitive tasks. But beneath this simple promise lies a treacherous ocean of variations in Unix commands and standards.
With this book, programmers will learn: How to install bash as your login shell The basics of interactive shell use, including UNIX file and directory structures, standard I/O, and background jobs Command line editing, history substitution, ...
Written in an approachable and jargon-free style designed to help you get the most out of your Linux Shell scripting experience, this book will teach you how to: Create and manage practical scripts, including how to write script utilities ...
With this book, Linux expert Steve Parker shares a collection of shell scripting recipes that can be used as is or easily modified for a variety of environments or situations.
As you make your way through the book's short, easily-digestible chapters, you'll learn how to: * Create and delete files, directories, and symlinks * Administer your system, including networking, package installation, and process ...
Advanced Bash Scripting Guide
The Korn shell is also faster; several of its features allow you to write programs that execute more quickly than their Bourne or C shell equivalents.This book provides a clear and concise explanation of the Korn shell's features.
Teach Yourself Shell Programming in 14 Days is a true beginning level guide to the Bourne Shell. Everyone who works in UNIX uses one of its three shells. This tutorial...