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 — a zip or tar ...

Simply put, a Shell Script is a program that is run by a UNIX/Linux shell. It is a file that contains a series of commands which are executed sequentially as if they were entered on the command line ...

Claim your complimentary copy (valued at $35.99) for free before the offer expires on April 9. Dive into the world of Linux shell scripting with this hands-on guide. If you’re comfortable using the ...

If you’re comfortable using the command line on Unix or Linux but haven’t fully explored Bash, this book is for you. It’s designed for programmers familiar with languages like Python, JavaScript, or ...

Linux Journal, representing 25+ years of publication, is the original magazine of the global Open Source community.

I’m going to go ahead and admit it: I really have too many tray icons. You know the ones. They sit on your taskbar, perhaps doing something in the background or, at least, giving you fingertip access ...

With even Windows offering a Linux shell, this is a good time to learn this language. Unfortunately the Linux shell is very idosyncratic, and hence a difficult language to master. There are few ...

In this newly revised fifth edition, Richard Blum delivers an up-to-date and authoritative discussion of the fundamentals of shell scripting in Linux, as well as the advanced topics, working examples, ...

Bash (Bourne Again Shell) is the free and enhanced version of the Bourne shell distributed with Linux and GNU operating systems (OSes). Bash is similar to the original but has added features, such as ...

A shell script is a text file that contains a sequence of commands for a Unix-based operating system (OS). It's called a shell script because it combines a sequence of commands in a file that would ...