Shell scripts enable every level of system administration and user interaction on Unix and Linux systems. Several system administration tasks can be automated with shell scripts. Disaster recovery ...

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 ...

Don't expose your system with sloppy scripts! Although a Linux desktop or server is less susceptible to viruses and malware than a typical Windows device, there isn't a device on the internet that isn ...

Shell scripting is one of those skills that are absolutely invaluable on especially UNIX and BSD-based systems like the BSDs, the two zillion Linux distributions as well as MacOS. Yet not every shell ...

Have you been thinking about biting the bullet and learning Bash scripting? Or perhaps you're like me, and you're always looking for ways to improve. I have three tips that will improve every Bash ...

Once a script is prepared and tested, you can get a significant task completed simply by typing the script's name followed by any required arguments. Developing scripts to handle your more complicated ...

I use simple bash scripts to automate the boring stuff in Linux. Here's what they are and how they work.

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 ...