The command-line interface (CLI) is the cornerstone of interacting with the Linux operating system ... Unlike many programming languages, variables in shell scripts don't have explicit data types.

Now, type the following commands in it. #! /bin/bash echo “Welcome to the Linux family.” Step 4: Press “Esc” to exit this mode. Then type “:w” to save your script. Once saved, the shell script will ...

Every time we publish a Linux hack that uses a shell script, someone will chime in about ... that database with SQL-like commands: ls | where {type=="directory"}. You can still treat I/O as ...

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.

If you don't love the shell you're using on your Linux system, change it ... for turning even the most complicated tasks into scripts. It includes directory manipulation, tab completion, job ...

It isn’t an uncommon scenario. The obvious answer is to create an archive — a zip or tar file, maybe — and include a shell script that you have to tell the user to run after unpacking.

Semantics-driven static analysis could be used to improve the safety, correctness, and performance of Unix, Linux, and macOS shell scripts ... interactions while a type system centered around ...

This article is reprinted from the book A Practical Guide to Linux Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming 3rd edition, with permission of the author and publisher ...