It's not hard to create and run a shell script in Linux distros like Ubuntu, but there are a few non-obvious pitfalls you need to avoid. Here's a quick example of how to execute a script in Linux.

Debugging: Use Perl’s built-in debugging tool with perl -d script.pl for troubleshooting. Conclusion Bash, Python, and Perl each bring unique strengths to the table. Bash is excellent for simple ...

Build 2016 saw Bash on Windows and a new PowerShell Docker module. What do the two mean for the future of the server?

However, unlike many other languages, bash scripting doesn't use a compiler to run its code but instead relies on a command-line interpreter. The interpreter takes the commands from Bash and runs ...

No SSH server or client was available at the time, so custom shell scripts had to be triggered by timer or run from a PHP script. There was a telnet server available for development use, however. And ...