Shell scripting essentially forms the nuts and bolts of a Unix-like system. Bash shell scripting is relatively easy to learn, and it can be surprisingly powerful.

It is easy to dismiss bash — the typical Linux shell program — as just a command prompt that allows scripting. Bash, however, is a full-blown programming language. I wouldn’t pres… ...

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 ...

There are lots of sides to bash and much to know before you're likely to feel comfortable snuggling up to it. This post examines many aspects of this very popular shell and recommends further reading.

Do you want to create a Shell script in your Linux system? This guide will take you through how to create a shell script using multiple text editors, how to add comments, and how to use Shell ...

I am writing a script and I have hit a road block that I would like to get some input on. Here is what I have so far: #!/bin/bash #set -x ...

Shell scripts also support some programming language fundamentals, such as variables, flow control and data structures. Shell scripts can be very useful for batch jobs that will be run often and ...