I wasn't a developer when I first started using Linux many moons ago. I dabbled in Python and wrote plenty of Bash scripts, ...

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 ...

Many Linux-based machines run Bash as their standard scripting engine, but some distributions, like Alpine and Debian, don't. Testing your script with other shells can help with portability.

Jack Wallen shows how you can create a Linux shell script that requires a password without having to save a password within the script.

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… ...

If you're not yet comfortable with writing scripts on Unix and Linux systems, this post might get you off to a healthy start.

linux.shell script 1 Articles Linux Fu: Walk, Chew Gum August 16, 2021 by Al Williams 7 Comments ...

Linux systems offer a lot of choices for what shell you use. Some you'll love and others you maybe won't, but it's easy to try any of them out and change your shell when you find the one you prefer.

Shell scripting, via the provided sh-compatible shell and attendant utilities, is flexible and quick when some local intelligence is needed—for example, reacting to the push of a doorbell by snapping ...