Shell scripts are not compiled — at least, not typically — so the shell only reads what it needs to do the work. That means if your script is careful to exit, you can add as much “garbage ...

A program (binary, or executable) is a file on disk somewhere, in a recognized format. Common formats include ELF on Linux, ...

Adding Comments in Shell Just like in many other programming languages, we use “#” (the hashtag symbol) to add comments in the shell script. In the Vim editor, open the text file. And write a comment ...

Check out the Shell Style Guide on GitHub to get started. Also, Apple has a document on shell script security that's also well worth a read. Be careful out there! A little extra time making sure your ...

Every time we publish a Linux hack that uses a shell script, someone will chime in about how awful it is to program shell scripts. While we like the ubiquity and efficiency, we can’t disagree… ...