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 Prentice Hall, copyright 2012 ...

Shell scripting is a lot more powerful than many people realize. With the right commands, shell scripting can automate many tasks and even make life easier for the user. Here's why you shouldn't sleep ...

Creating and Executing Scripts. Scripts are essentially text files with executable permission. To create a script, use a text editor to write commands, then save the file with a .sh extension. Make ...

Shell Scripting is defined as an open-source program that’s run by Linux or Unix shell. Through shell scripting, you can write commands to be executed by the shell. Lengthy and repetitive commands are ...

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… ...

Any command you run on the Linux command line can be run in a script provided it’s compatible with the specified shell. Use your favorite text editor and type in your commands.

Here, docs/ is an argument that tells ls which file to list. The command will run its default action: display the names of ...

Developing scripts to handle your more complicated tasks can make your efforts on the Linux command line considerably easier and more reliable – at least once the scripts are written and tested.

If, however, you're a Linux administrator or power user, and you often use shell commands and/or write shell scripts, then, my friend, you can wreck your computer's day with the wrong command at ...

Fortunately, these Linux commands make it fairly easy to download files from a local or remote location. I'm going to show you three: wget, curl, and scp. 1. wget ...