When using Ubuntu, user-defined tasks can be performed by executing a script at startup and shutdown. Each of these scripts is a little particular and requires subtle modifications in order to include ...

However, you can easily create a shell script that contains a file — even an archive of many files — and then retrieve the file and act on it at run time. This is much simpler from the remote ...

If you want to get some of the power of Kali Linux on your Ubuntu distribution, Jack Wallen shows you how to do so with the Katoolin install script.

Some good online resources cover these topics in more depth. 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 ...

A Bunco so quickly? Well, as I said, there might be a slight issue with the randomness of the random number generator in the shell. You can test it once you have the script working by running it a few ...