Shell scripting is a powerful tool for automating tasks in Unix-like operating systems. The scripts are written in a scripting language interpreted by a shell, which is a command-line interpreter. The ...

Unlike shell scripts on Unix systems, batch files are run by typing their names without their extensions. So to run a batch file named mapdrive.bat, you would type only “mapdrive”.

This repository is designed to introduce beginner-level shell scripts. Each script is focused on a specific concept or functionality to help new learners understand the basics of shell scripting. To ...

Here at work we use an old SCO UNIX system for some of the day to day operations. To make my role as desktop support a little faster I was hoping to write a script that would kill all of the TTYs ...

To see how associative arrays work, we’re going to look at both the Korn shell and Perl, though only the newest version of the Korn shell (referred to as “korn93”) supports associative arrays.

The most arcane shell commands and options are explained with plenty of examples. “Here” documents, a way to feed input to a script or command within the script itself, are explained thoroughly.

A shell script is a list of commands that are read by the shell and executed in order. Shell scripts also support some programming language fundamentals, such as variables, flow control and data ...

Shell scripting may finally get a proper bug-checker. A group of academics has proposed static analysis techniques aimed at improving the correctness and reliability of Unix shell programs. The team ...