Scripting in Linux–putting commands into a file so you can run them as a group—is a lot easier than running them from the command line because you don’t have to figure out the process over ...

Creating a script on a Unix or Linux system can be dead easy or surprisingly complex; it all depends on how much you’re trying to get the script to do. In this post, we look at scripting basics ...

So, you want a cool dynamic desktop wallpaper without dodgy programs and a million viruses? The good news is, this is Linux, and anything is possible. I started this project because I was bored of my ...

String Manipulation and Regular Expressions - Shell scripting offers powerful string manipulation capabilities, including substring extraction, replacement, and pattern matching using regular ...

In this how-to, we will create a simple application launcher using a Bash script. Selecting an application will trigger the terminal command and open the application.

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

For example, you could run the stop script at 10 p.m., the export script at midnight, and the start script at 2 a.m. Those cron jobs would something look like: ...