Shell Scripting: Expert Recipes for Linux, Bash, and more [Paperback]

The shell is the primary way of communicating with the Unix and Linux systems, providing a direct way to program by automating simple-to-intermediate tasks. With this book, Linux expert Steve Parker shares a collection of shell scripting recipes that can be used as is or easily modified for a variety of environments or situations. The book covers shell programming, with a focus on Linux and the Bash shell; it provides credible, real-world relevance, as well as providing the flexible tools to get started immediately.

• Shares a collection of helpful shell scripting recipes that can immediately be used for various of real-world challenges
• Features recipes for system tools, shell features, and systems administration
• Provides a host of plug and play recipes for to immediately apply and easily modify so the wheel doesn't have to be reinvented with each challenge faced

Come out of your shell and dive into this collection of tried and tested shell scripting recipes that you can start using right away!

Introduction xxix

Part I: About the Ingredients

Chapter 1: The History of Unix, Gnu, and Linux 3

Unix 3

Everything is a File and Pipelines 5

BSD 6

GNU 7

Linux 11

Summary 12

Chapter 2: Getting Started 15

Choosing an OS 15

GNU/Linux 15

The BSDs 17

Proprietary Unix 17

Microsoft Windows 17

Choosing an Editor 18

Graphical Text Editors 18

Terminal Emulation 21