s/Jim, what/ Neil Schneider wrote: > Carl Lowenstein wrote: >> On 11/1/07, Neil Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> gossamer axe wrote: >>>> I was speaking a little with Gus last meeting and he mentioned that he's > been writing a lot of BASH scripts lately, I've done some, everyone has > at >>>> some point. How about people sharing their scripts, maybe some critique >>> on >>>> how to better write them by others that are more knowledgable? Or just > an >>>> ingenious way to do an everyday task? I'm sure all of my scripts could > be >>>> written better. >>> Let's make this month's presentation about bash scripting. And let's make > it >>> several short presentations. Here are some of my ideas. >>> bash overview >>> bash script concepts >>> useful bash scripts for beginners >>> intermediate bash scripts >>> bash scripts for administrators >>> quirks of bash variants >>> why you might want to use another shell. >>> This is all subject to change and alternate suggestions. But I'd like to > "bash" it out before the weekend and get volunteers for each part. You can > volunteer for more than one if so motivated. >>> Your thoughts? >> Another possible topic, which I gave a talk on a long time ago in KPLUG > years. Probably I could do it again, maybe with some things learned in the > interim. >> Customizing your Bash environment. (shell prompt, useful abbreviated >> commands) > > OK, how much time would you take Carl? > > Jim, what would you like to talk about?
OK, I found a little contribution, if you think it sounds appropriate. "Bash Pitfalls" There is a nice website addressing this topic. I will illustrate a few examples from there (and give the link, of course). 10-15 minutes, could even be an optional chunk if time runs short. > > Newer agenda: > > bash overview -- John H Robinson IV > bash script concepts > Customizing your Bash environment -- Carl Lowenstein > useful bash scripts for beginners > why you might want to use another shell -- John H Robinson IV > > I dropped a couple so it will fit in the two hours alloted. > > Anyone else? > > We need to figure out how we can do this with a single computer, so we don't > spend half the meeting swapping computers. John wants MagicPoint installed. > I'm thinking if people can create their presentations in their local directory > on http://www.kernel-panic.org/Members then we can use the web interface to > present. Of course that assumes that we can reach our web server from inside > SDCOE network. > For the topic I offered above, I think I can arrange to have anything I need to illustrate on a usb. Just need bash. And of course a browser. Regards, ..jim -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
