Unix Basics: Shell Programming

http://mercury.chem.pitt.edu/~tiho/LinuxFocus/English/September2001/article216.shtml

Today's GnomeCLICK starts with several good reasons for learning the mysteries of shell scripting:

You can automate a lot of tasks with it, the shell is very good for system administration tasks, you can very quickly try out if your ideas work which makes it very useful for simple prototyping and it is very useful for small utilities that perform some relatively simple tasks where efficiency is less important than ease of configuration, maintenance and portability.

Unix Basics provides a strong look at shell scripting, including a table of available shell commands, something I've note seen on other sites. Scripting methods and conventions are laid out in a logical fashion, making it easy to frequent and utilize Unix Basics in your quest to create the perfect shell script.

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