Portable Shell Programming: An Extensive Collection of Bourne Shell ExamplesPortable Shell Programming helps you leverage the power of UNIX shell scripts by presenting hundreds of practical examples - all carefully documented, organized, and indexed. Whether you're new to UNIX shell programming or you've already written scripts, this book will make you more productive immediately. Just look up the problem you're trying to solve, and find a quick, easy-to-implement solution. Or read Portable Shell Programming cover-to-cover as a comprehensive guide to shell programming concepts and techniques. All the complete shell scripts in this book are included on the accompanying diskette. |
Contents
Shell Syntax | 1 |
Background Execution | 12 |
Statements without Newlines | 20 |
Copyright | |
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