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Shell Scripting:

Expert Recipes for Linux, Bash and more (Google eBook)
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John Wiley & Sons, Aug 17, 2011 - Computers - 576 pages
A compendium of shell scripting recipes that can immediately be used, adjusted, and applied

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!

  

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Contents

The History of Unix GNU and Linux
Summary
Getting Started
Variables
Wildcard Expansion
Conditional Execution
Flow Control Using Loops
Variables Continued
Text Manipulation
Tools for Systems Administration
timeout
uname
Systems Administration
Presentation
Data Storage and Retrieval
Numbers

Functions and Libraries
Arrays
Processes
Choosing and Using Shells
Recipes for Using and Extending
find
Processes
Internationalization
Further Reading
Title Page
Copyright

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About the author (2011)

Steve Parker is an IT consultant specializing in Solaris and GNU/Linux. He has been providing consultancy services for more than a decade. He is the author of the popular Bourne Shell Programming/Scripting Tutorial (http://steve-parker.org/sh/sh.shtml), which sees more than one million visitors a year.

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