To change a password in Linux through a Bash script, he two scripts that are most important are 'Create Users' and 'Change Passwords Shell' scripts, for the system admin which regularly uses the mail ...

The script command not only makes a record of what commands you run but also allows you to save the output generated so that you can examine it later or easily turn your command sequences into scripts ...

A few days ago, we posted a few effective methods to effortlessly retrieve commands from Linux command history like a pro. Creating a script for a Linux command is one of them. Using a script for a ...

If you're using Opera on Linux, you might know that updating the extra media lib is necessary from time to time. To make it easier, I created a script that can set up the extra directory and update ...

When using Ubuntu, user-defined tasks can be performed by executing a script at startup and shutdown. Each of these scripts is a little particular and requires subtle modifications in order to include ...

Just like a movie script gives actors an idea of how to act out a particular scene. In the same way, a Bash script is a file containing a series of Linux commands which when executed, work like they ...

Bind some hot keys in your linux desktop environment to this script with window description (e.g. part of window name) and action for case when no suitable window is found. Switch to specified window ...

This Bash script turned my Linux terminal into an untraceable messenger — no account required ...

Exiting a script and logging out are very different, but sometimes you may need to log out of your Linux system from within a script. Here's how to do it. Most of the time, exiting a script leaves you ...