Every time we publish a Linux hack that uses a shell script, someone will chime in about how awful it is to program shell scripts. While we like the ubiquity and efficiency, we can’t disagree that the ...

Jason started his career as a Unix and Linux System Engineer in 1999. Since that time he has utilized his Linux skills at companies such as Xerox, UPS, Hewlett-Packard, and Amazon.com. Additionally, ...

Ever wondered why programming in Bash is so difficult? Bash employs the same constructs as traditional programming languages; however, under the hood, the logic is rather different. The Bourne-Again ...

The tests reflect results under Linux using GNU utilities. The focus is on the features found in Bash and POSIX.1-2024 compliant sh shells. The term compliant is used here as "most POSIX compliant", ...

This article assumes that you are using bash and you have programming experience. Shell is limited in number of tokens, its power lies within the hands of the developer. Shell programs can be run with ...

Programmer with a sound knowledge of shell scripting can do more interesting tasks in Linux than those who lack this knowledge. Learning this skill will help you to productive tasks in a time ...

For Linux users, the command line is a celebrated part of our entire experience. Unlike other popular operating systems, where the command line is a scary proposition for all but the most experienced ...

Computerworld is undertaking a series of investigations into the most widely-used programming languages. Previously we have spoken to Alfred v. Aho of , S. Tucker Taft on the , Microsoft about its ...