Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide

An in-depth exploration of the art of shell scripting < 30 September 2009 Revision History Revision 5.6 26 Jan 2009 Revised by: mc 'WORCESTERBERRY' release: Minor Update. Revision 6.0 23 Mar 2009 Revised by: mc 'THIMBLEBERRY' release: Major Update. Revision 6.1 30 Sep 2009 Revised by: mc 'BUFFALOBERRY' release: Minor Update. This tutorial assumes no previous knowledge of scripting or programming, but progresses rapidly toward an intermediate/advanced level of instruction... all the while sneaking in little nuggets of UNIX® wisdom and lore. It serves as a textbook, a manual for self-study, and a reference and source of knowledge on shell scripting techniques. The exercises and examples invite active reader participation, under the premise that the only way to really learn scripting is to write scripts. This book is suitable for classroom use a

Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide An in-depth exploration of the art of shell scripting Mendel Cooper <thegrendel.abs@gmail.com> 6.1 30 September 2009 Revision History Revision 5.6 26 Jan 2009 Revised by: mc 'WORCESTERBERRY' release: Minor Update. Revision 6.0 23 Mar 2009 Revised by: mc 'THIMBLEBERRY' release: Major Update. Revision 6.1 30 Sep 2009 Revised by: mc 'BUFFALOBERRY' release: Minor Update. This tutorial assumes no previous knowledge of scripting or programming, but progresses rapidly toward an intermediate/advanced level of instruction . . . all the while sneaking in little nuggets of UNIX® wisdom and lore. It serves as a textbook, a manual for self-study, and a reference and source of knowledge on shell scripting techniques. The exercises and heavily-commented examples invite active reader participation, under the premise that the only way to really learn scripting is to write scripts. This book is suitable for classroom use as a general introduction to programming concepts. Dedication For Anita, the source of all the magic Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide Table of Contents Chapter 1. Shell…