Do you want to create a Shell script in your Linux system? This guide will take you through how to create a shell script using multiple text editors, how to add comments, and how to use Shell ...

Jack Wallen shows how you can create a Linux shell script that requires a password without having to save a password within the script. Image: dennizn/Adobe Stock ...

There are three facts we can use to our advantage: The option variable ("optvar") stores the option name currently being processed (e.g., a, b, or c). When complete, getopts returns a number greater ...

You need to package up a bunch of files, send them somewhere, and do something with them at the destination. It isn’t an uncommon scenario. The obvious answer is to create an archive — a zip or tar ...

PowerShell is available for Linux, allowing you to run cross-platform commands and scripts with object-oriented features.

Wicked Cool Shell Scripts: 101 Scripts for Linux, OS X, and Unix Systems by Dave Taylor and Brandon Perry, 2 nd edition, no starch press (2017) is a book that can lift you up a notch in the super Unix ...

We've been digging into the Yahoo Movies database for the past few months, as you'll recall, building a command called findmovie that will have the following usage: USAGE: findmovie -g genre -k ...

If you ever think about it, computers are exceedingly stupid. Even the most powerful CPU can’t do very much. However, it can do what it does very rapidly and repeatably. Computers are so fast, they ...