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Bash Code Command Line

Using logical operators on the Bash command line

Add powerful logic to the command line with control operators in compound commands.

David Both
January 28, 2024January 21, 2024
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Bash Linux

Linux Love Affair: Screenfetch vs. Neofetch – Who Wears the Crown?

Image by: Opensource.com CC-by-SA 4 You might want to share your Linux configuration with others for many reasons. You might be looking for help troubleshooting...

Don Watkins
December 31, 2023January 1, 2024
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Bash Linux Programming

Programming Bash #8: Initialization and sanity testing

In previous articles of this series we created our first, very small, one-line Bash script. We also explored the reasons for creating shell scripts and...

David Both
December 29, 2023December 29, 2023
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Bash Linux Programming

Programming Bash #7: Bash Program Needs Help

So far in this series we created our first, very small, one-line Bash script. We also explored the reasons for creating shell scripts and why...

David Both
December 28, 2023December 29, 2023
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Bash Linux Programming

Programming Bash #6: Creating a template

In the previous article in this series we created our first, very small Bash script. We also explored the reasons for creating shell scripts and...

David Both
December 27, 2023December 29, 2023
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Bash Linux Programming

Programming Bash #5: Automation with Scripts

For sysadmins, those of us who run and manage Linux computers most closely, we have direct access to the tools that can help us work...

David Both
December 26, 2023December 29, 2023
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Bash Linux Programming

Programming Bash #4: Using Loops

The ability to iterate over a section of code using various types of loops is one of the most important tools we have for performing...

David Both
December 25, 2023December 29, 2023
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Bash Linux Programming

Programming Bash #3: Logical Operators

In this series of articles we are looking at Bash as a programming language. In the second article, we explored some simple command line programming...

David Both
December 24, 2023January 21, 2024
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Bash Linux Programming

Programming Bash #2: Getting Started

Bash as a programming language We have all used Bash to issue commands. They are usually fairly simple and straightforward. But Bash can go beyond...

David Both
December 23, 2023December 29, 2023
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Bash Linux Programming

Programming Bash #1 – Introducing a New Series

I use Bash all the time, in part because it is the default shell for most Linux distributions, including Fedora and CentOS, the ones I...

David Both
December 22, 2023June 3, 2024
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