Skip to the content
Both.org
News, Opinion, Tutorials, and Community for Linux Users and SysAdmins
  • About Us
  • Computers 101
    • Hardware 101
    • Operating Systems 101
  • End of 10 Events
    • Wake Forest, NC, — 2025-09-20
  • Linux
    • Why I use Linux
    • The real reason we use Linux
  • My Linux Books
    • systemd for Linux SysAdmins
    • Using and Administering Linux – Zero to SysAdmin: 2nd Edition
    • The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins
    • Linux for Small Business Owners
    • Errata
      • Errata for The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins
      • Errata for Using and Administering Linux — 1st Edition
      • Errata for Using and Administering Linux — 2nd Edition
  • Open Source Resources
    • What is Open Source?
    • What is Linux?
    • What is Open Source Software?
    • The Open Source Way
  • Write for us
    • Submission and Style guide
    • Advertising statement
  • Downloads
1

Let’s measure pi with a Raspberry Pi

March 13, 2026October 17, 2025
2

Why I Really Like Linux

March 12, 2026March 13, 2026
3

California’s age verification law is bad for open source

March 10, 2026March 9, 2026
4

Announcing the 3rd Edition of “Using and Administering Linux”

March 7, 2026March 7, 2026
5

Fresh KDE Innovation Meets Ubuntu Stability

March 5, 2026March 4, 2026
6

Make your first contribution to open source

March 2, 2026February 28, 2026
7

The Fedora “Everything” 43 Image Changes Everything

February 27, 2026March 13, 2026
8

Getting Help for Linux

February 24, 2026February 24, 2026
9

Nine traits of the veteran Unix admin

February 20, 2026February 24, 2026
  • Home
  • Programming
  • Page 5

Tag: Programming

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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More

Posts pagination

Previous 1 … 4 5

Random Quote

Unix was not designed to stop its users from doing stupid things, as that would also stop them from doing clever things.

— Doug Gwyn

Why I’ve Never Used Windows

On February 12 I gave a presentation at the Triangle Linux Users Group (TriLUG) about why I use Linux and why I’ve never used Windows.

Here’s the link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/live/uCK_haOXPFM 

David Both ATO Interview

Last October at All Things Open (ATO) I was interviewed by Jason Hibbits of We Love Open Source. It’s posted in the article “Why today’s AI isn’t intelligent (yet)“.

“systemd for SysAdmins” Now Available

May 13,2025

My latest book — a #1 New Release on Amazon — “systemd for Linux  SysAdmins” is now available from my publisher, Apress, and on Amazon.

Technically We Write — Our Partner Site

Our partner site, Technically We Write, has published a number of articles from several contributors to Both.org. Check them out.

Technically We Write is a community of technical writers, technical editors, copyeditors, web content writers, and all other roles in technical communication.

Subscribe to Both.org

To comment on articles, you must have an account.

Send your desired user ID, first and last name, and an email address for login (this must be the same email address used to register) to subscribe@both.org with “Subscribe” as the subject line.

You’ll receive a confirmation of your subscription with your initial password as soon as we are able to process it.

Administration

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
  • About Us
  • Computers 101
    • Hardware 101
    • Operating Systems 101
  • End of 10 Events
    • Wake Forest, NC, — 2025-09-20
  • Linux
    • Why I use Linux
    • The real reason we use Linux
  • My Linux Books
    • systemd for Linux SysAdmins
    • Using and Administering Linux – Zero to SysAdmin: 2nd Edition
    • The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins
    • Linux for Small Business Owners
    • Errata
      • Errata for The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins
      • Errata for Using and Administering Linux — 1st Edition
      • Errata for Using and Administering Linux — 2nd Edition
  • Open Source Resources
    • What is Open Source?
    • What is Linux?
    • What is Open Source Software?
    • The Open Source Way
  • Write for us
    • Submission and Style guide
    • Advertising statement
  • Downloads

License and AI Statements

Both.org aims to publish everything under a Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike license. Some items may be published under a different license. You are responsible to verify permissions before reusing content from this website.

The opinions expressed are those of the individual authors, not Both.org.

You may not use this content to train AI.

 

Advertising Statement

Advertising Statement

To the Top ↑ Up ↑