Jim Hall
It's okay to write a short Bash script to automate a task
Bash
David Both
1 The function of any shell, whether Bash, KSH, CSH is to take commands entered on the...
With a little Bash scripting, you can automate tasks on your Linux system. Learn more with these...
Use Bash to print 2-sided documents on a printer that can only print on one side.
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Tomorrow, Saturday as I write this, we'll be heading to Atlantic Beach, our current favorite. By then...
Seth Kenlon
The base64 command converts binary data to ASCII data so that it can be transmitted as text....
1 You may have heard that Linux and Unix computers give you the ability to control a...
The basename command is a GNU core utility for UNIX and UNIX-like systems, and is designed to...
In Episode 1, How to do fast, repeatable Linux installations #1 — Bash scripts, I discussed how...
Image by: Opensource.com Some of my articles and an entire book have been about The Linux Philosophy...
Use these commands to generate random numbers for a fun math quiz game.
Learning a new programming language can be a fun exercise.
Writing a short Bash script can save typing lots of instructions at the command line.
Separating config files from code enables anyone to change their configurations without any special programming skills.