It is easy to dismiss bash — the typical Linux shell program — as just a command prompt that allows scripting. Bash, however, is a full-blown programming language. I wouldn’t pres… ...

Script Doctor While bash scripting is often maligned and not without reason, it is very flexible and powerful, as this example shows.

Learning Bash is really useful, especially if you want to unlock the full power of a Unix or Linux system. Here are some of the most compelling reasons to look at Bash scripting as something to learn.

Leveraging the functionality of Apache with CGI and Bash scripting in such a way that it can be consumed by GitHub allows for almost endless possibilities. Resources For more information on topics ...

The script described here can change Linux systems' IP addresses from dynamic to static with much less manual work.

Essential nmcli commands to manage network connections, configure Wi-Fi and Ethernet, set static IPs, and troubleshoot errors ...

For example, you can create a file named 'myscript.sh' and write: #!/bin/bash command1 command2 command3 Then, run chmod +x myscript.sh to make the script executable and execute it with ./myscript.sh.

The Linux script command has been around for ages and provides a simple but useful service. It lets you record command line activity – both input and output.

I recently thought about writing a Groovy script to search JARs for a specific string, but decided to first look for an alternative rather than writing a script. The alternative needed to be easy ...