Shell scripting is one of those skills that are absolutely invaluable on especially UNIX and BSD-based systems like the BSDs, the two zillion Linux distributions as well as MacOS. Yet not every shell ...

This Wiley Publishing tome is big (more than 650 pages), useful and very complete. Be warned, however, that its scope is limited to system administration. The purpose of the book is to solve “real ...

Scripting allows shell users to automate repetitive tasks, improving reproducibility, reducing the risk of errors, freeing time, and avoiding boredom. Bioinformatics analysis pipelines may involve ...

Linux Journal, representing 25+ years of publication, is the original magazine of the global Open Source community.

Automating repetitive or error-prone system administration tasks Gaining mastery over Bash and other POSIX-compliant shells Building secure, efficient workflows for maintaining Linux systems ...