The bash shell is a complete programming language, not merely a glue to combine external Linux commands. By taking full advantage of shell internals, shell programs can perform as snappily as utilities written in C or other compiled languages. And you will see how, without assuming Unix lore, you can write professional bash 4.0 programs through standard programming techniques.

Complete bash coverage
Teaches bash as a programming language
Helps you master bash 4.0 features

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Chris F.A. Johnson was introduced to Unix in 1990 and learned shell scripting because there was no C compiler on the system. His first major project was a menu-driven, user-extensible database system with report generator. Chris uses the shell as his primary, general-purpose programming language, and his projects have included a member database, menuing system, and POP3 mail filtering and retrieval. Chris is the author of Shell Scripting Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (Apress, 2005). When not pushing shell scripting to the limit, he designs and codes web sites, teaches chess, and composes cryptic crosswords.

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Book Title: Pro Bash Programming
Book Subtitle: Scripting the Linux Shell
Authors: Chris F. A. Johnson
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-1998-9
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Professional and Applied Computing (R0), Apress Access Books
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4302-1997-2Published: 19 October 2009
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4302-1998-9Published: 05 December 2009
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: 350
Topics: Open Source, Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems

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