Overview
Shell Scripting Recipes is filled with over 150 much-needed and practical recipes that follow a problem-solution format, and help all Unix users regain some of the lost time spent creating and testing shell scripts.
Most scripts in this book are POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface)-compliant, so they are supported by many of the major shell variants, including Bash, ksh, and sh, among others.
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Filled with over 150 essential, practical recipes that empower Unix users to regain lost time
spent creating and testing shell scripts. The majority of scripts included are POSIX-compliant
and supported by many of the major shell variants, including Bash, ksh, and sh.
Each real-world example recipe follows the same problem-solution structure, meaning
cross-referencing is easy and fast. Recipe topics include file conversion (DOS, UNIX, and
Mac), system administration, resource monitoring, filename management, complex date
calculations, screen control capabilities, and much more.
Completely updated for this second edition and taking all the changes of the past ten
years into account, every recipe in this book is now relevant for a modern audience. Authors
Chris Johnson’s and Jayant Varma’s code is clear, direct, and applicable. Add this excellent
reference to your library today.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Shell Scripting Recipes
Book Subtitle: A Problem-Solution Approach
Authors: Chris F. A. Johnson, Jayant Varma
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-0220-3
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Professional and Applied Computing (R0), Apress Access Books
Copyright Information: Chris Johnson and Jayant Varma 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-0221-0Published: 13 October 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-0220-3Published: 23 October 2015
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XXIII, 351
Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations
Topics: Open Source, Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems