Every time we publish a Linux hack that uses a shell script, someone will chime in about how awful it is to program shell scripts. While we like the ubiquity and efficiency, we can’t disagree… ...

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 ...

If that sounds silly, that's because it is! Shell scripting is programming, and if you've ever created sysadmin scripts or even written batch files in Windows, your programming skills are better than ...

The new second edition of Dave Taylor and Brandon Perry's classic Wicked Cool Shell Scripts, published by No Starch Press, features a smorgasbord of favorite scripts and 23 brand-new ones. Subtitled ...

Jack Wallen shows how you can create a Linux shell script that requires a password without having to save a password within the script.

Are you doing too much typing in your daily Linux work? Find it difficult to remember complex commands? You'll want to use Linux aliases. Find out how they work and see some useful examples.

Programming languages: PowerShell nets more Linux, MacOS, Windows developers Microsoft's PowerShell open-sourced scripting language is striking a chord with more developers.