If you're not yet comfortable with writing scripts on Unix and Linux systems, this post might get you off to a healthy start.

Is there a language similar to BASIC that I can use for general-purpose programming tasks under Linux? I know that shell scripting is much more powerful than MS batch files, but the syntax seems ...

It will help you dramatically when doing basic maintenance and troubleshooting on your Linux machine. Finally, the most important thing you need to have a complete understanding of is your text editor ...

I've been doing the UNIX systems thing (Solaris, HP-UX and Linux) for a while now but the one thing that I still sometimes get lost on is shell scripting. Now let me start with the usual ...

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 ...

Linux Shell Scripting: A Project-Based Approach to Learning Shell scripts are among the most powerful tools available for all Linux users and likely the most flexible, too.

Sometimes you don’t want binary characters cluttering up your shell script. Maybe you want to e-mail the script and you are afraid of what the various mail systems in the path might do to your data.

The basic components of a Linux Embedded System, including kernel and root filesystem details are discussed. The Buildroot build system is introduced, which students use to build their own custom ...