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

If you are doing X11, for example, you can go low-level or pick any of a number of high-level libraries. The tutorial assumes you understand C and basic Linux programming. It has two sections, really.

You might think that Linux scripting might only be for wizards. It can save you a lot of time, even if you don't consider yourself a programmer. Taking a little time to learn some basic scripting ...

Our Linux cheat sheet includes some of the most commonly used commands along with brief explanations and examples of what the commands can do.

It is easy to dismiss bash — the typical Linux shell program — as just a command prompt that allows scripting. Bash, however, is a full-blown programming language. I wouldn’t pres… ...