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Bash Shell Scripting Part 4 – Variables

June 20, 2016Written by Gwen

Now that we have successfully created and executed a shell script, it’s time to start building on the functionality available to shell scripts.

The topics to come may sound heavy, but they’re actually very cool, and can serve as a basic primer for anyone interested in learning programming.

For anyone not interested in programming, the logic that can be applied in shell scripting is none-the-less a useful skill to have.

The first of these, that I found downright enthralling (when I first began programming years ago), are variables.

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Bash Shell Scripting Part 3 – Execution

June 13, 2016Written by Gwen

At long last we have reached the third part in the bash shell scripting series, and can tackle the greatest achievement of all; execution of the script.

In order to execute a script, you have to have a script file to execute, so let’s start with a few words on the topic of creating that file.

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Bash Shell Scripting Part 2 – Components

June 6, 2016Written by Gwen

Last week, we discovered the benefits of shell scripting, and got our first glimpse at an example script.

This week we’re going to dissect the sample script and learn about the various components that make it tick.

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Bash Shell Scripting Part 1 – Introduction

May 30, 2016Written by Gwen

Bash shell scripting is a very cool concept, disguised by a very prosaic title.

The concept is that anything that goes on in the command line can go on in a shell script.

So, why would anyone want to do anything in a shell script, that they could already do in the command line?

I’m glad you asked; because I made a list. 😀

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Man, What An Introduction to the Linux Command Line!

May 23, 2016Written by Gwen

It’s official; I’m oblivious.

That is the only possible explanation, really, as to how I could have missed this.

Today I ran across a very useful and informative tidbit that would have been very useful to me back when I was first beginning to learn the Linux command line.

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All About the Dot Slash Issue

May 16, 2016Written by Gwen

In an upcoming series I’m going to start exploring the basics of shell scripting (writing your own little programs that run from the command line and make things happen).

In the meantime — with not a little prompting from my Dad — I’ve decided to explore the dot slash issue.

I call it an issue, but really it’s just two keystrokes resulting in two characters that get placed before shell scripts to execute said shell scripts.

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All About Linux Command Line Piping and Redirection

May 9, 2016Written by Gwen

Piping and redirection are two tools that, although I have mentioned them before, I vastly under-utilize in the command line.

To that end, I have decided that a more thorough exploration is warranted, so that I might come to appreciate these tools to their fullest — and remember to use them!

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All About Linux Command Line Navigation

May 2, 2016Written by Gwen

In previous posts, I have touched on both paths and navigation, without going into all of the details.

Since the two are so closely intertwined, I decided today to go into greater detail about both subjects at once, with an emphasis on how to navigate via the Linux command line, and what shortcuts are available to streamline the navigation process.

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All About Linux Command Line Wildcards

April 25, 2016Written by Gwen

In a previous post I mentioned wild cards very briefly, in conjunction with the Linux command line.

I did not stop to explain at that time, but wild cards have a life that extends far beyond the Linux command line.

It is time now to delve deeper in this subject, as it is a great one to be aware of. But take note that I will be focusing back on the use of wildcards in the Linux command line.

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All About Using the DNF Package Manager on Linux

April 11, 2016Written by Gwen

If you’ve used the Linux command line much at all, you’re probably familiar with yum.

Yum — an acronym for the “Yellowdog Updater, Modified” — is an RPM-based package manager that is now obsolete.

Dnf — an acronym for “Dandified Yum” — is the replacement RPM-based package manager used in place of yum.

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