Bash scripting is every Linux administrator’s Swiss Army knife. Learn how using a for-loop in conjunction with Bash scripts can produce powerful results. Bash scripting remains a staple of my ...

You need to package up a bunch of files, send them somewhere, and do something with them at the destination. It isn’t an uncommon scenario. The obvious answer is to create an archive — a zip or tar ...

The script command not only makes a record of what commands you run but also allows you to save the output generated so that you can examine it later or easily turn your command sequences into scripts ...

We often write quick bash scripts and judging by the comments, half of us use bash or a similar shell to pop out quick, useful scripts, and half of us think that’s an abomination, and you should only ...

We have a UPS that will send a shutdown script to a machine if there isn't enough battery life left in the UPS to support the machines. The problem is that this will only shutdown one ...

Jack Wallen explains the Linux source command by way of an example. We may earn from vendors via affiliate links or sponsorships. This might affect product placement ...