Shell Scripting: Expert Recipes for Linux, Bash and more [Paperback]

Steve Parker (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 30, 2011 | ISBN-10: 1118024486 | ISBN-13: 978-1118024485 | Edition: 1

A compendium of shell scripting recipes that can immediately be used, adjusted, and applied

The shell is the primary way of communicating with the Unix and Linux systems, providing a direct way to program by automating simple-to-intermediate tasks. With this book, Linux expert Steve Parker shares a collection of shell scripting recipes that can be used as is or easily modified for a variety of environments or situations. The book covers shell programming, with a focus on Linux and the Bash shell; it provides credible, real-world relevance, as well as providing the flexible tools to get started immediately.

• Shares a collection of helpful shell scripting recipes that can immediately be used for various of real-world challenges
• Features recipes for system tools, shell features, and systems administration
• Provides a host of plug and play recipes for to immediately apply and easily modify so the wheel doesn't have to be reinvented with each challenge faced

Come out of your shell and dive into this collection of tried and tested shell scripting recipes that you can start using right away!

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Tried-and-true recipes that can be immediately applied or easily adjusted to meet your needs

The shell is the primary way of communicating with Unix and Linux systems, providing a direct way to program by automating simple to intermediate tasks. In this invaluable resource, Unix, Linux, and shell scripting expert Steve Parker shares a collection of shell scripting recipes that can be used as provided or easily modified for a variety of environments and situations. The book begins with coverage of theory and principles, replete with insightful examples of each element discussed. You then move on to an in-depth discussion of shell programming, covering all Unix flavors but with a focus on Linux and the Bash shell. All the while, you explore credible, real-world recipes and the tools necessary to get started immediately.

Shell Scripting:

• Shares a compendium of helpful shell scripting recipes that can be used to address a variety of real-world challenges

• Includes recipes using file and text control as well as general systems administration tasks

• Provides a host of plug-and-play recipes ready for you to immediately apply and easily modify

• Examines variables, if/then conditionals, loops, functions, pipes, redirects, and more

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About the Author

Steve Parker is an IT consultant specializing in Solaris and GNU/Linux. He has been providing consultancy services for more than a decade. He is the author of the popular Bourne Shell Programming/Scripting Tutorial (http://steve-parker.org/sh/sh.shtml), which sees more than one million visitors a year.

Product Details

• Paperback: 600 pages
• Publisher: Wrox; 1 edition (August 30, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1118024486
• ISBN-13: 978-1118024485
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 1.2 x 9.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #787,518 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Steve Parker is a Unix and Linux consultant with 20 years experience of Unix, and 15 years experience with GNU/Linux. He wrote and maintains the online shell scripting tutorial at http://steve-parker.org/sh/sh.shtml.

Steve provides IT Consultancy services, and can also provide training courses in Shell Scripting as well as Unix and Linux technologies. He can be contacted via http://sgpit.com/.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not for beginners, November 29, 2011

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This review is from: Shell Scripting: Expert Recipes for Linux, Bash and more (Paperback)

Nowhere in the description for this book does it say that it can be picked up by a beginner, so when I say that I knew very little about shell scripting when I bought it, and I got confused fast, it's more my mistake than the authors or publishers. I'm merely letting others know that this book is intended for those that already know the basics of shell scripting. I'm currently reading a different book to master those basics so that I can then delve into this one more fully, as it seems to be a very well written and straight forward learning tool. Knowing only the basics of getting around the shell, I made it to about page 50 or so before realizing that I needed to be a little further developed before tackling this more in depth book. At first it seemed that the author was clearly explaining the fundamentals, but then he started throwing things into the script examples that were not introduced beforehand and it is assumed that the reader knows what's going on. Again, this is not a negative, it's just a misunderstanding on my part. I will update this review when I have finished learning the fundamentals and then finished this book. From what I've read so far, it seems like it's going to be very useful!