Linux Command Line and Shell Scripting Bible, Second Edition

TheauthoritativeguidetoLinuxcommandlineandshellscriptingcompletelyupdatedandrevised[it'snotaguidetoLinuxasawholejusttoscripting]TheLinuxcommandlineallowsyoutotypespecificLinuxcommandsdirectlytothesystemsothatyoucaneasilymanipulatefilesandquerysystemresources,therebypermittingyoutoautomatecommonlyusedfunctionsandevenschedulethoseprogramstorunautomatically.Thisneweditionispackedwithnewandrevisedcontent,reflectingthemanychangestonewLinuxversions,includingcoverageofalternativeshellstothedefaultbashshell.Forthisedition,theauthorhasteamedupwithanotherLinuxexpertwiththeirsharedexpertise,theytakeyoubeyondthebasicsofshellscriptingandguideyouthroughusingshellscriptingforhigher-levelapplicationsthatarecommonlyfoundinLinuxenvironments.Inaddition,thiseditionfeaturesahostofreal-worldexamples,soyoucanseehowthescriptsworkinapplication.ReflectschangestonewLinuxversionsandcoversalternateshellstothedefaultbashshellOffersnewchaptersonworkingwithfilesystemcommandsandsoftwareinstallationcommandsIncludesaplethoraofreal-worldexamplesofadvancedshellscriptingShowshowtouseshellscriptsinagraphicaldesktopenvironmentWithLinuxCommandLineandShellScriptingBibleyou'lllearntomanagefilesystems,installsoftware,writescriptsforgraphicaldesktops,workwithalternativeshells,andmore.