Although BASH is not a typed language, it does have a few different types of variables. These types define the kind of content they have. They are stored in the variable's attributes. Attributes are ...

###Que es Shell Lo más probable es que en este momento esté sentado frente a su computadora, tenga una ventana de terminal abierta y se pregunte: "¿Qué debo hacer con esta cosa?" Bueno, la ventana de ...

Linux/Mac/Cygwin: Bash scripts are collections of command line operations that automate frequently-performed actions in the terminal. If you're sick of typing out a set of commands one by one, it's ...

Bash scripts often fail in subtle ways—not because of syntax errors, but because conditionals are written with the wrong operators or without proper quoting. These small mistakes can cause your script ...

The first software that I was actually paid to develop was a 2-page shell script that prompted the user for a dozen or so pieces of information, before launching a set of cooperating processes. Those ...

In this post I'll show you how to create a self extracting bash script to automate the installation of files on your system. This script requires coreutils (for cat, tail), awk, gzip, tar and bash.

In this article, we will focus on how to do mathematical operations in bash scripts. We can perform arithmetic operations in Bash using the built-in and external tools. First, we will learn about the ...

In my initial days of programming, I have spent hours trying to find the error in my code, and in the end, it might be something simple. You might have faced the same ...