[Cialug] Tasks for learning shell scripting

kristau kristau at gmail.com
Tue Sep 28 23:38:57 CDT 2010


I agree
The Advanced Bash Scripting Guide is definitely a must!
On Sep 28, 2010 11:35 PM, "Don Ellis" <don.ellis at gmail.com> wrote:
> Have you looked at:
>
> O'Reilly:
> Learning The Bash Shell
> Learning The Korn Shell
> Classic Shell Scripting
>
> Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide (http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/abs-guide.pdf)
>
> for inspiration?
>
> The first two, Learning The [Bash|Korn] Shell are almost identical.
> I've been trying to replace them with something else, but keep coming
> back to them, finding missing pieces (or graceful presentation) I have
> only found in those two books. The third is more about scripting,
> while the first two are about the specific shells, with substantial
> scripting info. Consider Bash for user interface, and Korn for
> scripting.
>
> [Some people advise strongly against trying to script with csh]
>
> --Don Ellis
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 9:45 PM, Matthew Nuzum <newz at bearfruit.org> wrote:
>> What are some beginning to early intermediate tasks that are good for
>> becoming proficient with shell scripting? If you were making a
>> curriculum to teach scripting and you didn't want to be boring, what
>> would you do?
>>
>> --
>> Matthew Nuzum
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>>
>> "An investment in knowledge pays the best interest." -Benjamin Franklin
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