You're reading from The Ultimate Linux Shell Scripting Guide Automate, Optimize, and Empower tasks with Linux Shell Scripting

Product type Paperback

Published in Oct 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781835463574

Length 696 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Bash

Tools

Linux

Concepts

Cybersecurity

Author (1):

Donald A. Tevault

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Table of Contents (26) Chapters

Preface

1. Getting Started with the Shell

2. Interpreting Commands FREE CHAPTER

3. Understanding Variables and Pipelines

4. Understanding Input/Output Redirection

5. Customizing the Environment

6. Text-Stream Filters – Part 1

7. Text Stream Filters – Part 2

8. Basic Shell Script Construction

9. Filtering Text with grep, sed, and Regular Expressions

10. Understanding Functions

11. Performing Mathematical Operations

12. Automating Scripts with here Documents and expect

13. Scripting with ImageMagick

14. Using awk – Part 1

15. Using awk – Part 2

16. Creating User Interfaces with yad, dialog, and xdialog

17. Using Shell Script Options with getops

18. Shell Scripting for Security Professionals

19. Shell Script Portability

20. Shell Script Security

21. Debugging Shell Scripts

22. Introduction to Z Shell Scripting

23. Using PowerShell on Linux

24. Other Books You May Enjoy

25. Index

Installing PowerShell on Linux and macOS

We’ll first look at the methods for installing PowerShell on Linux, and then look at how to install it on macOS.

Installing PowerShell on Linux via a snap Package

The snapd system is a universal software packaging system that was invented by the developers of Ubuntu. It comes installed by default on Ubuntu operating systems, and can be installed on most other Linux distros.

If you’re setting up a new Ubuntu Server, you can choose to install a selection of snap packages, including PowerShell, from the Ubuntu installer. Here’s what that looks like:

Figure 23.1: Selecting the PowerShell snap package during Ubuntu installation

You can install snapd on non-Ubuntu distros, but the installation instructions vary for different distros. You can find the installation instructions here:

https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd

Once you’ve installed snapd, you can install PowerShell...