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Linux Shell Scripting Bootcamp

You're reading from   Linux Shell Scripting Bootcamp The fastest way to learn Linux shell scripting

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781787281103
Length 208 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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James K Lewis James K Lewis
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Table of Contents (12) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Getting Started with Shell Scripting FREE CHAPTER 2. Working with Variables 3. Using Loops and the sleep Command 4. Creating and Calling Subroutines 5. Creating Interactive Scripts 6. Automating Tasks with Scripts 7. Working with Files 8. Working with wget and curl 9. Debugging Scripts 10. Scripting Best Practices Index

Summary

In this chapter we showed how to use the read built-in command to query the keyboard. We explained some of the different options to read and also covered the use of traps. A simple drawing game was also included.

The next chapter will show how to automate a script so that it can run unattended. We will explain how cron can be used to run the script at a specific time. The archival programs zip and tar will also be covered as they are very useful when creating automated back up scripts.

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