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Linux Shell Scripting Cookbook, Second Edition

You're reading from   Linux Shell Scripting Cookbook, Second Edition Don't neglect the shell ‚Äì this book will empower you to use simple commands to perform complex tasks. Whether you're a casual or advanced Linux user, the cookbook approach makes it all so brilliantly accessible and, above all, useful.

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2013
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781782162742
Length 384 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Linux Shell Scripting Cookbook
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. Shell Something Out FREE CHAPTER 2. Have a Good Command 3. File In, File Out 4. Texting and Driving 5. Tangled Web? Not At All! 6. The Backup Plan 7. The Old-boy Network 8. Put on the Monitor's Cap 9. Administration Calls Index

Chapter 5. Tangled Web? Not At All!

In this chapter, we will cover:

  • Downloading from a web page

  • Downloading a web page as plain text

  • A primer on cURL

  • Accessing unread Gmail e-mails from the command line

  • Parsing data from a website

  • Image crawler and downloader

  • Web photo album generator

  • Twitter command-line client

  • Creating a "define " utility by using the Web backend

  • Finding broken links in a website

  • Tracking changes to a website

  • Posting to a web page and reading response

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