You can write bash scripts to do just about anything, such as create backups, set variables, open applications, navigate to specific directories, create files, and so much more.

Simply put, a Shell Script is a program that is run by a UNIX/Linux shell. It is a file that contains a series of commands which are executed sequentially as if they were entered on the command line ...

Sometimes you don’t want binary characters cluttering up your shell script. Maybe you want to e-mail the script and you are afraid of what the various mail systems in the path might do to your data.

We often write quick bash scripts and judging by the comments, half of us use bash or a similar shell to pop out quick, useful scripts, and half of us think that’s an abomination, and you sho… ...

If you're a fan of Windows PowerShell and you're using Windows 10, you'll be glad to know you can install and use that powerful command line tool on Linux.

The Windows Subsystem for Linux is bridging the divide between Windows and Linux by letting you run Windows 10 programs directly within a Linux shell.