Expert Shell Scripting

Expert Shell Scripting by Ron Peters.

System administrators need libraries of solutions that are ingenious but understandable. They don't want to reinvent the wheel, but they don't want to reinvent filesystem management either! Expert Shell Scripting is the ultimate resource for all working Linux, Unix, and OS X system adminis...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peters, Ron (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, CA : Apress : Imprint: Apress, 2009.
Edition:1st ed. 2009.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Open source software.
Computer programming.
Microprogramming .
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Basic Scripting Techniques
  • Shell Script Debugging
  • Standard Function Library
  • Date and Time Manipulation
  • Comparisons and Tests
  • Accepting Command-Line Options, Switches, and Parameters
  • Testing Variables and Assigning Defaults
  • Indirect Reference Variables
  • Shell Process Tree
  • Data Redirection
  • Piping Input to read
  • System Interaction and Advanced Techniques
  • Math from the Shell
  • cron
  • Self-Linked Scripts
  • Throttling Parallel Processes
  • Command-Line Editing and History
  • Scripting from the Command Line
  • Automating User Input with expect
  • User Input Timeout
  • Instant Keyboard Response
  • Directory Copying
  • A Brief Tour of the X Display Environment
  • X Navigation Window
  • Command-Line E-mail Attachments
  • Text-Processing One-Liners
  • Editing Files in Place
  • Evaluating Variables in a Flat File
  • Read Piped Input
  • Free-Format Output Using cat
  • Automating Interactive Processes
  • Useful Scripts
  • Automating E-mail with procmail
  • Process-Management Monitor
  • Managing File Counts
  • Processes Running from inittab
  • Automatic RCS
  • Colorful /proc Reporting
  • Password-Aging Notification
  • A Pseudo-shadow File
  • Linux Gold-System Build
  • System Snapshots
  • Removing Large Files and Log Rolling
  • Core Finder
  • Network Adapter Failover.

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