Mastering Unix Shell Scripting

Provides readers with end-to-end shell scripts that can be used to automate repetitive tasks and solve real-world system administration problemsTargets the specific command structure for four popular UNIX systems: Solaris, Linux, AIX, and HP-UXIllustrates dozens of example tasks, presenting the proper command syntax and analyzing the performance gain or loss using various control structure techniquesWeb site includes all the shell scripts used in the book...

Master the complexities of Bash shell scripting and unlock the power of shell for your enterprise About This Book * Identify the high level steps such as verifying user input, using command lines and conditional statements in creating and executing simple shell scripts * Create and edit dynamic shell scripts to manage complex and repetitive tasks * Learn about scripting in Perl and programming in Python as a BASH scripting alternative with this practical, step-by-step guide Who This Book Is For Mastering Linux Shell Scripting has been written for Linux administrators who want to automate tasks in their daily lives, saving time and effort. You'll need to have command-line experience and be familiar with the tasks that you need to automate. What Yo...

System administrators need libraries of solutions that are ingenious but understandable. They dont want to reinvent the wheel, but they dont want to reinvent filesystem management either! Expert Shell Scripting is the ultimate resource for all working Linux, Unix, and OS X system administrators who would like to have short, succinct, and powerful shell implementations of tricky system scripting tasks. Automating small to medium system management tasks Analyzing system data and editing configuration files Scripting Linux, Unix, and OS X applications using bash, ksh, et al. What youll learn Debug shell scripts using existing debuggers, not inspection. Use and extend textediting oneliners and learn to forget Perl. Manage files and filesystems us...