How to Use Break and Continue Statements in Shell Scripts
In this article, we will take a look at how to use a break and continue in bash scripts. In bash, we have three main loop constructs (for, while, until). Break and continue statements
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How to Use until Loop in Your Shell Scripts
In bash for, while, and until are three loop constructs. While each loop differs syntactically and functionally their purpose is to iterate over a block of code when a certain expression is evaluated. Until
Different Ways to Read File in Bash Script Using While Loop
This article is all about how to read files in bash scripts using a while loop. Reading a file is a common operation in programming. You should be familiar with different methods and which
How to Use Heredoc in Shell Scripting
Here document (Heredoc) is an input or file stream literal that is treated as a special block of code. This block of code will be passed to a command for processing. Heredoc originates in
Learn Difference Between Sourcing and Forking in Bash
The main focus of this article is to clearly understand what happens when you run the script vs source the script in bash. First, we will clearly understand how the program is submitted when
Learn Difference Between $$ and $BASHPID in Bash
Recently I was working on a shell script and I saw a significant difference in how bash special variable $ and BASHPID behaves. Every process running in Linux will be assigned with a process
How to Create Simple Shell Scripts in Linux
Creating shell scripts is one of the most essential skills that Linux users should have at the tip of their fingers. Shell scripts play an enormous role in automating repetitive tasks which otherwise would
Marcel – A More Modern Shell for Linux
Marcel is a new shell. It is similar to traditional shells in many ways, but it does a few things differently: Piping: All shells use pipes to send a text from the output of
Direnv – Manage Project-Specific Environment Variables in Linux
direnv is a nifty open-source extension for your shell on a UNIX operating system such as Linux and macOS. It is compiled into a single static executable and supports shells such as bash, zsh,
Bash-it – Bash Framework to Control Your Scripts and Aliases
Bash-it is a bundle of community Bash commands and scripts for Bash 3.2+, which comes with autocompletion, themes, aliases, custom functions, and more. It offers a useful framework for developing, maintaining and using shell