A powerful aspect of Unix/Linux shell programs such as bash, is their amazing support for common programming constructs that enable you to make decisions, execute commands repeatedly, create new functions, and so much more.
Shell scripting is the easiest form of programming you can learn/do in Linux. More so, it is a required skill for system administration for automating tasks, developing new simple utilities/tools just to mention but
ShellCheck is a static analysis tool that shows warnings and suggestions concerning bad code in bash/sh shell scripts. It can be used in several ways: from the web by pasting your shell script in
In this article of the shell script debugging series, we will explain the third shell script debugging mode, that is shell tracing and look at some examples to demonstrate how it works, and how
We started the shell script debugging series by explaining the different debugging options and how to enable shell script debugging modes. After writing your shell scripts, it is recommended that we practically check the
A script is simply a list of commands stored in a file. Instead of running a sequence of commands by typing them one by one all the time on the terminal, a system user
The duty of System Administrator is really tough as he/she has to monitor the servers, users, logs, create backup and blah blah blah. For the most repetitive task most of the administrator write a
System Administration is a branch of Information Technology that deals with reliable operation of multi-user computer systems and servers. A person who is responsible for reliable operation of multiuser computer system and server is
The Linux Foundation launched the LFCS certification (Linux Foundation Certified Sysadmin), a brand new initiative whose purpose is to allow individuals everywhere (and anywhere) to get certified in basic to intermediate operational support for
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