The latest update to a popular Linux shell scripting guide

Comprehensively revised, the newly updated Fifth Edition of Linux® Command Line and Shell Scripting Bible offers accessible and accurate instruction on basic and advanced topics in Linux shell scripting. Experienced network admin and Linux instructor, Richard Blum, walks you through new functional script examples, up-to-date DevOps content, and practical applications you can implement to manipulate files, query system resources, and automate functions.

• Create and manage Linux shell scripts and write script utilities
• Work with alternative shells, like tcsh, Korn, and zsh
• Use the gawk and sed editors
• Define regular expressions, including extended ones
• Write shell scripts for graphical desktops, like KDE and GNOME
• Create basic and advanced functions

Start with any Linux system and advance to enterprise Linux computing

• Understand the Linux Shell
• Write working script utilities to make Linux system administration a breeze