Over the years, several Linux commands have been deprecated, either because they are no longer relevant, have security problems, or have ceased to be maintained. You might still be able to use these ...

Once you’ve gained a solid understanding of Linux and mastered the various commands available, your next big win comes in the form of shell functions. Code wrapped in a function can be reused by your ...

While working with Linux, you must have heard of some strange names like bash, zsh, csh, etc., but never got to know about them. So you head over to the internet to read about the various shells in ...

This command will print out the path of your current shell, such as /bin/bash or /bin/zsh. The /etc/passwd file contains important user account information. You can also use this file to find your ...

Shell scripting is one of those skills that are absolutely invaluable on especially UNIX and BSD-based systems like the BSDs, the two zillion Linux distributions as well as MacOS. Yet not every shell ...

Linux, known for its robustness and flexibility, has been a favorite among developers, system administrators, and technology enthusiasts. One of the pillars of Linux's capabilities is its inherent ...

A shell script can help carry out repetitive automated tasks such as backup and software installations via the command line. It is possible to run a shell script file in Windows using the Windows ...

Abstract: Shell programming is widely used to accomplish various tasks in Unix and Linux platforms. However, the large number of shell commands available, e.g., 50,000+ commands are documented in the ...