Learning the bash Shell

Learning the bash Shell: Unix Shell Programming (In a Nutshell (O’Reilly)) (Paperback)
by Cameron Newham (Author)

# Paperback: 352 pages
# Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc.; 3 edition (March 29, 2005)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0596009658
# ISBN-13: 978-0596009656

Product Description

O’Reilly’s bestselling book on Linux’s bash shell is at it again. Now that Linux is an established player both as a server and on the desktop “Learning the bash Shell” has been updated and refreshed to account for all the latest changes. Indeed, this third edition serves as the most valuable guide yet to the bash shell.

As any excellent programmer knows, the first thing users of the Linux operating system come face to face with is the shell the UNIX term for a user interface to the system. In other words, it’s what lets you communicate with the computer via the keyboard and show. Mastering the bash shell might sound honestly simple but it isn’t. In truth, there are many complexities that need careful explanation, which is just what “Learning the bash Shell” provides.

If you are new to shell programming, the book provides an brilliant introduction, covering everything from the most basic to the most advanced features. And if you’ve been writing shell scripts for years, it offers a fantastic way to find out what the new shell offers. “Learning the bash Shell” is also full of practical examples of shell commands and programs that will make everyday use of Linux that much simpler. With this book, programmers will learn:

How to install bash as your login shell

The basics of interactive shell use, including UNIX file and directory structures, standard I/O, and background jobs

Command line editing, history substitution, and key bindings

How to customize your shell environment without programming

The nuts and bolts of basic shell programming, flow control structures, command-line options and typed variables

Process handling, from job control to processes, coroutines andsubshells

Debugging techniques, such as trace and verbose modes

Techniques for implementing system-wide shell customization and features related to system security.

About the Author
Newham is an information technology developer living in the United Kingdom. After completing a Bachelor of Science degree in information technology and geography at the University of Western Australia, he worked for Australian Defence Industries for several years. He is now an IT contractor based in London.

Bill Rosenblatt, a recognized authority on digital media technologies, is president of GiantSteps Media Technology Strategies, a consulting firm focusing on technology strategy for content providers and market strategy for digital media technology vendors. He is one of the architects of the Digital Object Identifier (DOI), an emerging standard for online content identification. He is the author of several technical books and a frequent speaker at conferences.
Bill Trippe is president and founder of New Millennium Publishing, a consulting firm specializing in electronic publishing, content management, and SGML/XML technologies. He writes for The Gilbane Report and EContent Magazine, among other journals.
Stephen Mooney is the founder of Mooney & Associates, a consulting firm whose clients include the International DOI Foundation. He chairs the software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) Special Interest Group for Digital Rights Management.

Learning the bash Shell: Unix Shell Programming (In a Nutshell (O’Reilly)) (Paperback)
by Cameron Newham
ISBN: 0596009658
Publisher: O’Reilly Media

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