shell scripts

Linux.com: "The Bash Debugger Project (bashdb) lets you set breakpoints, inspect variables, perform a backtrace, and step through a bash script line by line.

In other words, it provides the features you expect in a C/C++ debugger to anyone programming a bash script."

A neat trick on how to implement semaphores in shell scripts.

5, 2008 05:00 PM Writing shell scripts to automate the build and deploy process for ColdFusion applications is not very much fun.

Autoconf is an extensible package of M4 macros that produce shell scripts to automatically configure software source code packages.

Familiarity with command prompts and shell scripts is still necessary if you want to get the most from your GNU/Linux system, but the less time you spend doing that the better,

About: Autoconf is an extensible package of m4 macros that produce shell scripts to automatically configure software source code packages.

Q. How do I login over ssh without using password less RSA / DSA public keys? How do I use ssh in a shell script?

How do I login non-interactivly performing password authentication with SSH and shell scripts? ...

Here are some custom shell scripts you can use to make snapshots of your LAMP applications.

David Chisnall takes a look at the Linux-based iRex iLiad, a type of E-book device.

"As a development platform, the iLiad is quite interesting. It has a fairly standard Linux kernel and X11 display, with slight modifications to the X protocol to allow for efficient partial updates of the screen.

The included software uses GTK. If you register as a developer (it's free), your iLiad is unlocked, allowing you to run shell scripts as root.

From here you can install third-party software easily."

Great book. The emphasis is nicely split between actually using the shell itself and the whole supporting cast of unix tools (sed, awk, cut, join, sort etc.) The idea of carefully crafting solutions using the unix toolbox mindset is key. I also like the...