
Wicked Cool Shell Scripts, 2nd Edition
101 Scripts for Linux, OS X, and UNIX Systems
No Starch Press · Print & ebook · October 15, 2016
Shell scripts are an efficient way to interact with your machine and manage your files and system operations.
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- Who it’s for
- Explore shell scripts for system tasks, file management, customization, and a few diversions.
- Themes
- Shell scripting, System and file management, Computing customization
- Genres
- Programming Basics, Sysadmin, Disaster Recovery
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Shell scripts are an efficient way to interact with your machine and manage your files and system operations. With just a few lines of code, your computer will do exactly what you want it to do. But you can also use shell scripts for many other essential (and not-so-essential) tasks. This second edition of Wicked Cool Shell Scripts offers a collection of useful, customizable, and fun shell scripts for solving common problems and personalizing your computing environment.
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Each chapter contains ready-to-use scripts and explanations of how they work, why you’d want to use them, and suggestions for changing and expanding them. You'll find a mix of classic favorites, like a disk backup utility that keeps your files safe when your system crashes, a password manager, a weather tracker, and several games, as well as 23 brand-new scripts, including: – ZIP code lookup tool that reports the city and state – Bitcoin address information retriever – suite of tools for working with cloud services like Dropbox and iCloud – for renaming and applying commands to files in bulk – processing and editing tools Whether you want to save time managing your system or just find new ways to goof off, these scripts are wicked cool!
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Explore shell scripts for system tasks, file management, customization, and a few diversions.
Come here for
- Ready-to-use scripts for backups, passwords, weather tracking, and games
- Tools for ZIP code lookup, cloud services, and bulk file operations
Expect
- Explanations of how scripts work and why you might use them
- Suggestions for changing and expanding scripts
Where it sits
| Programming Basics | 41% |
|---|---|
| Disaster Recovery | 20% |
| Sysadmin | 17% |
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Publisher categories
- Macintosh Systems
- UNIX Systems
- Linux Systems
- Authors
- Dave Taylor, Brandon Perry
- Publisher
- No Starch Press
- Published
- October 15, 2016
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Shell scripting · System and file management · Computing customization
- Reading lane
- Macintosh Systems