<p>I agree<br>
The Advanced Bash Scripting Guide is definitely a must!</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Sep 28, 2010 11:35 PM, "Don Ellis" <<a href="mailto:don.ellis@gmail.com">don.ellis@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> Have you looked at:<br>> <br>> O'Reilly:<br>
> Learning The Bash Shell<br>> Learning The Korn Shell<br>> Classic Shell Scripting<br>> <br>> Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide (<a href="http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/abs-guide.pdf">http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/abs-guide.pdf</a>)<br>
> <br>> for inspiration?<br>> <br>> The first two, Learning The [Bash|Korn] Shell are almost identical.<br>> I've been trying to replace them with something else, but keep coming<br>> back to them, finding missing pieces (or graceful presentation) I have<br>
> only found in those two books. The third is more about scripting,<br>> while the first two are about the specific shells, with substantial<br>> scripting info. Consider Bash for user interface, and Korn for<br>
> scripting.<br>> <br>> [Some people advise strongly against trying to script with csh]<br>> <br>> --Don Ellis<br>> <br>> <br>> On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 9:45 PM, Matthew Nuzum <<a href="mailto:newz@bearfruit.org">newz@bearfruit.org</a>> wrote:<br>
>> What are some beginning to early intermediate tasks that are good for<br>>> becoming proficient with shell scripting? If you were making a<br>>> curriculum to teach scripting and you didn't want to be boring, what<br>
>> would you do?<br>>><br>>> --<br>>> Matthew Nuzum<br>>> newz2000 on freenode, skype, linkedin, <a href="http://identi.ca">identi.ca</a> and twitter<br>>><br>>> "An investment in knowledge pays the best interest." -Benjamin Franklin<br>
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