[Cialug] Tasks for learning shell scripting

[Don Ellis]

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--Don Ellis

On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 11:38 PM, kristau <kristau at gmail.com> wrote:
> I agree
> The Advanced Bash Scripting Guide is definitely a must!
>
> On Sep 28, 2010 11:35 PM, "Don Ellis" <don.ellis at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Have you looked at:
>>
>> O'Reilly:
>> Learning The Bash Shell
>> Learning The Korn Shell
>> Classic Shell Scripting
>>
>> Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide (http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/abs-guide.pdf)
>>
>> for inspiration?
>>
>> The first two, Learning The [Bash|Korn] Shell are almost identical.
>> I've been trying to replace them with something else, but keep coming
>> back to them, finding missing pieces (or graceful presentation) I have
>> only found in those two books. The third is more about scripting,
>> while the first two are about the specific shells, with substantial
>> scripting info. Consider Bash for user interface, and Korn for
>> scripting.
>>
>> [Some people advise strongly against trying to script with csh]
>>
>> --Don Ellis
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 9:45 PM, Matthew Nuzum <newz at bearfruit.org> wrote:
>>> What are some beginning to early intermediate tasks that are good for
>>> becoming proficient with shell scripting? If you were making a
>>> curriculum to teach scripting and you didn't want to be boring, what
>>> would you do?
>>>
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