Most Linux ‘gurus’ spend a lot of time working in the terminal. If you belong to that group, this post is for you. This is a tutorial to configure the terminal prompt to the best possible value for your use. Note: This tutorial is for bash users – these instructions will not work in other shells.
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Shell Script to Backup Files Locally Using Rsync
All programmers have their own customized backup solutions. I have six. Yes, six! Five to backup files and one to
Continue readingShell Script Language – Use Perl, Not Bash
To me, a shell script is a script that automates repetitive tasks. But that is not the ‘official’ definition. Wikipedia has this definition: A shell script is a script written for the shell, or command line interpreter, of an operating system.
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fish(Friendly Interactive Shell) is a new shell for Linux. I tried it out and have decided to dump bash for fish. Try it out – you will come to the same conclusion as well.
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