Beginning Shell Scripting

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This book cover all aspects of the shell scripting bash as a user interface or taking advantage of it’s powerful programming capability to customize an operating system and automating tasks. Main topics covered under this book are Linux, Unix, Mac OSX and windows. It also lays special emphasis on the Apple Mac OS X environment with detailed coverage of mobile file systems, legacy applications, Mac text editors, capturing video and using the MacOS X Open Scripting Architecture.

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Eric Foster-Johnson is a veteran programmer with extensive experience using Linux, Unix, and Windows and other operating systems. By day, he writes enterprise Java software for Object Partners, a Minnesota consulting firm. He has authored a number of Linux and Unix titles including Teach Yourself Linux, and Teach Yourself Unix. John C. Welch and has over ten years of Mac experience in the trenches of the IT world. He packs the hall at Macworld Expo where he’s a regular speaker, sharing his experiences and knowledge on using Macs effectively in business and enterprise IT environments. John’s articles are frequently featured in MacTech Magazine, WorkingMac.com, and he is semi-regularly featured on The Mac Show conducting interviews with the geekier side of the Mac community. He’s recently been touring the country presenting seminars on Mac OS X administration to IT professionals from coast to coast. Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1: Introducing Shells Chapter 2: Introducing Shell Scripts Chapter 3: Controlling How Scripts Run Chapter 4: Interacting with the Environment Chapter 5: Scripting with Files Chapter 6: Processing Text with SED Chapter 7: Processing Text with AWK Chapter 8: Creating Command Pipelines Chapter 9: Controlling Processes Chapter 10: Shell Scripting Functions Chapter 11: Debugging Shell Scripts Chapter 12: Graphing Data with MRTG Chapter 13: Scripting for Administrators Chapter 14: Scripting for the Desktop Appendix A: Answers to Exercises Appendix B: Useful Commands Index