[NBLUG/talk] I want to learn shell scripting.

[Nancy Harrison]

I sure agree with you on "UNIX in a Nutshell" - cool! - NH

On Saturday, May 8, 2004, at 05:32  PM, <sms at sonic.net> wrote:

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>> I've got a SAMS book called "UNIX Shell Programming" which I
>> haven't really used - it looks a bit elementary, but then - every
>> reference helps a bit!  - Nan Harrison
>
> I think the first 100 pages or so of the SAMS book should be split
> out and published under its own cover, titled "how to think UNIX."
> It's the most elegant and concise intro-to-commandline-UNIX I've
> seen.  Commands, options, stdin/stout/sterr & I/O redirection, &c.
>
> Obviously, the SAMS book is aimed at a "fundamental" level if it's
> teaching ground-up stuff; but it's still IMHO a fine book on the
> topic, & I recommend it (for some time it was IMHO *the* scripting-
> book).
>
> I'll also second the "UNIX in a Nutshell" book; no use for *LEARNING*
> per se, but if you're already doing stuff it's a peerless reference.
> Likewise the "Power Tools" book -- it's really not a good way to learn
> anything where the basics need teaching, but it's loads of fun to
> "browse" (if you're a UNIXgeek; my mother, my wife & my kids *ALL*
> acted like I was insane when I took it along on a family vacation as
> my "for-fun paperback read") and it DOES have a plethora of fascinating
> tips/tricks.
>
> Also very useful:  look for shellscripts on your own system... you
> likely know what your system is doing, so examine /etc/rc* startups,
> "commandline utilities" that are scripts, etc.  At least 2 times in
> 3, if I want to do something via script I can find at least a framework
> already written & working somewhere on my box...  :^)  If you're a
> hardcore selfstarter type, your local scripts + O'Reilly's "Nutshell"
> might just be everything you need to get "over the hump" & all the way
> into "yes, I know shellscript"land.
>
>
> - Steve S.
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