IBM developerWorks: Bash by example, Part 2 | Linux Today

IBM developerWorks: Bash by example, Part 2

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 9, 2000

“In his introductory article on bash, Daniel Robbins walked you
through some of the scripting language’s basic elements and reasons
for using bash. In this, the second installment, Daniel picks
up where he left off and looks at bash’s basic constructs like
conditional (if-then) statements, looping, and more.

“Let’s start with a brief tip on handling command-line
arguments, and then look at bash’s basic programming
constructs.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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