Shell scripting for system administrators: the basics

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 13, 2010

[ Thanks to Linux User &
Developer magazine
for this link. ]

“If we frequently use a sequence of commands, it goes
without saying that it’s a waste of time to constantly retype them
at a command prompt. Scripting is a mechanism that eliminates this
need by automating the command sequence for you. Now a days,
scripting has become an integral part of a system administrator’s
job. Shells are used to accept commands given by the user. We
usually come across different shells. The most commonly used are:

a. C shell (CSH)
b. Korn shell (KSH)
c. Bourne shell (SH)

“Which shell to use is based on our requirements and we can specify
it within our shell script. To find all available shells on your
system, you can type the following command:

# cat /etc/shells”


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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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