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Ghost in the shell script: Boffins reckon they can catch bugs before programs run

Shell scripting may finally get a proper bug-checker. A group of academics has proposed static analysis techniques aimed at improving the correctness and reliability of Unix shell programs.… The team ...
Hackaday

shell scripting

Shell scripting is one of those skills that are absolutely invaluable on especially UNIX and BSD-based systems like the BSDs, the two zillion Linux distributions as well as MacOS. Yet not every shell ...
XDA Developers on MSN

4 reasons why learning basic scripting (Bash/Python) is a game-changer for any PC user

Here's a secret you might not have known: you don't need advanced programming skills to write basic code, and learning how can make a massive difference in the way you use your computer. Anyone can do ...
Ars Technica

Basic shell script putting echo into two different files (second file has ? at end)

Hi<BR><BR>I have the following simple shell script that is doing some weird behavior. The line that echoes out the fileToLoad and the first paramter appears as it should in a file called ...