Knowing how to work with and display exit codes on the Linux command line or in scripts can help make errors more obvious. Exit codes on the Linux command line are numeric values that provide feedback ...

Have you been thinking about biting the bullet and learning Bash scripting? Or perhaps you're like me, and you're always looking for ways to improve. I have three tips that will improve every Bash ...

Just want to start with the simple fact that I'm a relative bash newbie and i'm probably doing it wrong. Anyway, i'm working on a script and I have a program that doesn't always execute reliably due ...

ITworld.com – Some of the worst-written scripts that I have encountered perform some action on behalf of the person running the script and then blithely continue on without ever checking whether the ...