Linux Shell Scripting Cookbook - Third Edition: Do amazing things with the shell and automate tedious tasks - Couverture souple

Flynt, Clif; Lakshman, Sarath; Tushar, Shantanu

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1785881981 ISBN 13 : 9781785881985

Editeur : Packt Publishing, 2017

Synopsis

The shell is one of the most powerful tools on a computer system, yet a large number of users are unaware of how much they can accomplish with it. Have you ever imagined how to produce databases and web scripts or automate monotonous admin tasks such as creating backups or monitoring? Well, look no further - you have come to the right place!

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Do amazing things with the shell

About This Book

• Become an expert in creating powerful shell scripts and explore the full possibilities of the shell
• Automate any administrative task you could imagine, with shell scripts
• Packed with easy-to-follow recipes on new features on Linux, particularly, Debian-based, to help you accomplish even the most complex tasks with ease

Who This Book Is For

If you are a beginner or an intermediate Linux user who wants to master the skill of quickly writing scripts and automate tasks without reading the entire man pages, then this book is for you. You can start writing scripts and one-liners by simply looking at the relevant recipe and its descriptions without any working knowledge of shell scripting or Linux. Intermediate / advanced users, system administrators / developers, and programmers can use this book as a reference when they face problems while coding.

What You Will Learn

• Interact with websites via scripts
• Write shell scripts to mine and process data from the Web
• Automate system backups and other repetitive tasks with crontab
• Create, compress, and encrypt archives of your critical data.
• Configure and monitor Ethernet and wireless networks
• Monitor and log network and system activity
• Tune your system for optimal performance
• Improve your system's security
• Identify resource hogs and network bottlenecks
• Extract audio from video files
• Create web photo albums
• Use git or fossil to manage revision control and interact with FOSS projects

Biographie de l'auteur

Clif Flynt

Clif Flynt has been programming computers since 1970, administering Linux/Unix systems since 1985, and writing since he was 9 years old. He's active in the Tcl/Tk and Linux user communities. He speaks frequently at technical conferences and user groups. He owns and runs Noumena Corporation, where he develops custom software and delivers training sessions. His applications have been used by organizations ranging from one man startups to the US Navy. These applications range from distributed simulation systems to tools to help fiction authors write better (Editomat). He has trained programmers on four continents. When not working with computers, Clif plays guitar, writes fiction experiments with new technologies, and plays with his wife's cats. He's the author of Tcl/Tk: A Developer's Guide by Morgan Kauffman, 2012, as well as several papers, and magazine articles. His poetry and fiction have been published in small journals, including Write to Meow by Grey Wolfe Press, 2015.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Packt Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1785881981
• ISBN 13: 9781785881985
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 552
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible