One of the most powerful features of Unix and Linux is that using traditional command line tools, everything is a stream of bytes. Granted, modern software has blurred this a bit, but at the command ...

Once you’ve gained a solid understanding of Linux and mastered the various commands available, your next big win comes in the form of shell functions. Code wrapped in a function can be reused by your ...

Hey all,<br>I'm working on some scripts to grade assignments for a UNIX class at my college. basicly what I'm trying to do is grep the student's .bash_history to make sure the students used certian ...

I am very new to c-shell and I've skimmed several tutorials but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to do this simple, simple task with csh. I am looking for entry points and/or subroutines and ...

I admit it. I got sidetracked last month talking about how you can use a simple shell script function to convert big scary numbers into more readable values that are understandable. Sidetracked ...