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 ...

One particular frustration with the UNIX shell is the inability to easily schedule multiple, concurrent tasks that fully utilize CPU cores presented on modern systems. The example of focus in this ...