Many bash scripts use arguments to control the commands that they will run and the information that will be provided to the people running them. This post examines a number of ways that you can verify ...

No, I’m not referring to your coworkers fighting over which version of Linux is the best or even what command is most helpful on the command line. Instead, I’m referring to the arguments that you use ...

In this article, I want to cover a more fundamental aspect of shell scripting: working with command arguments. I suspect that most shell scripts go through an evolution with their command flags, ...

ITworld.com – Send in your Unix questions today! See additional Unix tips and tricks The set command is a very basic shell command, used to assign values to variables for any kind of manipulation, but ...

Repeat last command !abc Run last command starting with abc !abc:p Print last command starting with abc !$ Last argument of previous command ALT-. Last argument of previous command !* All arguments of ...

It is easy to dismiss bash — the typical Linux shell program — as just a command prompt that allows scripting. Bash, however, is a full-blown programming language. I wouldn’t presume to tell you that ...