Bash Pocket Reference: Help for Power Users and Sys Admins

If you want to work with Mac OS X, Linux, and other Unix-like systems, you need to be familiar with Bash shell. This book provides all the essential information about Bash that you need to know as a power user or sys admin.

It helps you find quick solutions to common problems you may encounter while writing shell scripts. You’ll learn how to quote the required characters, perform variable substitution accurately, and use arrays effectively, among others. This updated book covers Bash version 4.4 and provides easy-to-use formats for browsing.

The topics covered in this book include:

• Invoking the shell
• Syntax
• Functions and variables
• Arithmetic expressions
• Command history
• Programmable completion
• Job control
• Shell options
• Command execution
• Coprocesses
• Restricted shells
• Built-in commands

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Product details:

• ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1491941596
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ O’Reilly Media; 2nd edition (April 5, 2016)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 153 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781491941591
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1491941591
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.6 ounces
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.25 x 0.33 x 7 inches