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Bash Quick Start Guide
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Bash Quick Start Guide

by Tom Ryder
September 2018
Beginner
186 pages
4h 30m
English
Packt Publishing
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POSIX shell script features

Features required for the POSIX shell script include:

  • Running commands convenient syntax for running commands, including other programs, specifying arguments, environment variables, working directories, permissions masking, and other properties.
  • Variables that can be set to any string value, including manipulating process environment variables, and that can be expanded on the command line.
  • Arithmetic expansion for performing integer-based arithmetic on variables and numbers.
  • Control structures for executing code depending on the outcome of another command (if), including a specially-designed test or [ command, and repeating code until a condition is true (while).
  • Aliases as a way to abbreviate long command lines ...
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