May 2017
Beginner
552 pages
28h 47m
English
Content preview from Linux Shell Scripting Cookbook - Third Edition
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What's what – which, whereis, whatis, and file
There may be several files with the same name. Knowing which executable is being invoked and whether a file is compiled code or a script is useful information.