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Linux Shell Scripting Bootcamp
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Linux Shell Scripting Bootcamp

by James K Lewis
July 2017
Beginner
208 pages
3h 7m
English
Packt Publishing
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Chapter 10. Scripting Best Practices

This chapter explains some practices and techniques that will help the reader become a better and more efficient programmer.

In this chapter we will talk about what I consider to be scripting (or programming) best practices. Having programmed computers since 1977 I have attained quite a bit of experience in this field. I take great pleasure in teaching people about computers and hopefully my ideas will be of some benefit.

The topics covered are as follows:

  • Backups will be discussed again, including verification
  • I'll explain how to pick a text editor you are comfortable with and learn its capabilities
  • I'll cover some basic command line items such as using a good prompt, command completion, environment variables and ...
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