The Ultimate Linux Shell Scripting Guide

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Introduction to Z Shell Scripting

Thus far, we’ve mainly talked about bash, since it’s the preeminent login shell and scripting environment for Linux. In recent years, a fairly new kid on the block, Z Shell (zsh) has been gaining a bit of popularity as a default login shell. But, even on the operating systems that come with zsh as the login shell, bash is still there, and bash is what most people still use for scripting purposes. Be aware though, that scripting in zsh does have certain advantages, such as better math capabilities, enhanced variable expansion, and the ability to use native zsh commands instead of utilities such as find, grep, or sed. These features can help you create scripts that are a bit simpler and lighter than equivalent ...