Portable Shell Programming

Resource Specification

Category:

Unix Shell : Books

Title / Program Name:

Portable Shell Programming

URL:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0134514947/bigwebmasters-20

Screenshots URL:

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Released Date:

October 19, 1995

Cost:

$49.93

List Price:

$49.93

Pages:

281

Edition:

Book and Disk edition

ISBN:

0134514947

Publisher:

Prentice Hall PTR

Author:

Bruce Blinn

Keywords:

bourne shell syntax, unix shell programming, unix shell utilities, unix shell debugging, unix shell command line

Summary:

Describes the syntax of the Bourne shell

Description:

A book/disk guide to UNIX shell programming, with hundreds of examples of shell scripts. Describes the syntax of the Bourne shell, and the process environment and how it affects shell scripts, and explains concepts involving command line parameters, utilities, debugging, and portability. Includes a question and answer section on common problems, a comparison of UNIX shells, and a syntax summary. The accompanying disk contains shell scripts used in the book's examples. Assumes familiarity with UNIX. This complete guide shows how to use the shell to develop shell scripts, using the shell more like a programming language than a command interpreter. Covers shell syntax, portability on different UNIX systems, using shell scripts to catch or ignore signals, executing commands using the remote shell command, and using the shell's redirection syntaxes. For software development engineers, system administrators, and QA test engineers.

Ratings Breakdown

Number of Votes:

1

Resource Rating:

9.00

Highest Rating:

9

Lowest Rating:

9

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