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> <channel><title>nixCraft &#187; bash shell</title> <atom:link href="http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/tag/bash-shell/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips</link> <description>This is a Linux sys admin journal by Vivek about sys admin work, Linux tips &#38; tricks, hacks, news and more.</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:45:35 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>FAQ Updates – June/26/2011</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/faq-updates-june262011.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/faq-updates-june262011.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 09:43:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Sys admin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[backtrack]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bash shell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[c style]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CentOS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[device driver]]></category> <category><![CDATA[disk space]]></category> <category><![CDATA[facebook]]></category> <category><![CDATA[faq section]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fedora]]></category> <category><![CDATA[howtos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kernel 2]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kernel module]]></category> <category><![CDATA[korn shell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mode linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[netbook]]></category> <category><![CDATA[raid card]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shell version]]></category> <category><![CDATA[startx]]></category> <category><![CDATA[x86]]></category> <category><![CDATA[yum]]></category> <guid
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href="http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/debian-ubuntu-linux-binbash-vs-bindash-vs-binshshell/">Linux: What is Dash ( /bin/dash ) Shell?</a></li></ul><h2>FAQ &#038; Howtos RSS Feed</h2> Get intimated about our new howtos / faqs as soon as it is released via <a
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/?p=2472</guid> <description><![CDATA[Shell scripting is fun. It is useful to create nice (perhaps ugly) things (read as solutions) in shell scripting. Now Windows got Powershell. But how does PowerShell measure up to traditional shells like Bash?]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/windows-powershell-vs-unix-bash-shell.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>An Interview With Chet Ramey &#8211; Maintainer Of Bash Shell</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/when-the-bourne-shell-found-its-identity.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/when-the-bourne-shell-found-its-identity.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 12:30:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Links]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux desktop]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[programming]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shell scripting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Solaris]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sys admin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bash shell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bourne shell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[brian fox]]></category> <category><![CDATA[chet ramey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[computerworld]]></category> <category><![CDATA[linux systems]]></category> <category><![CDATA[maintainer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[network engineering]]></category> <category><![CDATA[programming languages]]></category> <category><![CDATA[security group]]></category> <category><![CDATA[stephen bourne]]></category> <category><![CDATA[technology infrastructure services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UNIX]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unix shell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[western reserve university]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/?p=2330</guid> <description><![CDATA[In this article ComputerWorld chat to Chet Ramey about his experience maintaining Bash.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/when-the-bourne-shell-found-its-identity.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Access Google Calendar From Linux / UNIX / Mac OS X Command Line Interface</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/download-gcalcli-google-command-line-interface.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/download-gcalcli-google-command-line-interface.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:03:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Download of the day]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[OS X]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shell scripting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UNIX]]></category> <category><![CDATA[api]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bash shell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[calendar events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cli]]></category> <category><![CDATA[command line interface]]></category> <category><![CDATA[google]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nifty-tool]]></category> <category><![CDATA[productivity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[programming]]></category> <category><![CDATA[python application]]></category> <category><![CDATA[terminal]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/download-gcalcli-google-command-line-interface.html</guid> <description><![CDATA[I use Google Calendar exclusively. However to access this product you need to use a web browser. There is nice program called gcalcli (Google Calendar Command Line Interface) which allows to access Google Calendar from bash shell. Now I can see an agenda using a specified start/end time and date from a shell prompt over [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/download-gcalcli-google-command-line-interface.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Linux / UNIX: Determine where a binary command is stored / located on file system</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/find-linux-unix-command-location.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/find-linux-unix-command-location.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:22:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[FreeBSD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Howto]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Solaris]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UNIX]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bash shell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[command search]]></category> <category><![CDATA[command shell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[locate command path]]></category> <category><![CDATA[man page]]></category> <category><![CDATA[page path]]></category> <category><![CDATA[search sequence]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shell command]]></category> <category><![CDATA[type command]]></category> <category><![CDATA[whereis command]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/find-linux-unix-command-location.html</guid> <description><![CDATA[You can use "type" or "whereis" command to find out which command shell executes and to print binary (command) file location for specified command. whereis command example Display ls command location along with man page path: whereis ls Output: ls: /bin/ls /usr/share/man/man1p/ls.1p.gz /usr/share/man/man1/ls.1.gz type command example Find out which command the shell executes: type -a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/find-linux-unix-command-location.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>nixCraft FAQ Roundup June 19, 2007</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/nixcraft-faq-roundup-22.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/nixcraft-faq-roundup-22.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 06:12:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[FAQ]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bash shell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[centos 5]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cgi errors]]></category> <category><![CDATA[command line history]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cpu processors]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fedora 7]]></category> <category><![CDATA[file linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kernel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[language support]]></category> <category><![CDATA[linux server]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mac os x]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mysql command line]]></category> <category><![CDATA[red hat enterprise]]></category> <category><![CDATA[roundup]]></category> <category><![CDATA[security context]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shell package]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tar gz]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tarball]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unix tar]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/nixcraft-faq-roundup-22.html</guid> <description><![CDATA[Recently updated/posted Linux and UNIX FAQ (mostly useful to Linux/UNIX new administrators or users) : Update Fedora 7 Linux OpenBSD install BASH shell package Star / Stop FTP server on FreeBSD / OpenBSD How to install Linux / UNIX *.tar.gz tarball files Install Language support in CentOS 5 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux Display or [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/nixcraft-faq-roundup-22.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>HowTo: Add Pause Prompt In a Shell Script ( bash pause command )</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-unix-pause-command.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-unix-pause-command.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2007 22:13:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[OS X]]></category> <category><![CDATA[RedHat/Fedora Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shell scripting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Suse Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tips]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UNIX]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bash shell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dos windows]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dos xp]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pause command]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pause function]]></category> <category><![CDATA[script bash]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shell script]]></category> <category><![CDATA[windows batch file]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-unix-pause-command.html</guid> <description><![CDATA[<div
style='float:right;margin-top:0px;margin-left:5px;'><a
href='http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/category/shell-scripting' title='See all Bash/Shell scripting related tips/articles'><img
src='http://files.cyberciti.biz/cbzcache/3rdparty/terminal.png' border='0' /></a></div> <span
class="drop_cap">M</span>ost of you may be aware of old good DOS/2000/XP pause command. It is used display the prompt. It is used within a computer batch file and allows the computer to pause the currently running batch file until the user presses any key.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-unix-pause-command.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>20</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>HowTo: Debug a Shell Script Under Linux or UNIX</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/debugging-shell-script.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/debugging-shell-script.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:12:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shell scripting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UNIX]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bash script debug]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bash shell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[debug]]></category> <category><![CDATA[debug shell script]]></category> <category><![CDATA[debug unix script]]></category> <category><![CDATA[debugging script]]></category> <category><![CDATA[debugging shell script]]></category> <category><![CDATA[debugging shell scripts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[how to debug a shell script]]></category> <category><![CDATA[how to debug shell script]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shell script]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shell script debug]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unix script debug]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/debugging-shell-script.html</guid> <description><![CDATA[<div
style='float:right;margin-top:0px;margin-left:5px;'><a
href='http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/category/shell-scripting' title='See all Bash/Shell scripting related tips/articles'><img
src='http://files.cyberciti.biz/cbzcache/3rdparty/terminal.png' border='0' /></a></div> Raju asks:<blockquote>How can I Debug a shell scripts?</blockquote> This is most common question asked by new admins or UNIX user.
Shell scripting debugging can be boring job (read as not easy). There are various ways to debug a shell script.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/debugging-shell-script.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>13</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>nixCraft FAQ Roundup Oct 29, 2008</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/nixcraft-faq-roundup-3.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/nixcraft-faq-roundup-3.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 29 Oct 2006 22:04:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[FAQ]]></category> <category><![CDATA[apache name]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bash shell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[control panel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cpanel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dot files]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mail server]]></category> <category><![CDATA[real time]]></category> <category><![CDATA[report script]]></category> <category><![CDATA[roundup]]></category> <category><![CDATA[server status]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tar command]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tarball]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/nixcraft-faq-roundup-3.html</guid> <description><![CDATA[Couple of quick question answered by me: => Host a domain without CPanel or Plesk Control Panel => Bash shell display only hidden (dot) files => Monitor Linux user activity in real time => Apache name based VirtualHost example => How do I find out my mail server blacklisted? => Solaris find out a package [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/nixcraft-faq-roundup-3.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Linux/UNIX: Find Out If File Exists With Conditional Expressions</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/find-out-if-file-exists-with-conditional-expressions.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/find-out-if-file-exists-with-conditional-expressions.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2006 11:45:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>nixcraft</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Howto]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[RedHat/Fedora Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shell scripting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UNIX]]></category> <category><![CDATA[arithmetic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bash file not exists]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bash if file exists]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bash if file not exist]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bash linux if file exists]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bash shell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[conditional expressions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[linux check if file exists]]></category> <category><![CDATA[linux file exists]]></category> <category><![CDATA[linux if file exist]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shell script if directory exists]]></category> <category><![CDATA[test command]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unix if file exists]]></category> <category><![CDATA[[ command]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/find-out-if-file-exists-with-conditional-expressions.html</guid> <description><![CDATA[<div
style='float:right;margin-top:0px;margin-left:5px;'><a
href='http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/category/shell-scripting' title='See all Bash/Shell scripting related tips/articles'><img
src='http://files.cyberciti.biz/cbzcache/3rdparty/terminal.png' border='0' /></a></div> Explains how to find out if a file exists or not under Linux / UNIX bash shell.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/find-out-if-file-exists-with-conditional-expressions.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>23</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How BASH Shell Command Search Sequence Works</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/an-example-how-shell-understand-which-program-to-run-part-ii.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/an-example-how-shell-understand-which-program-to-run-part-ii.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2006 03:15:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>linuxBot</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[CentOS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Debian Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FreeBSD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Howto]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shell scripting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Suse Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UNIX]]></category> <category><![CDATA[aliases]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bash shell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[command line options]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hash command]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hash table]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shell command sequence]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shell hash table]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shell path settings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[type command]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/an-example-how-shell-understand-which-program-to-run-part-ii.html</guid> <description><![CDATA[This article was organically contributed by monk. HASH tables and PATH is not the first method locating your program / executable files. Your program can be a shell function or builtin command or an alias. Here is the complete sequence adopted by BASH shell to execute your command: Before a command is executed REDIRECTION is [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/an-example-how-shell-understand-which-program-to-run-part-ii.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>12</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How Linux or UNIX Understand which program to run &#8211; PART I</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-linux-or-unix-understand-which-program-to-run-part-i.html</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-linux-or-unix-understand-which-program-to-run-part-i.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2006 02:59:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>linuxBot</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Debian Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[File system]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Howto]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shell scripting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Solaris]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Suse Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sys admin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tips]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ubuntu Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UNIX]]></category> <category><![CDATA[aliases]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bash shell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[command line options]]></category> <category><![CDATA[etc passwd]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ls command]]></category> <category><![CDATA[redirection]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shell builtin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[type command]]></category> <category><![CDATA[whereis command]]></category> <category><![CDATA[which command]]></category> <guid
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