How to launch a Windows 10 executable from WSL Linux Both Windows 10 and Linux use a 'PATH' variable that contains a list of folders that are searched when you execute a program.

Bash is excellent for simple scripts and system tasks, Python offers extensive libraries and high-level capabilities, and Perl provides unmatched text-processing power.

Jack Wallen shows how you can create a Linux shell script that requires a password without having to save a password within the script.

Uptycs Threat Research outline how malicious Linux shell scripts are used to cloak attacks and how defenders can detect and mitigate against them.

Dive into the world of Linux shell scripting with this hands-on guide. If you’re comfortable using the command line on Unix or Linux but haven’t fully explored Bash, this book is for you.

At times, we need to write shell scripts that are interactive and user executing them need to monitor the progress. For such requirements, we can implement a simple progress bar that gives an idea ...

Unix and Linux custom, as well as several standards, assume you will have /bin/sh available to execute scripts. Of course, a shell script can also ask for a specific interpreter using the #! syntax.

Shell scripts are not compiled — at least, not typically — so the shell only reads what it needs to do the work. That means if your script is careful to exit, you can add as much “garbage ...