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Bash Scripting
What is the purpose of bash scripting? Is it just for file manipulation?
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Scripting is a programming dialect. Programs are meant to do work.
Bash scripting groups many bash commands to be run sequentially. It allows conditional execution, which is a corner stone of any programming language. It is an interpreted text flow, the script content cannot be compiled into machine code.
It saves time to any one who uses it. It's like starting you car with a key and starting it with a crank.
There is no exclusive link betweek scripting and file manipulation, the latter being just one of the many tasks bash scripting allows.
Scripting is not a Linux stuff only, you can do it with any OS.
Your machine runs many scripts at boot, if you were to execute each command in the script by pressing the return button... no need to add more !0 + 1 = 1 != 2 <> 3 != 4 ...
Until the camel can pass though the eye of the needle.
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Hello and welcome!
If you are interested in bash scripting, be sure to check out LinuxCommand.org for some quick and easy lessons and a better understanding of shell scripting:
LinuxCommand.org: Learn the Linux command line. Write shell scripts.
Hope you'll have fun with it.oz
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hey ozar.
thanks for the link
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Hello and welcome... I hope you will have fun with it as well!
Originally Posted by SantanuRC 
hey ozar.
thanks for the link
For both of you, note that there are a number of good books available on shell scripting, and there are also some free online e-books available that can be found with a bit of online searching.
Best of luck to both of you with your scripting efforts! oz
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