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o Path name expansion Have a Question About
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String comparison download your
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Chapter 4 Challenges The Bash FAQ,
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Chapter 5: Bash Loops
The for loop statement Bash and
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The while loop statement
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Learning the bash
The until loop statement
Shell: Unix Shell
The select loop statement
Programming In a
o Exit the select loop statement
Nutshell
Using the break statement
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Using the continue statement
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Input and Output Linux Shell
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Standard error Mastering Unix
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Redirection of standard error Programmers,
Redirection of standard output System
Appending redirected output Administrators,
Redirection of both standard error and output and UNIX Gurus
Writing output to files (Wiley)
Assigns the file descriptor (fd) to file for output Learning the vi
Assigns the file descriptor (fd) to file for input and Vim Editors
Closes the file descriptor (fd) (O'Reilly)
Opening the file descriptors for reading and writing
Reads from the file descriptor (fd)
Executes commands and send output to the file
Bash IDE
descriptor (fd)
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Chapter 6 Challenges
gedit (see how to
install gedit
Chapter 7: Pipes and Filters plugins).
Linking Commands GNU emacs.
Multiple commands
Putting jobs in background
Pipes
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o How to use pipes to connect programs (tutorial links)
o Input redirection in pipes
o Output redirection in pipes Bash shell script
o Why use pipes directory
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Chapter 8: Traps Linux / UNIX
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Advanced Bash-
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Command-line Fu
o How to view Processes
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o Sending signal to Processes
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o Terminating Processes
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How to clear trap
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Include trap statements in a script
Archive of shell
Use the trap statement to catch signals and handle
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o exec command
Bash hackers wiki
Chapter 8 Challenges
Chapter 9: Functions
Writing your first shell function
o Displaying functions
o Removing functions
Defining functions
Writing functions
Calling functions
Pass arguments into a function
o local variable
Returning from a function
Shell functions library
o Source command
Recursive function
Putting functions in background
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Chapter 10: Interactive Scripts
Menu driven scripts
o Getting information about your system
Bash display dialog boxes
o dialog customization with configuration file
o A yes/no dialog box
o An input dialog box
o A password box
o A menu box
o A progress bar (gauge box)
o The file selection box
o The form dialog for input
Console management
o Get the name of the current terminal
o Fixing the display with reset
o Get screen width and hight with tput
o Moving the cursor with tput
o Display centered text in the screen in reverse
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o Set the keyboard leds
Turn on or off NumLock leds
Turn on or off CapsLock leds
Turn on or off ScrollLock leds
o Set terminal attributes
Display KDE / GTK+ GUI dialog
o zenity: Shell Scripting with Gnome
Shell script create a calendar GUI
dialog box
Shell script create a file selection GUI
dialog box
Shell script to send notification to the
Gnome notification area
Shell script create a list GUI dialog
box
Shell script create an error message
GUI dialog box
Shell script create an information
message GUI dialog box
Shell script create a question message
GUI dialog box
Shell script create a warning message
GUI dialog box
o kdialog: Shell scripting with KDE
notify-send: Send desktop notifications
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