When using Ubuntu, user-defined tasks can be performed by executing a script at startup and shutdown. Each of these scripts is a little particular and requires subtle modifications in order to include ...

The Windows Subsystem for Linux is bridging the divide between Windows and Linux by letting you run Windows 10 programs directly within a Linux shell.

You could even embed an executable file in a script — even another script — and then execute that script which might unpack another script. It boggles the mind.

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