The Linux script command has been around for ages and provides a simple but useful service. It lets you record command line activity – both input and output.

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.

Want to know the tricks of replacing a variable in a file using the SED command? This article will give you an overview of replacing a variable value in a file using SED.

Sourcing a file makes it possible for an executable to “source” information from a script as though the script had printed its output to the terminal.

Windows users are spoiled. Linux users can create and run shell scripts too, with a little more effort. Run shell scripts in Linux If you want to create a script and run it in Ubuntu, a few extra ...

Using history to record Linux commands The history command makes it extremely easy to record commands that you enter on the command line because it happens automatically.

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 ...