The Linux expect command takes script writing to an entirely new level. Instead of automating processes, it automates running and responding to other scripts.

CLI scripts are most often written in Bash. However, writing Bash scripts is not a trivial task, especially for developers who are not comfortable with the Linux command line.

We often write quick bash scripts and judging by the comments, half of us use bash or a similar shell to pop out quick, useful scripts, and half of us think that’s an abomination, and you should ...

The second line of the above set of codes shows the response from the script. These were some simple shell scripts. You can write advanced scripts containing loops, functions, and conditional ...

Linux is powerful, flexible, and can do just about anything. However, to really get the most out of Linux and your computer (s), there are certain skills and habits you need to bolster; otherwise, you ...

More than just writing help scripts, here documents are useful any time that you want to enter multiple lines and have them piped to a command. We use them most often from the shell directly.

Wrap-up Using pipes, aliases and scripts can make the Linux command line easier to use and more powerful.

There are hundreds of applications for OS X that place information in the menu bar. Usually, I can find one that almost does what I want, but not quite. Thankfully I found BitBar, which is an ...