
bash Idioms
Write Powerful, Flexible, Readable Shell Scripts
O'Reilly (Publisher)
Published on 31. March 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-1-4920-9475-3 (ISBN)
Description
Shell scripts are everywhere, especially those written in bash compatible syntax, and it's extremely useful to be able to understand and write them, but they can be complex and obscure. Complexity is the enemy of security, but it's also the enemy of readability and understanding. With this practical book, you'll learn how to decipher old bash code and write new code that's as clear and readable as possible. Your future you will thank you.
Authors Carl Albing and JP Vossen show you how to use the power and flexibility of the shell to your advantage. You'll learn how to read and write scripts like an expert, so that you can:
Write useful, flexible, and readable bash code...with style
Decode bash code such as ${MAKEMELC,,} and ${PATHNAME##*/}
Save time and ensure consistency when automating tasks
Amaze and impress colleagues with bash idioms
Discover how bash idioms can make your code clean and concise
Authors Carl Albing and JP Vossen show you how to use the power and flexibility of the shell to your advantage. You'll learn how to read and write scripts like an expert, so that you can:
Write useful, flexible, and readable bash code...with style
Decode bash code such as ${MAKEMELC,,} and ${PATHNAME##*/}
Save time and ensure consistency when automating tasks
Amaze and impress colleagues with bash idioms
Discover how bash idioms can make your code clean and concise
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Language
English
Place of publication
Sebastopol
United States
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 180 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
319 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4920-9475-3 (9781492094753)
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Carl Albing is a professor, researcher, and software engineer with a breadth of industry experience. A co-author of O'Reilly's "bash Cookbook", and "Cybersecurity Ops with bash", as well as the author of O'Reilly's "Great bash" video, Carl has worked in software (using bash and many other languages) for companies large and small, across a variety of industries. He has a B.A. in Mathematics, a Masters in International Management (M.I.M.), and a Ph.D. in Computer Science.