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

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 ...

One of the most universal experiences of any Linux or Unix user is working through a guide or handbook and coming across an almost unbelievably complex line of code meant to be executed with a shell.

so, stupid question.<BR><BR>client has site in "/public_html".<BR><BR>client writes scripts to backup, restore, etc. these scripts are sh scripts, and just use rm -rf and cp -R to remove and copy the ...

Bash scripting is a powerful tool for automating tasks on Linux and Unix-like systems. While it's well-known for managing file and process operations, arithmetic operations, such as division, play a ...