[plug] shell scripting reference (was: howto logging result to a log file)

[Bernd Felsche]

On Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 10:46:41AM +0800, Richard Mortimer wrote:
> > > PS any suggestions for a good reference text on shell
> > > scripting?  Sure I can Google but a recommendation from
> > > someone in our community who's used the book(s) would be
> > > "gold".
> >
> > At the risk of sounding like a "me too", I wouldn't mind knowing
> > either :)

> When I was first getting into scripting I used the SHELLdorado
> site to help me understand:
> 
> http://www.shelldorado.com/
> 
> Hope you can find some usefull stuff in there.

There's nothing like a book...

"The UNIX Programming Environment" Kernighan/Pike
"UNIX Shell Programming" Kochan/Wood

Classics!

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