Shell Scripting

I'm a self-proclaimed awk-weenie, but I enjoy a number of other scripting languages as well. Look below for handy links and tips for the prospective unix shell scripter.

• Bash Beginners Guide, an excellent resource for Bash scripting.
• Bash Command Line Editing (m4v). This video is not about scripting per se, but it demonstrates several useful editing techniques on the command line.
• Good coders code, great reuse is a blog about all things coding, with a number of excellent articles and cheat sheets available in the right column.
• handy awk one-liners explained one of the many good articles on the above blog.

Recorded Introductory Talks

• Why the command line is the grad student's best friend. This was a UIC Friendly Friday lecture. Unfortunately, no sound was recorded of this lecture.
• Guest Lecture on Scripting