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Advanced Bash-Scripting GuideAn in-depth exploration of the art of shell scriptingMendel Mar 2014Revision HistoryRevision Apr 2012Revised by: mc'TUNGSTENBERRY' releaseRevision Nov 2012Revised by: mc'YTTERBIUMBERRY' releaseRevision 1010 Mar 2014Revised by: mc'PUBLICDOMAIN' releaseThis tutorial assumes no previous knowledge of scripting or programming , yet progresses rapidly toward anintermediate/ Advanced level of instruction . . . all the while sneaking in little nuggets of UNIX wisdom andlore. It serves as a textbook, a manual for self-study, and as a reference and source of knowledge on shellscripting techniques. The exercises and heavily-commented examples invite active reader participation, underthe premise that the only way to really learn scripting is to write book is suitable for classroom use as a general introduction to programming document is herewith granted to the Public Domain. No copyright!DedicationFor Anita, the source of all the magicTable of ContentsChapter 1.

Procedures involving heavy-duty math operations, especially floating point arithmetic, arbitrary precision calculations, or complex numbers (use C++ or FORTRAN instead) • • Cross-platform portability required (use C or Java instead) Complex applications, where structured programming is a necessity (type-checking of variables, function ...

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