This repositery contains a collection of tutorials and code snippets to master various Unix shells such as zsh and bash. Whether you're a beginner looking to dive into Unix shell scripting or an ...

This document is written in troff, using the ms macros plus some extras included with it. A Makefile is included that will build the document on most Unix systems. The sources are maintained using the ...

Ever wondered why programming in Bash is so difficult? Bash employs the same constructs as traditional programming languages; however, under the hood, the logic is rather different. The Bourne-Again ...

Abstract: The UNIX∗ shell is a command programming language that provides an interface to the UNIX operating system. It contains several mechanisms found in algorithmic languages such as control-flow ...

Shell scripting may finally get a proper bug-checker. A group of academics has proposed static analysis techniques aimed at improving the correctness and reliability of Unix shell programs. The team ...

Computerworld is undertaking a series of investigations into the most widely-used programming languages. Previously we have spoken to Alfred v. Aho of , S. Tucker Taft on the , Microsoft about its ...

Abstract: Shell programming is widely used to accomplish various tasks in Unix and Linux platforms. However, the large number of shell commands available, e.g., 50,000+ commands are documented in the ...

A new system, PaSH, has been developed to make computer programs run faster while also delivering accuracy in the Unix shell. The Unix shell is a 50-year-old programming environment that is still ...

Semantics-driven static analysis could be used to improve the safety, correctness, and performance of Unix, Linux, and macOS shell scripts, researchers say. Semantics-driven static analysis is being ...