A variable is a character string to which we assign a value. A variable is nothing more than a pointer to the actual data. The shell enables you to create, assign, and delete variables. The reason you ...

Usage: interpolate.sh [options] [operands] input_path output_path [variable_name[=data]...] Options: -f, --force-override-output Forcefully overrides any files that are in output_path -h, --help ...

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 ...

Hi there,<br><br>I have seeing some shell script examples that use (use, not declare!) variables like this:<br><br><pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">${VAR_1}</pre> <br ...

There I was, trying to come up with a topic for this column, when I did what I usually do when stumped: I sent a question out to my Twitter followers. This time, I ...

One of the delights in Bash, zsh, or whichever shell tickles your fancy in your OSS distribution of choice, is the ease of which you can use scripts. These can be shell scripts, or use the Perl, ...

Ok, I can't script my way out of a papper bag, so I need help with this.<P>I declare some variables at the prompt:<P>export catname=Fluffy<BR>export dogname=Spot<P>I ...

PowerShell scripters have a few choices in the editor they can use to write code. Options range from the PowerShell Integrated Script Environment, Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, Notepad++ and more ...