You could even embed an executable file in a script — even another script — and then execute that script which might unpack another script. It boggles the mind.

The second line of the above set of codes shows the response from the script. These were some simple shell scripts. You can write advanced scripts containing loops, functions, and conditional ...

Each Linux command returns an exit code, with 0 indicating success and non-zero values indicating failure. You can use the $? variable to access the exit code and control program flow in scripts.

I often profess that Linux can be used without the command line, but at some point, you might want to learn it anyway. When you do, consider these commands.

I'm a newbie trying to write a SysV init script for ipfm in RedHat 9. Looking at all the RedHat-installed scripts for services such as httpd and sshd, it ...