It is easy to dismiss bash — the typical Linux shell program — as just a command prompt that allows scripting. Bash, however, is a full-blown programming language. I wouldn’t pres… ...

The module that Apache uses to run server-side shell scripts is mod_cgi, which is available on major Linux distributions. Once the module is enabled, it's time to configure the directory permissions ...

When writing scripts, it’s important to know how to test and validate variables.

All kinds of things can go wrong with your shell scripts, but they don't have to. Let's look a some debugging tips that can help ensure your scripts run the way you intend.

Bash scripting is every Linux administrator's Swiss Army knife. Learn how using a for-loop in conjunction with Bash scripts can produce powerful results.

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