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Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide Overview

The document is an introduction to the Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide. It defines a script as a written document or program. It explains that the shell is a powerful programming language that allows users to build applications by combining system calls, tools, utilities, and compiled binaries. Shell scripts are well-suited for administrative tasks and repetitive jobs that do not require a complex programming language. The document provides a table of contents that outlines topics covered in the guide, including shell programming, invoking scripts, and preliminary exercises.

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Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide Overview

The document is an introduction to the Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide. It defines a script as a written document or program. It explains that the shell is a powerful programming language that allows users to build applications by combining system calls, tools, utilities, and compiled binaries. Shell scripts are well-suited for administrative tasks and repetitive jobs that do not require a complex programming language. The document provides a table of contents that outlines topics covered in the guide, including shell programming, invoking scripts, and preliminary exercises.

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Part 1. Introduction
Script: A writing; a written document. [Obs.]

--Webster's Dictionary, 1913 ed.

The shell is a command interpreter. More than just the insulating layer between the
operating system kernel and the user, it's also a fairly powerful programming
language. A shell program, called a script, is an easy-to-use tool for building
applications by "gluing together" system calls, tools, utilities, and compiled binaries.
Virtually the entire repertoire of UNIX commands, utilities, and tools is available for
invocation by a shell script. If that were not enough, internal shell commands, such as
testing and loop constructs, lend additional power and exibility to scripts. Shell
scripts are especially well suited for administrative system tasks and other routine
repetitive tasks not requiring the bells and whistles of a full-blown tightly structured
programming language.
Table of Contents
1. Shell Programming! ([Link])
2. Starting Off With a Sha-Bang ([Link])
2.1. Invoking the script ([Link])
2.2. Preliminary Exercises ([Link])

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