Wicked Cool Shell Scripts, 2nd Edition: 101 Scripts for Linux, OS X, and UNIX Systems

Shell scripts are an efficient way to interact with your machine and manage your files and system operations. With just a few lines of code, your computer will do exactly what you want it to do. But you can also use shell scripts for many other essential (and not-so-essential) tasks.

This second edition of Wicked Cool Shell Scripts offers a collection of useful, customizable, and fun shell scripts for solving common problems and personalizing your computing environment. Each chapter contains ready-to-use scripts and explanations of how they work, why you’d want to use them, and suggestions for changing and expanding them. You'll find a mix of classic favorites, like a disk backup utility that keeps your files safe when your system crashes, a password manager, a weather tracker, and several games, as well as 23 brand-new scripts, including:

– ZIP code lookup tool that reports the city and state
– Bitcoin address information retriever
– suite of tools for working with cloud services like Dropbox and iCloud
– for renaming and applying commands to files in bulk
– processing and editing tools

Whether you want to save time managing your system or just find new ways to goof off, these scripts are wicked cool!

• How Linux Works, 2nd Edition: What Every Superuser Should Know
• The Linux Command Line: A Complete Introduction
• Linux Basics for Hackers: Getting Started with Networking, Scripting, and Security in Kali
• Linux Command Line and Shell Scripting Bible, 3rd Edition
• UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook (5th Edition)
• Automate the Boring Stuff with Python: Practical Programming for Total Beginners
• Cracking Codes with Python: An Introduction to Building and Breaking Ciphers
• Linux Pocket Guide: Essential Commands
• Bash Pocket Reference: Help for Power Users and Sys Admins
• sed & awk