Learn the Linux Command Line and Shell Scripting
June 28th, 2006 5:50 pm
You have Linux installed and running. The GUI is working fine, but you are getting tired of changing your desktop themes. You keep seeing this “terminal” thing. Don't worry, we'll show you what to do.
Unix: Shell Programming, by Kochan Wood, is a great place from which to learn shell scripting. It will tell you how it works and why.
Scripting is a lot easier to learn then programming and in some cases it is better use. Scripting can do a lot of things programming can do but with WAAAY more overhead (ie sucks up more CPU/Mem resouces). So it is not practical to do if your creating a large program.