You need to package up a bunch of files, send them somewhere, and do something with them at the destination. It isn’t an uncommon scenario. The obvious answer is to create an archive — a zip or tar ...

One of the most universal experiences of any Linux or Unix user is working through a guide or handbook and coming across an almost unbelievably complex line of code meant to be executed with a shell.

It hurts to see your programs taken apart and their weaknesses exposed, but it will make you a better programmer.

Basic ways you can use shell scripts to monitor password strength and secret accounts. The internet ain't what it used to be back in the old days. I remember being online back when it was known as ...

This shell’s approachability and clever features will make your coding life easier.

I haven't dug into any game programming for a while, so I thought it was high time to do something in that realm. At first, I thought "Halo as a shell script?", but then I came to my senses. Instead, ...

Semantics-driven static analysis could be used to improve the safety, correctness, and performance of Unix, Linux, and macOS shell scripts, researchers say. Semantics-driven static analysis is being ...