For starters, I've previously inherited a sizable number of old (FC1 and redhat 7.x) linux boxes. I've also inherited a built-in set up where they check a remote location for an update script, and if ...

I'm using a BASH script to backup some user home directories to another machine. I'd like to keep 5 days worth of backups, and have the script automatically delete anything older than that (I do it by ...

The command-line interface (CLI) is the cornerstone of interacting with the Linux operating system. It allows users to enter commands directly, offering greater control and flexibility compared to ...

Many bash scripts use arguments to control the commands that they will run and the information that will be provided to the people running them. This post examines a number of ways that you can verify ...

Scripting and developing with VMware is getting so much easier with the addition of PowerShell, the VI Toolkit, new documentation, and all of the community help and support Microsoft’s PowerShell ...

Bash scripting is a powerful tool for automating tasks on Linux and Unix-like systems. While it's well-known for managing file and process operations, arithmetic operations, such as division, play a ...