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Array Loops in Bash

By Scott Robinson • September 02, 2017 • 0 Comments

In this article we'll show you the various methods of looping through arrays in Bash. Array loops are so common in programming that you'll almost always need to use them in any significant programming you do. To help with this, you should learn and understand the various types of arrays

Zsh vs Bash

By Scott Robinson • September 30, 2016 • 0 Comments

When we talk about UNIX based programming, it's usually about the shells, terminals, and the command line interfaces. The most prevalent shell in this regard is Bash but there are other variants available and used widely as well, like Zsh or the Z shell.

In this article, we'll attempt to

Substrings in Bash

By Scott Robinson • September 08, 2016 • 0 Comments

Throughout your programming career you'll find that there are quite a few times you need to extract a substring from another string. Strings are one of the most common data structures, so this comes up often. I bet you could tell me how to do it in your favorite programming

Copying a Directory with SCP

By Scott Robinson • August 11, 2016 • 0 Comments

The Unix command scp (which stands for "secure copy protocol") is a simple tool for uploading or downloading files (or directories) to/from a remote machine. The transfer is done on top of SSH, which is how it maintains its familure options (like for specifying identities and credentials)

How to Run a Bash Script on Login

By Scott Robinson • January 26, 2014 • 0 Comments

Eventually, you may find yourself wanting to run a particular script every time you log in to a Unix machine (SSH hop to another machine, see a detailed system status, etc.) or, you maybe you'd like to improve the experience for all the users on your machine (i.e. show