{"product_id":"9781430210443","title":"Beginning Portable Shell Scripting: From Novice to Professional","description":"\u003cp\u003ePortable shell scripting is the future of modern Linux, OS X, and Unix command–line access. \u003cem\u003eBeginning Portable Shell Scripting: From Novice to Professional\u003c\/em\u003e teaches shell scripting by using the common core of most shells and expands those principles to all of scripting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou will learn about portable scripting and how to use the same syntax and design principles for all shells. You’ll discover about the interaction between shells and other scripting languages like Ruby and Python, and everything you learn will be shown in context for Linux, OS X, bash, and AppleScript.\u003c\/p\u003e What you’ll learn\u003cp\u003eThis book will prime you on not just shell scripting, but also the modern context of portable shell scripting. You will learn\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003eThe core Linux\/OS X shell constructs from a portability point of view \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eHow to write scripts that write other scripts, and how to write macros and debug them \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eHow to write and design shell script portably from the ground up \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eHow to use programmable utilities and their inherent portability to your advantage, while pinpointing potential traps \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003ePulling everything together, how to engineer scripts that play well with Python and Ruby, and even run on embedded systems \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e Who this book is for      \u003cp\u003e     This book is for system administrators, programmers, and testers working across Linux, OS X, and the Unix command line.       \u003c\/p\u003e     Table of Contents\u003col\u003e  \u003cli\u003eIntroduction to Shell Scripting \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003ePatterns and Regular Expressions \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eBasic Shell Scripting \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eCore Shell Features Explained \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eShells Within Shells \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eInvocation and Execution \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eShell Language Portability \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eUtility Portability \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eBringing It All Together \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eShell Script Design \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eMixing and Matching \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47127483056368,"sku":"9781430210443","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781430210443_p0.jpg?v=1763749194","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781430210443","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}