{"product_id":"9781785882388","title":"Linux Shell Scripting Cookbook - Third Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDo amazing things with the shell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAbout This Book\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecome an expert in creating powerful shell scripts and explore the full possibilities of the shell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAutomate any administrative task you could imagine, with shell scripts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePacked with easy-to-follow recipes on new features on Linux, particularly, Debian-based, to help you accomplish even the most complex tasks with ease\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003cp\u003eIf you are a beginner or an intermediate Linux user who wants to master the skill of quickly writing scripts and automate tasks without reading the entire man pages, then this book is for you. You can start writing scripts and one-liners by simply looking at the relevant recipe and its descriptions without any working knowledge of shell scripting or Linux. Intermediate \/ advanced users, system administrators \/ developers, and programmers can use this book as a reference when they face problems while coding.\u003c\/p\u003eWhat You Will Learn\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInteract with websites via scripts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWrite shell scripts to mine and process data from the Web\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAutomate system backups and other repetitive tasks with crontab\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate, compress, and encrypt archives of your critical data.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfigure and monitor Ethernet and wireless networks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMonitor and log network and system activity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTune your system for optimal performance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImprove your system's security\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentify resource hogs and network bottlenecks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExtract audio from video files\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate web photo albums\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse git or fossil to manage revision control and interact with FOSS projects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate and maintain Linux containers and Virtual Machines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRun a private Cloud server\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eIn Detail\u003cp\u003eThe shell is the most powerful tool your computer provides. Despite having it at their fingertips, many users are unaware of how much the shell can accomplish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing the shell, you can generate databases and web pages from sets of files, automate monotonous admin tasks such as system backups, monitor your system's health and activity, identify network bottlenecks and system resource hogs, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will show you how to do all this and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book, now in its third edition, describes the exciting new features in the newest Linux distributions to help you accomplish more than you imagine. It shows how to use simple commands to automate complex tasks, automate web interactions, download videos, set up containers and cloud servers, and even get free SSL certificates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarting with the basics of the shell, you will learn simple commands and how to apply them to real-world issues. From there, you'll learn text processing, web interactions, network and system monitoring, and system tuning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoftware engineers will learn how to examine system applications, how to use modern software management tools such as git and fossil for their own work, and how to submit patches to open-source projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, you'll learn how to set up Linux Containers and Virtual machines and even run your own Cloud server with a free SSL Certificate from letsencrypt.org.\u003c\/p\u003eStyle and approach\u003cp\u003eThis book will take you through useful real-world recipes designed to make your daily life easier when working with the shell.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Packt Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140285284592,"sku":"9781785882388","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781785882388_p0.jpg?v=1763728792","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781785882388","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}