need help on shell scripting

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Re: need help on shell scripting by Anonymous Monk on Aug 19, 2011 at 08:16 UTC
comp.unix.shell alt.comp.lang.shell.unix.bourne-bash stackoverflow.com (tag: shell) OT: Perlmonks (tag: OT) shell-pragramming-scripting Google: shell scripting forum	[reply]
Re: need help on shell scripting by eyepopslikeamosquito (Archbishop) on Aug 19, 2011 at 08:02 UTC
Based on your previous post maybe you should read the classic Csh Programming Considered Harmful by Tom Christiansen. And I strongly urge you to use Perl instead of Unix shell. :)	[reply]
Re: need help on shell scripting by AR (Friar) on Aug 19, 2011 at 12:54 UTC
It's not a forum, but I find myself going to the Advanced Bash Scripting page for reference over and over.	[reply]
Re: need help on shell scripting by zentara (Cardinal) on Aug 19, 2011 at 08:49 UTC
Also check out LinuxQuestions.org I'm not really a human, but I play one on earth. Old Perl Programmer Haiku ................... flash japh	[reply]
Re^2: need help on shell scripting by prafulltc (Acolyte) on Aug 19, 2011 at 11:56 UTC
Thanx all for sharing your knowledge.	[reply]
Re: need help on shell scripting by DrHyde (Prior) on Aug 19, 2011 at 11:23 UTC
I've found Stackoverflow useful when I've had a shell-ish problem to solve. But there, even more so than here, you'll need to show people what you've already tried and be clear about what your desired result is.	[reply]
Re: need help on shell scripting by locked_user sundialsvc4 (Abbot) on Aug 19, 2011 at 13:50 UTC
In my humble, with the sole exception of the Korn shell, a shell is not really intended for programming, and is really not suited for it, although undeniably this is routinely done. You can hammer a nail with a piece of iron pipe, too, or remove a nail with a wrench, but it’s a profitless use of your imagination and ingenuity. “That’s what ‘shebang’ (`#!`) is for.” You can write programs in any one of a dozen suitable scripting/programming languages, of which Perl, of course, is the best. `;-)` No one who merely runs the script will know, or care in the slightest, how it’s done.
Re: need help on shell scripting by perl.j (Pilgrim) on Aug 19, 2011 at 17:27 UTC
You may wanna try the Unix/Linux Stack Exchange. It has fair shell support. --perl.j	[reply]