Bulky, assorted files filling up my Downloads folder are no more.

BASH is a Unix shell and command language which can run Shell Script files. You do not need to install Ubuntu or any other Linux Distros unless your scripts need the ...

Hi all! I am new to BASH scripting on Macs. I have started to create simple .sh scripts, but i am looking to advance onto a new skill which involves either: 1. installing .pkg files from my computer ...

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 ...

How a simple script can transform your desktop cleanup.

A recent post about debugging constructs surprised me. There were quite a few comments about how you didn’t need a debugger, as long as you had printf. For that matter, we’ve all debugged systems ...

Enable the Linux terminal on any Android device, and you can create or practice your bash scripting on the go.

The script command not only makes a record of what commands you run but also allows you to save the output generated so that you can examine it later or easily turn your command sequences into scripts ...

Many bash scripts start out as something quick and dirty but then become so useful that they live for years, indeed sometimes seeing more use than our traditional programs. Now that you can even run ...