Bash Scripting Primer

Apple has a lot of userful documentation on their developer website including tutorials and primers for those interested in learning more about a specific topic. Even for those who may be proficient in a particular topic sometimes the into tutorials can provide a good refresher on basics or simply serve as a reference for the little things that for one reason or another aren't locked into memory.

One area of the UNIX environment that many people use, but often don't realize the power of, is the abiltiy to write shell scripts that can be used to automate a number of mundane or tedious tasks. Apple has a detailed primer on shell scripting basics that many people will find useful. It's a pretty good read and a great reference. They even have a PDF version (as they do of most of their documents) that you can download for later reference.

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