A few clever Linux commands can make it a lot easier to create, view and remove complex directory structures.

In the examples directory, you can even see how to embed gum inside things like Python or Ruby. Sure, there are tools like dialog, and for more advanced scripts, you might need that.

It is easy to dismiss bash — the typical Linux shell program — as just a command prompt that allows scripting. Bash, however, is a full-blown programming language. I wouldn’t pres… ...

Oh happy day! I got an e-mail from a reader with a shell script question that didn't appear to be homework from a programming class or anything to do with hacking passwords. The reader wrote: I am ...

How to Change the Start Order of Processes in Linux. The Linux operating system is powerful and flexible, able to run in several different modes of operation called run levels. When a Linux system ...