The read command is a built-in Linux utility for shell script writers (and for you) to take single line input from the keyboard or from the file descriptor and store it in a variable. The applications for this command are wide ranging, like asking for
The Fish is a modern (friendly interactive shell) program identical to its allies, like Bash and Zsh, but with sprinkles on top. What does that mean? You already know about the Bash shell (because it’s the default login shell for most Linux distros) and the
Bash is the default shell for most of the Linux distributions, but it is not the only one; there are other shell interpreters like ZSH (and Fish) that are available. Kali Linux and macOS Catalina were early adopters of ZSH as the default login shell,
The kernel is the core of the system that bridges the hardware and software layers and smoothly creates interaction between them to transport data. But that’s something you already know, right? So, let us learn about a kernel in this fun way: What is a
To understand the shell, first look at the following picture: The shell is nothing more than a program that carries the user typed commands or instructions from the terminal and converts them into something that the kernel can understand. If you’re using popular operating systems
If you have been using Linux for a while, then you have definitely spotted this “#! /bin/bash” line at the beginning of an shell script. What is Shebang (#! /bin/bash) in Linux Shell Script The “#! /bin/bash” on Linux, famously known as shebang or hashbang,
While writing shell script, you might get stuck in the situation where you want to redirect a block of lines from your script to interactive commands like sed, cat, ssh, or ftp. The purpose of this redirection might vary from situation to situation. For example,
Like other programming languages, bash provides you with the option to ignore a single line, inline, or a block of lines from execution. The comments always received the least attention due to their simplicity but played a very important role while being used in a
The “$?” is a built-in variable that your shell uses to store the exit status code of the last executed command in integer format and remains unchanged unless the next command is executed. Using this exit status code, you can debug the problem that occurred
The unset command is a built-in Linux command used for flushing the value of variables or functions during program execution. Tutorial Details Description Unset Difficulty Level Low Root or Sudo Privileges No OS Compatibility Ubuntu, Manjaro, Fedora, etc. Prerequisites unset Internet Required No Syntax of
The set command is a built-in Linux command that can display or modify the value of shell attributes and positional parameters inside the current shell environment. This modification can help to debug your script by finding undefined variables, errors, job control, printing commands as they
Whenever you start a new shell session (by opening a terminal), a set of environment variables is loaded from the shell configuration file into your current shell session. These environment variables determine different customizations in your shell, like the default editor using “$EDITOR“, or setting
