Scripting help....
 

.....OK, I've been switched to a new department at work and am totally clueless when it comes to scripting in bash. When I told them I was a fast learner, I didn't think they'd throw me into the deep end of the pool so fast.

So to make a long story short. What is a great book to start learning scripting in bash? My supervisor already gave me a simple task to do. Conceptually it sounds quite easy in my head, but actually writing out a script is a bit more daunting and complexed than I first thought.

So a good book thats easy to learn from and understand!!!!

http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/

Welcome to LQ!!

And a big THANK YOU from MANY members here, that you're asking for information, rather than a hand-out and someone to write your script for you.

PLEASE post if you've got any problems with what you write....we'll be happy to help.

you can try advanced bash guide by Mendel Cooper..Dont go by its name it can of a great help for a beginner too..It is a awesome book to learn bash scripting with tons of examples..If you stuck with any problem in scripting, fell free to post your problem here.Have fun with bash..:)