hi guys,

i wrote a basic bash script last night that gave me a list of my remote clients...if i selected 1 it opened a rdesktop session to that client.

i then linked it to an alias myrdp which i can type from a command
line to launch my menu....pretty cool

what other things should i be scripting? i just cant think of any other examples...i guess you have to be in a working world example to actually see how things get done...im trying to learn on my own and find it difficult sometimes to apply what im learning in the real
world...also, how do you know the boundary between bash scripting and using a full on language like python or perl? ...if anybody can suggest a project regarding bash scripting for me...i would really appreciate it...i find its best to learn by doing...maybe somebody could start a hands on project forum...is there one on here???

It is very common for people to write scripts to do their backups. I suggest that you write a script using the rsync command to back up your files.

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Steve Stites

tar.gz apache configs + mysql databases.
rsync backups.
a contact lookup (like a phone book)

I got|get some of my best ideas from
http://bashscripts.org/forum/viewfor...02d69269941d49
and
http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/browse

Sounds nice.
Ideas for additional scripts?

What scripts would be of most interest for you will depend on what you like to do with your system, as well as what your system is running and doing.

How about one to detect and report the log files that have been updated in the last 30 minute? You would have to identify the log folders for every application, though the easy ones may all be in /var/log. Useful for troubleshooting after a change or intrusion.

I like to build scripts that use recursion and multithreading to run processes on multiple locations on the local server, and on multiple remote hosts at the same time. Hard to tell if anyone else would find that fun.


I hope this helps get things started.

hey jailbait i have that running already...thanks though

any other ideas...

Revisit your other same topic thread? Esp. the reporting part, that's always up for improving.

Anything that you find yourself doing repetitively that involves multiple steps... Perfect candidate for a script.

Downloading and installing patches, backups, and other things along those lines.

+1.
If I have to type anything more than 3 times a day, I write a script for it.
There is an art to Avoiding Repetitive Tasks.

Habitual can you please just give me an example? ...please