Linux scripting automates repetitive tasks like converting file formats and can save hours of work. You can find and adapt scripts online easily, with plenty of resources and guides available.

The first software that I was actually paid to develop was a 2-page shell script that prompted the user for a dozen or so pieces of information, before launching a set of cooperating processes. Those ...

After the beginners guide, the Advanced Bash Scripting Guide is a good read however be warned that some information and examples found there, such as the first couple in the /dev section, might be OS ...

$ cat </dev/tcp/time.nist.gov/13 55103 09-09-29 17:58:55 50 0 0 0.0 UTC(NIST) * Reads the time in Daytime Protocol (RFC-867) from the NIST Internet Time Service ...