It is a handy trick to have in your toolbox if you use or write scripts for bash. If you want more bash customization, you can always pick out a new prompt. If you’d like to make your help ...

Imagine that you want to output multiple lines of text in Bash, or any shell script. Maybe it’s for a help string for a particularly convoluted shell script you’re writing. You could have a ...

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 ...

Each of the four numbers has a valid range of 0 to 255. The following bash script contains a bash function which returns true if it is passed a valid IP address and false otherwise. In bash speak true ...

How to create a bash script for starting VirtualBox VMs Your email has been sent Jack Wallen shows you a nifty trick for easily starting, stopping, pausing, and resuming your VirtualBox virtual ...