Summary
Constructing your own commands with scripts and shell programs is a powerful and flexible tool to assist you in system administration. First you need to select the shell that is the most comfortable for you to use. Choose from the Bourne shell, bash, C shell, T shell, or the Korn shell. An important note, however, is that most system administrators choose the Bourne shell because of its wide use and availability.
Shell variables were described in this chapter. As a system administrator, you’ll be setting and using variables regularly. Most of your Solaris and third-party programs will rely on these variables. If they are set incorrectly, programs will go awry and the system might not function properly.
Finally, shell built-ins and conditionals ...
Get Inside Solaris™ 9 now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
