Korn Shell Programming by Example

Introduction

What is this book that you are holding? It is a book that teaches you, the system administrator or user, how to program using the Korn shell. For my Linux friends out there who say, “What, not in bash??” let me say a couple of things. First of all, ksh is a wonderful shell (ksh is the name of the Korn shell program; bash is the name of the Born again shell, common in many Linux systems). It has many features that make it an excellent choice for creating scripts as a system administrator. Second, ksh is and has been a standard in the UNIX community for a number of years. My goal is to help you become a better system administrator by showing you how to automate many of your daily tasks. I plan on accomplishing that goal without making ...