What you need for this book

Basic user experience with any GNU/Linux platform will help you easily follow the book. We have tried to keep all the recipes in the book precise and as simple to follow as possible. Your curiosity for learning with the Linux platform is the only prerequisite for the book. Step-by-step explanations are provided for solving the scripting problems explained in the book. In order to run and test the examples in the book, a Ubuntu/Debian Linux installation is recommended, however, any other Linux distribution is enough for most of the tasks. You will find the book to be a straightforward reference to essential shell-scripting tasks, as well as a learning aid to code real-world efficient scripts.

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