Chapter 3. Programming
In this chapter we will look at some basic examples of computer programming. We will look at writing programs to automate various useful tasks in multiple programming languages. Even though we use prebuilt software for the majority of this book, it is useful to be able to create your own programs.
Bash Scripting
In this section weâll look at using Bash scripts to run several commands at once. Bash scripts, or shell scripts, are files that include multiple terminal commands to be run. Any command we can run in a terminal can be run in a script.
Ping
Weâll call our first script pingscript.sh. When it runs, this script will perform a ping sweep on our local network that sends Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) messages ...
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