Organization and Approach
For each of the scripts, I'll walk you through the logic and usage, then through the underlying principles involved in writing the script. Finally, I'll put you in the driver's seat and suggest some ways you can hack the script to make it your own and more versatile. These scripts are not going to solve every need you have, but my hope is that they will help you think about how you can write your own scripts—learning through example. Feel free to download the scripts and use them however you want to.
- Chapter 1: General Purpose Utilities
Ruby is an ideal language for creating small, everyday scripts. This chapter includes helpful utilities for simple tasks like encrypting and decrypting files, splitting and joining files, ...
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