{"product_id":"9781593276027-wicked-cool-shell-scripts-101-scripts-for-linux-os-x-and-unix-systems-2nd-edition","title":"Wicked Cool Shell Scripts, 2\/e","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eShell scripts are an efficient way to interact with your machine and manage your files and system operations. With just a few lines of code, your computer will do exactly what you want it to do. But you can also use shell scripts for many other essential (and not-so-essential) tasks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin-top: -4px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eThis second edition of \u003ci\u003eWicked Cool Shell Scripts\u003c\/i\u003e offers a collection of useful, customizable, and fun shell scripts for solving common problems and personalizing your computing environment. Each chapter contains ready-to-use scripts and explanations of how they work, why you'd want to use them, and suggestions for changing and expanding them. You'll find a mix of classic favorites, like a disk backup utility that keeps your files safe when your system crashes, a password manager, a weather tracker, and several games, as well as 23 brand-new scripts, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA ZIP code lookup tool that reports the city and state\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Bitcoin address information retriever\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA suite of tools for working with cloud services like Dropbox and iCloud\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTools for renaming and applying commands to files in bulk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImage processing and editing tools\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWhether you want to save time managing your system or just find new ways to goof off, these scripts are wicked cool!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDave Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e has been in the computer industry since 1980. He was a contributor to BSD 4.4 UNIX, and his software is included in all major UNIX distributions. He is an award-winning public speaker and has written thousands of magazine and newspaper articles. He is the author of 20 books, including \u003ci\u003eLearning UNIX for Mac OS X\u003c\/i\u003e (O'Reilly), \u003ci\u003eSolaris for Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e (Hungry Minds), and \u003ci\u003eTeach Yourself UNIX in 24 Hours\u003c\/i\u003e (SAMS). A popular columnist for Linux Journal magazine, he also maintains a customer tech support website at askdavetaylor.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrandon Perry\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eGray Hat C#\u003c\/i\u003e. He started using Linux and writing C# applications with the advent of the open source .NET implementation called Mono. In his free time, he enjoys writing modules for the Metasploit Framework, parsing binary files, and fuzzing things.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Starch Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50505656074310,"sku":"9781593276027","price":3348.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true},{"title":"E-Book","offer_id":50505656107078,"sku":"9781593276027-2","price":3151.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/2797\/1142\/files\/WickedCoolShell2E_cover.png?v=1790313464","url":"https:\/\/cb-india.com\/products\/9781593276027-wicked-cool-shell-scripts-101-scripts-for-linux-os-x-and-unix-systems-2nd-edition","provider":"Computer Bookshop (India) Pvt Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}