One of the most convenient ways to manipulate information in scripts is to store it in an array. Arrays facilitate looping through lists of related values, keeping track of an ever changing number of ...

At times, we need to write shell scripts that are interactive and user executing them need to monitor the progress. For such requirements, we can implement a simple progress bar that gives an idea ...

FFmpeg was designed as a cross-platform solution for video and audio recording, conversion, and streaming. Its About page describes the command-line tool as “the leading multimedia framework, able to ...

A new system, PaSH, has been developed to make computer programs run faster while also delivering accuracy in the Unix shell. The Unix shell is a 50-year-old programming environment that is still ...

Why, when people were trying to get me to switch from Windows to a Mac, did no one tell me about AppleScript? Sure, a stable OS with Unix shell access and a sophisticated UI are nice. But a scripting ...

shc is a popular tool for protecting shell scripts that contain sensitive information such as passwords. Its popularity was driven partly by auditors' concern over passwords in scripts. shc encrypts ...