I wasn't a developer when I first started using Linux many moons ago. I dabbled in Python and wrote plenty of Bash scripts, ...

Linux is powerful, flexible, and can do just about anything. However, to really get the most out of Linux and your computer (s), there are certain skills and habits you need to bolster; otherwise, you ...

If you're not yet comfortable with writing scripts on Unix and Linux systems, this post might get you off to a healthy start.

Here are some steps you can take to ensure that your bash scripts work as intended and are easy to update.

A recent post about debugging constructs surprised me. There were quite a few comments about how you didn’t need a debugger, as long as you had printf. For that matter, we’ve all debugg… ...

If you've written any amount of bash code, you've likely come across the trap command. Trap allows you to catch signals and execute code when they occur. Signals are asynchronous notifications that ...

It's a bash script for installing a customized Arch Linux system that automates the entire process after you've edited the configuration file with your preferences.

In the last edition of Linux.Ars, I wrote a review of GNOME 2.14 in which I criticized the Metacity window manager and expressed dissatisfaction with its lack of functionality. In response to my ...