Suppose you are working on a complex bash script to automate a series of tasks on your Linux system. You notice that as it grows, there are certain parts of the script where the same code blocks are ...

You will most often use Bash functions to make your shell life easier; instead of typing out complex command pipelines, create a function and inject arguments. You'd place these in your bashrc file, ...

Description bash_utilities.sh provides the framework for the bash script utilities. Define shell functions by minimizing the side effect. Only limited number of (global) shell variables will be ...

How to setup the utilities for use. List of source files and their contents in overview. Detailed description of each function in each file. Descriptions of HELPER functions provided. These search for ...

Bash printf function is a powerful built-in command available on all UNIX and Linux systems that allow you to format strings for display in scripts and programs. This function can also be used to ...

There are so many applications available to extract various types of archive files. Remembering all options and parameters of each archive tool would be difficult for you. No worries! Today, I came ...

and only files matching my_test_here would make it onto do_something. I love the while-read pattern, but it just doesn't feel right that there's no simpler, built-in, idiomatic way to write a function ...