Wrap-up Using pipes, aliases and scripts can make the Linux command line easier to use and more powerful.

The Linux expect command takes script writing to an entirely new level. Instead of automating processes, it automates running and responding to other scripts.

We often write quick bash scripts and judging by the comments, half of us use bash or a similar shell to pop out quick, useful scripts, and half of us think that’s an abomination, and you should ...

If you are writing serious bash scripts, we suggest you write them carefully. You can even find a “ lint ” program that can test for errors for you.

↪python sendemail.py This shows the real power of Python as a utility in a chain of bash commands such as this. Writing scripts that accept input from standard input and write any data out to standard ...