bash
bash Cookbook
Submitted by chad on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 19:03.Article Type:
Book Review
Anyone who has used a derivative of Unix over the past 20 years has used Bash, which stands for Borne Again Shell. The geek in all of us makes us want to extend our ability to rule the command line. To truly master a Unix environment, you need to know a shell, and Bash is easily the most popular of them. Any Unix/Linux/BSD administrator knows the power at your fingertips is fully extended by what you can do within the Bash environment, and all of us need the best recipes to get the job done.
Spice up your Bash!
Submitted by chad on Thu, 03/20/2008 - 16:28.Article Type:
Tutorial
Special thanks to Boondox for this article!
I like my console. I like my console so much I got tired at looking at the default bash prompt that is supplied with most distros out of the box. Its a boring grey prompt that gives you the basics. Thats fine and it works. If you use the console enough then you might want to spruce it up a bit. Here is how.
1) Backup your current prompt.
