When using Ubuntu, user-defined tasks can be performed by executing a script at startup and shutdown. Each of these scripts is a little particular and requires subtle modifications in order to include ...

The Windows Subsystem for Linux is bridging the divide between Windows and Linux by letting you run Windows 10 programs directly within a Linux shell.

You could even embed an executable file in a script — even another script — and then execute that script which might unpack another script. It boggles the mind.

Ubuntu Linux bash shell commands are very cryptic and terse -- especially for employees whose training and experience is limited to Windows or Mac OS X operating systems and software.

Jack Wallen shows how you can create a Linux shell script that requires a password without having to save a password within the script.