Tag Archives: Shell Programming

B. Scott Burkett Issue #41, September 1997 One company’s experience using Linux as the operating system of choice for their training classes. The proliferation of the Linux operating system has done much to stimulate the interests and activities of hobbyists around the globe. Many developers and users are taking advantage of this freely available, 32-bit wonder, as a viable home ...

Jeff Tranter Issue #5, September 1994 Linux is based on the Unix operating system, but also features a number of unique and useful kernel features and application programs that often go beyond what is available under Unix. One little-known gem is “dialog”, a utility for creating professional-looking dialog boxes from within shell scripts. This article presents a tutorial introduction to ...