Solve real-world shell scripting problem with more than 110 simple but highly effective prescription Mastering the art of crafting the order of one-liner command to perform tasks such as text processing, exploring data from files, and more practical problem solving techniques inherent to the latest Linux platform is packed with easy to follow the examples to run all the features of Linux shell scripting language section series of Packt's Cookbook: recipe Each carefully organized sequence of instructions to complete the task as efficiently as possible In Detail GNU / Linux is a great operating system that comes with a complete development environment that is stable, reliable, and very strong. proper use of the command shell can easily accomplish complex tasks with a few lines of code, but most Linux users do not have the right know-how to use the Linux shell to the fullest. Linux Shell Scripting Cookbook is a collection of essential command-line recipes along with detailed descriptions set with practical application. This book helps you to perform complex data manipulation which involves tasks such as text processing, file management, backup and more with a combination of several commands. Linux Shell Scripting Cookbook shows you how to utilize all aspects of Linux using a shell scripting language. This book teaches you how to use commands to perform simple tasks all the way to scripting complex tasks like managing large amounts of data in a network. This leads you to the application of some of the most common commands in Linux with a recipe that handles one of the operations or properties associated with files such as search and mining in the file with grep. The recipes contained in this chapter will introduce the reader to a specific problem and provide hands-on solutions. This practical book will help you gain control over all aspects of Linux use the powerful shell scripting language What you will learn from this book Explore the use of common tasks and how it can be made faster by using the command shell Couples frequently used commands such as grep, find, sed, awk Write a shell script which can dig up data from the web and process with a few lines of code and automate such tasks Perform automating backup and restore with file archiving tool Understand system, file type and the manipulation of Creating and maintaining the archive files / folders, format compression and encryption techniques with shell Configuring Ethernet and Wireless LAN Monitor activities with a shell script is different on the network using logging techniques Approach This book is written in the style of recipe books and offer learning through the recipe with examples and illustrations. This book is designed so that you can read it from beginning to end for the beginner or just open each chapter and began to follow the recipe as a reference for advanced users. Who is this book written for If you are a beginner or intermediate users who want to quickly master the skills to write scripts to perform various tasks without reading the entire manual page, this book is for you.