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smirnoff76
October 3rd, 2008, 09:28 PM
Hey all wonder if you can help.

I am new to Ubuntu / Linux and am wanting to start get started in shell scripting.
My question is can anyone recommend any good books to get me started??

Thanks

badrunner
October 3rd, 2008, 09:31 PM
The only books that i imagine cover it in any depth will be the linux sysadmin type ones, of which i think o'reilly do a good one.

But to be honest, your better off starting just reading the man and info pages (on a terminal try "man bash" and "info bash", although i think you can also access them through the normal help system).

Also reading scripts on the system might be a good place to start, the file .bashrc in your home directory is well commented.

LaRoza
October 3rd, 2008, 10:03 PM
Hey all wonder if you can help.

I am new to Ubuntu / Linux and am wanting to start get started in shell scripting.
My question is can anyone recommend any good books to get me started??

Thanks

Books? If you don't object to reading on a computer screen, or printing out, online is mostly better.

http://laroza77.wikidot.com/Linux

snova
October 3rd, 2008, 10:05 PM
Regarding online books, I found the Bash Scripting Guide (http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/) useful, though there are certainly others.

Watch out though, I think the archive you can download is a tarbomb.

mssever
October 4th, 2008, 01:39 AM
The Advanced Bash Scripting Guide that snova linked to is the best Bash reference I know of. Plus, you can save a tree and money by not buying a book.