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From: matteo filippetto <matteo.filippetto@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 22:08:16 +0200
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Subject: Re: Book recommendations (slightly OT)
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2011/7/26 Mark Moellering <mark@msen.com>:
> I want to automate some tasks, creating directories, file editing, etc. =
=C2=A0I
> was going to pick up a book on shell scripting but wanted to ask the list
> if;
> A) I am barking up the wrong tree and should use something else.
> B) If I am headed in the right direction, what is the best book / resourc=
e
> to use?
>

Hi,

I learn a lot from this

http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/ .... it's free :-)

Best regards

--=20
Matteo Filippetto
http://op83.blogspot.com