Development Tools
Explore the essential development tools used in Bash shell programming, including the Bash interpreter and terminal emulator. Learn how these tools work together to run commands, automate tasks, and manage files across different operating systems. Understand the role of emulators in compatibility and practical steps to install Bash on various platforms.
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Choosing a language
Programming is an applied skill. If we want to learn it, we should choose a programming language and solve tasks. This is the only way to acquire practical skills.
We will use the Bash language in this course. This language is convenient for automating computer administration tasks. Here are a few examples of what we can do with Bash:
- Create data backups
- Manipulate directories and files
- Run programs and transfer data between them
Bash was developed in the Unix environment. So, it bears the imprint of the Unix philosophy. Despite ...