This tutorial assumes no previous knowledge of scr ipting or programming, but progresses rapidly toward an

intermediate/advanced level of instruction . . . all the while sneaking in little snippets of UNIX® wisdom and

lore. It serves as a textbook, a manual for self− study, and a reference and source of knowledge on shell

scr ipting techniques. The exercises and heavily− commented examples invite active reader participation, under

the premise that the only way to really learn scr ipting is to write scr ipts.-This tutorial assumes no previous knowledge of scr ipting or programming, but progresses rapidly toward an

intermediate/advanced level of instruction . . . all the while sneaking in little snippets of UNIX®　wisdom and

lore. It serves as a textbook, a manual for self− study, and a reference and source of knowledge on shell

scr ipting techniques. The exercises and heavily− commented examples invite active reader participation, under

the premise that the only way to really learn scr ipting is to write scr ipts.