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Date:      Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:31:48 -0500
From:      Brandon Gooch <jamesbrandongooch@gmail.com>
To:        Mark Moellering <mark@msen.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Book recommendations (slightly OT)
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On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 2:57 PM, Mark Moellering <mark@msen.com> wrote:
> I want to automate some tasks, creating directories, file editing, etc. =
=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?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Mark Moellering

You should check this out, from our friends at Apple:

http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/OpenSource/Conceptual=
/ShellScripting/

I haven't gone through it, but I've perused it, and it looks like a
good place to start learning.

-Brandon



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