LPIC-1 Linux Professional Institute Certification Study Guide, 5th Edition

Chapter 9Writing Scripts

OBJECTIVES

•  105.2 Customize or write simple scripts
•  107.2 Automate system administration tasks by scheduling jobs

 Linux system administrators often need to perform the same tasks over and over, such as checking available disk space on the system or creating user accounts. Instead of entering multiple commands every time, you can write scripts that run in the shell to do these tasks automatically for you. This chapter ...